Heath Ledger Found Dead

January 22, 2008



      NEW YORK - Actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence. Ledger, 28, was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 p.m. ET Tuesday.

      The actor has a two-year-old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams. Ledger was set to play the Joker in the upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight." He received an Academy Award nomination for his work in "Brokeback Mountain."