Words are failing both of us right now…

HEATH LEDGER 1979-2008

The news of Ledger’s sudden death today has hit both Kim and I like a ton of bricks.  We were both fans of his work, and his untimely death, coming just prior to what would have cemented him as a true superstar, his work as the Joker in the upcoming The Dark Knight, is truly a tragedy. You are NOT supposed to die when you’re just 28 years old, with a career that was making him one of the most in-demand actors in the business.

Drugs may have been involved in his death; police will know more tomorrow, but right now, all the articles I’ve read indicate it may have been an accidental overdose of the sleeping pill Ambien, which he was taking to combat his insomnia and fatigue during the filming of the aforementioned Dark Knight. Contrary to rumors, he was NOT found in Mary Kate Olsen’s apartment; apparently Ledger owned an apartment in the same building as the Olsen twin.

More will be out tomorrow, and i’ll be commenting then…right now, i’m just so completely stunned, I don’t know what to say…

Godspeed, Heath…you will always be Skip Englblom to me…your Oscar-worthy performance in Lords Of Dogtown cemented you as one of my favorite actors…no matter what happened, I wish you peace and happiness in the afterlife…