RIP Heath Ledger

So, Heath Ledger is dead.

He was 28. Police found him dead in his apartment. Right now the cause of death is rumored to be an accidental drug overdose.

It's weird. Death is one of those things that definitely hits harder when it's unexpected. Usually when there's a death in Hollywood, it's an overblown drug overdose or a crazy murder or an old-timer actor dying in his sleep. Ledger was one of those actors that stayed mostly on the clean side of the tracks, and for him to suddenly die is...weird.

I'm actually kind of stunned. I wasn't a huge fan or anything (though Brokeback Mountain was, as we know, love) but it's still kind of shocking for such a young, talented actor to suddenly just be...gone. I actually triple-checked my information to make sure it wasn't a hoax of some kind--it's happened before. But it certainly seems to be true.

Ledger, from what works of his I've seen, was a very talented, varied actor. His role in Brokeback will definitely be something he's remembered for, as it was such a daring performance. Hollywood will definitely feel his loss. My thoughts and prayers honestly go out to his friends and family, especially his little girl.

RIP.