Why did the clown actor in The Dark Knight die?

In 2008, at the age of 28, he died of a drug overdose in new york.

On June 22nd, 2008, at 3: 26pm EST, Heath Ledger was found dead by the housekeeper and masseur on the 4th floor of his home at 42 1 Blue Street, Soho District. When the body was found, it was naked on the bed with a lot of sleeping pills next to it.

At the initial autopsy on June 23, 2008, Ledger's cause of death had not been determined. After the second autopsy report was released on February 6th, new york Autopsy Office confirmed that Ledger's death was "acute drug poisoning", which was caused by Ledger taking six drugs at the same time: painkillers (oxycodone), analgesics, anxiolytics, sedatives and sleeping pills.

About the author:

Heath Ledger (1April 4, 979 -20081October 22), born in Perth, Australia, is an Australian film actor. 1992, participated in his first film "The Clown is Around". 1996 Played a gay cyclist in the TV series Sweat. 1997 starred in the action fantasy drama "Roar".

In the same year, the thriller movie Magic Rock Storm was released. 1999, starring in the drama film Patriot. 200 1 Won the 3rd teen choice awards Best Actor Award for his action adventure film "Jihad Knight". In 2002, he starred in the drama film Four Feathers. In 2003, he starred in the thriller suspense movie Sineater.

In 2005, he won the Best Actor Award at the 64th Golden Globe Awards and the Best Actor Award at the 78th Academy Awards for his romantic movie Brokeback Mountain. In 2007, he starred in the action movie The Dark Knight, and won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 66th Golden Globe Awards and the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 8th1Academy Awards.