Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked and facedown at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby.The Australian-born actor was 28.Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the SoHo apartment that is believed to be the home of the ''Brokeback Mountain'' actor, Browne said. The massage therapist and a housekeeper found his naked body in the bed at about 3:30 p.m. They tried to revive him, but he was already dead.He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a gay cowboy in ''Brokeback Mountain,'' where he met Michelle Williams, who played his wife in the film. The two had a daughter, now 2-year-old Matilda, and lived together in Brooklyn until they split up last year.lets have a small mourn for such an actor.
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