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IntrepidIsMe
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 Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:48 pm Actor Heath Ledger dies at 28 |
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/heath.ledger.dead/index.html
Pretty sad, he was a good actor. And I had no idea he was named after Heathcliff. The things you learn.
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Theresa
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| Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:50 pm |
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Yeah, very sad,  I really liked him.
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robbiewebster
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| Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:31 pm |
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I liked him as well, he was a very good actor. I can't wait to see him in the new batman movie.
R.I.P.
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magenta
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Location: AUSTRALIA
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| Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:37 pm |
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Hi I hope to speak for all Aussies.Rest in peace mate,you were a very stormy personallity and didnt like all the media attention.But you were a great talent gone to waste,a great loss.My condolences to the family. 
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Birdy
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| Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:43 am |
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Unbelievable. I heard the news on the radio early in the morning, I was like  Nooo! Heath? Omg! He was soo young, too young.
R.I.P.
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Theresa
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| Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:51 pm |
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The masseuse IMESHO, was a TOTAL idiot.
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Lord Borg
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| Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:29 pm |
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Somewhat of an update, on related news (albeit oldish), the actors that replaced Heath Ledger (Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell) have donated their entire earnings from The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus to his daughter. Apparently, he hadn't updated his will to include her, and they had some concerns for her future as a result. That's pretty amazing, to do something like that.
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calvin
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| Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:38 am |
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in a way it is. but at the same time, it makes you question our culture of nepotism.
i don't know how much each of them earned/will earn from that movie, but it's probably at least a couple million dollars, which is more than most people earn in a life-time.
so it seems kinda weird to show so much concern for one person because she was born as Heath Ledger's daughter, while they show no concern for other children with far more desperate needs.
i'm not saying that they're not great people for doing this, just that our cultural attitude towards charity/altruism/compassion is kinda skewed.
after all, most people would much rather donate money to charity and get a pat on the back, than to eliminate the societal inequalities & injustices that require such charity. lots of rich celebrities (and wealthy people in general) enjoy going to highly publicized charity events, but how many of them would support structural reforms like universal health care, progressive tax system, socialized higher education, etc.?
perhaps Plato was really on to something when he spoke about communal parenting in The Republic. if parents/grandparents didn't know who their children were, they'd be caring to all children, not just their own. in such a society, it would be inconceivable to allow 1 in 4 children to live below the poverty line--stats for American children.
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Dirt
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| Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:34 pm |
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Why so serious?
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Birdy
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| Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:43 pm |
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A few weeks ago I saw The Dark Knight, and I realized even more that we've lost an incredible actor. The way he portrayed the Joker is amazing.
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robbiewebster
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| Tue Feb 10, 2009 5:55 pm |
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yeah that was his best role in my opinion
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