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| Heath Ledger is found dead in US | Heath Ledger is found dead in US |
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| Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman has said. | Hollywood actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, a New York Police Department spokesman has said. |
| "He was found unconscious at the apartment and pronounced dead," a police spokeswoman said. | "He was found unconscious at the apartment and pronounced dead," a police spokeswoman said. |
| It is not yet clear how the 28-year-old Australian actor, who earned an Oscar nomination as a gay cowboy in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain, died. | It is not yet clear how the 28-year-old Australian actor, who earned an Oscar nomination as a gay cowboy in 2005 film Brokeback Mountain, died. |
| He was found dead in the SoHo apartment at around 1530 (2030 GMT). | |
| Police said he had been due to have a massage at the flat. | Police said he had been due to have a massage at the flat. |
| The housekeeper went to tell him the masseuse had arrived and found him dead on Tuesday afternoon, police spokesman Paul Browne told Associated Press news agency. | The housekeeper went to tell him the masseuse had arrived and found him dead on Tuesday afternoon, police spokesman Paul Browne told Associated Press news agency. |
| Police said they did not suspect foul play in the death of the Perth-born actor. | Police said they did not suspect foul play in the death of the Perth-born actor. |
| In September he split from his girlfriend Michelle Williams, with whom he has a two-year-old daughter, Matilda. | In September he split from his girlfriend Michelle Williams, with whom he has a two-year-old daughter, Matilda. |
| He plays the Joker in the soon-to-be-released Batman film, The Dark Knight. |