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January 24, 2008 9:40 am

Early in the spring of 2001 an up-and-coming young actor named Heath Ledger sat in the bar of a NYC hotel, talking to an entertainment reporter for EW.com. He had a new new movie coming out, The Knight's Tale and while talking about it he told the reporter that, "'I'm on a journey,'' he said. ''I'm on a walkabout. A lot of people think ambition or success, and they think dollars.... My success is getting underneath that. At the end of the day, that's the only thing you're going to carry with you when you die.''
Sadly, yesterday at the far-too-tender age of 28, Heath Ledger passed away in his New York City apartment, carrying with him a great deal of success in reaching people and touching lives through the honesty and charm of the characters he'd portrayed.
Whether you remember him from his very early days, starring in Roar, or his first big movie, 10 Things I Hate About You,, or perhaps his turn as the iconic Australian Hero Ned Kelly, by the time he delivered his incredible performance as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, you most likely knew that when you went to a Heath Ledger movie you were in for a performance that would be true, vibrant, and full of life. Nominated for an Oscar at the tender age of 26 for his portrayal of a cowboy struggling with his sexuality in Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain Hollywood insiders had predicted a long career, full of many triumphs for Heath.
Sadly, that promise will be unfulfilled. We won't get to see him go on to discover new roles, won't get to see what new triumphs would be just around the corner for him. His final role, playing The Joker in the The Dark Knight will be a bittersweet experience for his fans: joy that we can see him do what he did best one more time, deep sadness that this will be the last time his grace and spirit light up the silver screen.
Again we will miss what might have been, and mourn for what was lost.
But what we do have is much more depth and variety than many actors achieve in a full lifetime of Hollywood fame. I think Heath would be proud of what he achieved at the end of the day; I hope so, anyway.
RIP, Heath Ledger 1979-2008

A new Free Gift is avaiable now.

The Toy Box has a new Ned Kelly Figurine for sale.

The Accessory Bin has discarded Laughing Masks and mysterious Mountain Rocks in stock now, though I don't know why you'd really want a piece of broken mountain rock?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

thank you Keith for the wonderfull words. as a Perth Girl myself and an australian he is going to be greatly missed

RIP Heath and remember you will never be forgotten

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I cried for an hour after seeing the news. Heath was an amazing actor...
While reading this my stomach twisted and my heart totally dropped.

I don't really know what else to say.
D=

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Good bye Heath. You will be truly missed.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

To Keith, Thank you for the touching tribute.
To Heath(Where ever you are now), Thanks for the great and touching role you have played. You are still one of the great actors of you generation. I'll never look at the Joker the same way again. Take care my friend. You will be greatly missed.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks Keith and staff, yet another great Australian whose passing leaves a great whole in the hearts of the world.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

And the Brother's Grimm...I keep forgetting that one...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

RIP Heath.

10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale are both in my top ten favorite movies of all time.

It's so sad...he was only 28...he could have been in so many other great movies...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you Kieth.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I am still in shock and crying. RIP Heath. Thank you Keith.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Speaking as someone with experience, regarding Ambien: It is KNOWN that you can take it, partially wake again, and believe you 'need' to do something, such as take a medication, drive to work, etc. My husband had the same thing happen as long ago as 10 1/2 years. I truly believe that Heath had taken Ambien, came partially awake, and unintentionally took other medications. Ambien will NOT kill someone, however with some of his other prescriptions, it could have mixed badly. There is nothing indicating anything more than this was a very tragic accident, esp since no pills were taken in such amount to imply a suicide attempt.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Rest In Peace Heath and may god be with his faimly he will be greatly mourned and missed he was a great actor and an even greater person

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

that was a beautiful dedication keith, thank you for sharing that with us.

we will miss you heath, always remembered in your movies,

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Blessings. Too many lives, cut too short, both personally and publicly. waves at Remembrance Dove avatar

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Real nice dedication guys! Thanks for the new items that are out too.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you for this thread Kieth. As a very proud Australian i was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of such a young, talented and unaffected Aussie star. We in Australia may not be as patriotic as our American neighbors but love our people fiercely and Heath was a proud Aussie who represented our country and our actors in a down to earth way. He will be very much missed by all in Australia and our heart breaks for his daughter and his family. It truly is a waste of a very talented life. I believe and have always believed Heath would have gone on to be one of the most celebrated actors ever.
We will miss you Heath.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Never seen anything he was in, yet I feel really bad about this. I especially feel bad for his family, and am angry that people are protesting. RIP Heath.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I never saw the movies, except 10 things, and I loved it.
Thanks you for commemorating great people who've passed.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

childstar - he's an actor who played, amongst other things, a nobody who believed that being a knight had nothing to do with accident of birth but with one's actions and intent....that a person could indeed change their stars.

and he's one of the few people in the industry that no one - not his directors, his agent, his costars, his ex girlfriends, or his high school mates - had a bad thing to say about.

but you might want to look around you, and take note:

because I think the greatest tribute to him is how widespread the grief is, and how much mindless blather suddenly fell silent this week - the legal team isn't talking about money and power, the secretary pool isn't talking about American Idol, the waitresses aren't talking about the cooks or the customers...all around you, people are talking about this one guy like he meant something to them.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

It's nice to see that so many people are able to see past Heath's fame and the media's usual over-the-top grab for headlines and just see the sad passing of a young father and son.

Keith can you please not retire the Heath items too fast - I'm stuck on dial-up and I have no chance of RSing them for a couple of weeks (I understand if you need the space or something of course - I know nothing about running web sites!).

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

RIP

He was an awesome actor. Played some unique and interesting roles.. can't wait to see him play the Joker. It's a shame it'll be the last Heath film. =(

I have some RSing to do now.. wants that mask

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not seen any of the movies he was in to be honest, only one really heard of in the UK was brokeback mountain, and that isnt my sort of movie.

He looked cool as The Joker in The Dark Knight, not a big batman fan or anything but was definitely going to see it and decide who was better between Heath and Jack as the joker

"Posted by Zlitchy

Aww well thats nice from the staff, but sadly I don't care much as I've never heard of him before he died..."

thumbs up Thats the attitude, when someone dies and leaves a 2 year old daughter without a father, a family and friends behind, the i dont give a crap because i didnt know him attitude is the way to go, you should try warming your heart up a little, if you can find it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Rest in peace, Heath. u___u

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks for the tribute Keith â€“ it is sad for us Australians to lose one of our sons in such a sad and pointless way â€“ whether he was famous or not. A young girl has lost her father and a loving family has lost a son in the prime of his life. I donâ€™t know how or why he died but whatever the reason it is a terrible waste of a human life. If you liked Heath or not or even if you have never heard of him â€“ this fact alone should give you reason to pause and think about what is important in your life. Heathâ€™s being famous has nothing to do with the fact that his death is a terrible waste of a life and painful loss to the people who loved him. His family have left for the US to bring is body home and I hope that the media will leave them alone so that they can bury their boy in peace in the red soil under the Southern Cross.
Tomorrow is Australia Day and hopefully there will be some acknowledgement of Heathâ€™s success as an actor and as a man in our official ceremonies.

R.I.P Mate.

Btw â€“ people who post here with negative comments are showing disrespect to Keith and to others who feel Heathâ€™s loss for one reason or another â€“ even just as one human being to another. Star a board in the forums if you want to discuss the media/fame/actors.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Nightflame: Are you bloody serious?

Take your insensitive crap somewhere else, please.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Rest in peace. ;_;

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh my god you guys...
I love you.....

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Weird 0-0 my teacher was talking about this the same day Keith put it it

P.S. 10 Thing I Hate About You Is funny

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

To BoysenBERRY:

I refuse to pay overinflated prices for any subeta item. Just because everyone has this OMG I have to have it NOW attitude and is willing to pay 40 mil for an item that was 50 thousand. retired, or donation, and trivia, sure yea. But common items..no.

Besides profiting over somebodys death is sick.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Rest in Peace Heath.

I have loved his movies since I was young. Not for his face, but for his skill. I always adored the way that, when he was in a role, he seemed more 'real' then other actors. I will have to have a 'Heath Ledger Day' and just sit in my room, and watch all the movies he was in. Which means I need to rent Brothers Grimm again.

To those who are complaining about how Subeta should not interfere with real life, or his 'overdosing', which was ruled accidental, and Subeta 'Pushing their homosexual views' on others?
Keep your traps shut. This is a memorial. The fact that you will comment in such a way on a memorial sickens and appalls me.

Your parents should have raised you better and taught you 'If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all'.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

That was sweet Keith, thankyou.

Rest in peace Heath. Cant wait to see his last act in the new Batman Movie, looks great <3

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you Keith for such an amazing, articulate and heartfelt tribute. I am honestly devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of such an honest, talented, beautiful (inside and out) man. I am moved that you saw fit to make a Subeta tribute to him, just as you did for Steve Irwin (RIP). I hope that in the future, should another iconic figure pass, you will have a tribute to them as well. Subeta IS a place to escape reality to a degree, but it is still an online community and it promotes a healthy unity between members to be joined over such a loss. Thank you. I will stop babbling now.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Dang. I just started feeling better about this. Now I'm sad all over again.

... and I totally didn't even remember that it was Heath Ledger in Roar! Gosh, I used to have the hots for him liek whoa.

This is so not fair. My mom actually cried when she found out he died.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Plain and simple. I might put a few thousand sp on it, but not millions.

If its selling for millions, and you really want it, then why not? o_0
They're items on Subeta - just like every other item.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you for the lovely words, and items. I can't wait to get them.

On a side note though, I agree with the person who said that people who try to make profit from this are wrong. I think we should not buy these from trades, no matter how much we want them. I will not pay some greedy restoker millions for a tribute item that cost 300sp in the stores. Plain and simple. I might put a few thousand sp on it, but not millions.

Also, R.I.P. Heath

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you so much for this tribute to Mr. Ledger. He was one of my idols...I absolutely adore him and his work. He will always be a legend in my book.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

WOW Nightflame just wow
Just a mention of Brokeback Mountain and BAM! "OH NO IT'S TEH GHEY! STAY BACK, STAY BACK YOU ANTI CHRIST :O" Especially during a time like this. People like you... actually I won't finish that statement. e_e

In other news~ It's truly sad such a talented actor died before his time. And another Aussie at that too. :/ I really do want to see his last performance in The Dark Knight. Just seeing clips of him as the Joker gives me goosebumps. It's such a shame that'll be the last movie with him in it though. I really feel bad for his little 2 yr old daughter in this tragedy. :C
RIP Heath.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

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Respectfully, I'm asking you to drop it, just for a few days, and let those of us who cared mourn.

Thank you Sari. I was just thinking of commenting with something like that and then I read your post. Thank you

hugs

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

thank you kieth for the beautiful piece on heath ledger . he was a wonderful actor and will be sadly missed!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

RIP even if only just heard of you Mr. Heath.Keith thank you for this beautiful...um obituary is the term right?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Touching. That's the only word I can find.

And to those saying he killed him, he apparently had pneumonia. I've had it 3 times and unless you've had it, you can't possibly know how exhausting it is.

R.I.P Heath.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Rest in peace, Mr. Ledger.

Thank you, Subeta, for supplying yet another tribute to someone who truly deserved it. (Way to be the one who made me cry over this, Keith, you jerkface.)

It's equally as sad and touching as the Steve Irwin minions.

And for those of you so selfishly demanding 'why here' and 'we get enough of this in the real world', just... Stop. Just stop.
Even more disgusting is the comments that 'he killed himself' and 'the site shoving it's homosexuality tolerant policy down our throat'. Obviously, the writer was very -moved- by Brokeback Mountain, and this has nothing to do with the site's policy on anything. Go back to Neopets if you don't like it, please, and spare the rest of us your righteous drama.

The police ruled Mr. Ledger's death -accidental-. He didn't kill himself. From what I hear, he was not the type, and it is -very- easy to take the wrong number of pills. I've seen it happen. Done it myself a number of times, but never enough to od on.

Respectfully, I'm asking you to drop it, just for a few days, and let those of us who cared mourn.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Any life ended before its time is a tragic loss. This was such sad news. My prayers go out for Heath and his family and fans.
Heath was excellent in 10 Things and Roar. Sadly I haven't seen the other performances mentioned. But I don't have to know him well to grieve his passing.

A superb and beautiful eulogy, Keith! My word you are a talented writer! Ever thought of making it a side career along with web design?

I would gladly hire you to write mine when it is time.
R.I.P. and Bless you, Heath. May you wake in Glory. nods

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I found this very nice.
I wasn't really thinking about this at first, because I'd honestly never heard of him (I don't get out much), but this was actually kind of touching.

I did see some nice things about him on the news, I believe one station said "He was an actor who could easily have gotten by with his looks, but decided to use his acting instead" It's not an exact quote at all, and they added more, but that was one thing interesting about him.

Well, he died too soon from what I understand.
Hopefully his legacy will never die.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I still think it a very odd coincidence that this past weekend I borrowed 10 Things from the library and watched it just a few hours before it was announced on TV that he had died.

I really hope the Ned Kelly figurine won't be retired before I'm able to get one.adds all items to her wishlist

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

10 Things I hate about You Great Movie!!! A Nights Tale was awesome,

rest I havent seen

Show a little respect, Only way I knew about his death was from this site. NEWS !!!I DO NOT WATCH? It is way over rated and disturbing,

I copied the tribute on parchment paper and put it in my photo album. It was beautifully written.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

R.I.P Heath

Love a loyal fan
heather

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

jaw drops Nightflame - what? This site is not trying to "push its homosexual agenda" on you. If you don't like Subeta, then go to a Christian site and leave the rest of us alone.

And the "Homosexual Agenda" - what is that, exactly? Wanting tolerance and peace? Oh how horrible eyeroll

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

For the people who seem to resent Heath being honoured here on Subeta, and feel that his death is no more important than others who have died before or since:

I have experienced loss on a very personal level recently, but I can still appreciate the fact that this man touched people's lives. Maybe he didn't cure cancer, but he brought people together and touched their soul with his talent...and living in a world where quite a few celebrities care not for anyone but themselves and live the flamboyant lifestyles that they do, Heath was a breath of fresh air and will be missed.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Very, very sweet. -sniffles-

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

RIP Heath... you will always be one of my favorite actors....

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