Heath Ledger

Actor Heath Ledger attends a special Cinema Society and Hogan hosted screening of "I'm Not There" at the Chelsea West Cinemas, Nov. 13, 2007, in New York. Found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence on Jan. 22, 2008, Ledger was nominated for an Academy Award one year to the day later for his role as "The Joker" in "the Dark Knight."

Heath Ledger as "The Joker" in "The Dark Knight." Ledger had finished filming this, his penultimate performance, a few months before his death.

The body of actor Heath Ledger is removed from an apartment by the NYC Medical Examiner team Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, in New York. A NYPD spokesman said a massage therapist and a housekeeper found his naked body in a bed at about 3:30 p.m. They tried to revive him, but he was already dead, police said. Browne said there was no obvious indication of suicide.

Heath Ledger arrives at the Marc Jacobs spring 2008 collection show during Fashion Week in New York, Sept. 10, 2007.

Australian actor Heath Ledger arrives for the screening of his latest movie "I'm Not There" in competition at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007. Ledger was found dead Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008, at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.

Australian actor Heath Ledger arrives for the screening of "I'm Not There" at the 64th Venice Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007. While not a marquee movie star, Ledger was a respected, award-winning actor who chose his roles carefully rather than cashing in on his heartthrob looks.

Actor Heath Ledger arrives to the premiere of his film "Candy," Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, in New York. Ledger was born in 1979 in Perth, in western Australia, to a mining engineer and a French teacher, and got his first acting role playing Peter Pan at age 10 at a local theater company.

Actor Heath Ledger arrives to the premiere of his film "Candy," Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, in New York. He played a herion addict in the Australian film. Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Manhattan apartment, where his body was discovered in a bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. He was 28.

Heath Ledger arrives with Michelle Williams for the 78th Academy Awards, March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. Both were Oscar nominees for their performances in "Brokeback Mountain." The two met on the movie set and had a daughter, Matilda. They lived together in Brooklyn until they split up in 2007.

Heath Ledger, who played the title role in the film "Casanova," arrives with then-girlfriend, Michelle Williams, at a special screening of the film Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, in New York. Before settling down with Williams, Ledger had relationships with actresses Heather Graham and Naomi Watts.

Heath Ledger, center, who plays the title role in the film "Casanova," is pictured with co-stars Lena Olin, left, and Sienna Miller at a special screening of the film in New York on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005.

Heath Ledger greets Sienna Miller at a special screening of the film "Casanova" in New York on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005.

Actor Heath Ledger arrives at the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, in New York. The film, which tells the story of a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy who meet and fall in love in the summer of 1963, received seven Golden Globe nominations.

Australian actor Heath Ledger kisses girlfriend Michelle Williams during arrivals at the 15th annual Gotham Awards in New York on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. The couple celebrated the arrival of their first child, a daughter named Matilda, earlier in the month.

Heath Ledger, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal pose for photographers after a press conference for "Brokeback Mountain," at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice's Lido on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005.

Heath Ledger poses for photographers after a press conference for "Brokeback Mountain" at the 62nd Venice Film Festival in Venice's Lido on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005.

Heath Ledger signs autographs outside the Los Angeles premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood, Calif., Monday, Aug. 8, 2005.

Naomi Watts, left, and Heath Ledger kiss as they arrive at the 9th annual Critics' Choice Awards on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The two met while working on "The Lords of Dogtown," a fictionalized version of a cult classic skateboarding documentary.

Health Ledger, Kate Hudson and Djimon Hounsou pose for photographers at the premiere of the film "The Four Feathers" on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, in Los Angeles.

Australian actor Heath Ledger poses at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., March 31, 2001. That year, Ledger was seen in "Monster's Ball" and starred in "A Knight's Tale."