Raster
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Post by Raster on Jan 22, 2008 18:57:14 GMT -5
Just informing everyone that we lost another good, young actor. Apparently he was found dead at his home in NY. At the time I made this post they were still unsure as to the cause of death, he was found by his maid when she went to inform him that his misuse had arrived for their appointment. If anyone was a fan, or wants to post a list of titles of movies he was in, it would be greatly appreciated. Sorry Saya, I wasn't quite sure where to put this.
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Post by Saya Shuri on Jan 23, 2008 14:17:18 GMT -5
I think this is just fine, Raster.
I don't think I know who he was, but I can tell he's got some clout. A respect thread for him, or any other dearly-departed, is more than welcome anywhere on this forum (barring the RP boards, obviously)
He has my best wishes for his journey to wherever he's going now. *bows head*
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Raster
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Post by Raster on Jan 23, 2008 17:10:55 GMT -5
Yeah, he was an awesome actor. I can list a few of his movies if you want, maybe you might remember him: *very short list* Brokeback Mountain *controversial* A Knights Tale The Brothers Grimm (One of my personal favorites) Four Feathers The Patriot and I think he was in 10 Things I Hate About You... He's in the new Batman movie as the joker. It was the last role he'd performed, and the movie's supposed to be released in theaters soon. Here's his IMDb profile: www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132/Apparently he was having trouble sleeping, because he had mind racing that was caused somewhat by different situations in his work environment (hence the need for a misuse). So he got a few over the counter sleeping pills. Apparently when he took the prescribed dose, it only allowed him to sleep for a few hours. Now, no one knows whether it was on purpose, but his parents say it was an accident, and I'm willing to believe them in this case. Either he took too many or was allergic to something in them, either way they should find out in the autopsy.
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Post by .~Kaede~. on Sept 27, 2008 22:57:39 GMT -5
Not necessarily the last role...he played a small part in an upcoming movie...he never could finish it. The filmmakers are asking other actors to fill the rest of the scenes he couldn't be in (kind of like they did in The Crow, after Bruce Lee's death).
And, yes, he was in 10 Things I hate About You, as well as many other Indie projects in Australia (if you watched those, you wouldn't think Brokeback Mountain was so controversial).
I know this is a little late, but Heath definitelt had my respect and admiration. I especially loved his roles in Brokeback Mountain (gay rights advocate here...) and Batman: The Dark Knight. I was truly sad when I heard about this...outraged at the reaction I heard from some who heard of his death.
Apparently, there were some people who believed that because he portrayed a homosexual character, God or some other higher power struck him down. I felt almost angry and sickened at hearing this. Why would people make someone's death into an example of divine judgement? Jesus Christ, I thought the Dark Ages were over...>_<
I'm sorry...I know this was so long ago...so it doesn't really pertain to now. I still need to vent about it, or so it seems...
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