I was taking-in calls when I received a forwarded email in my Outlook that the hunky Hollywood actor Heath Ledger is found dead in his New York appartment. That shocked me and caused a pause troubleshooting my customer’s wireless problem. Immediately, I opened Google and Yahoo, confirmed that the news is true. So sad to know that my Brokeback idol passed away in a tragic and untimely death and for those who don’t have email access, here’s the mail that I got:

Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead ( April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008 )

By Sewell Chan

The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28.

At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play and said they found pills near body.

Mr. Ledger, a native of Perth , Australia , won acclaim for his role as a co-star in “Brokeback Mountain”, a 2005 film. The film, based on a short story by Annie Proulx about two cowboys who fall in love, won critical acclaim. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden wrote, “Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.”

Calls by The New York Times to Mara Buxbaum, a publicist for Mr. Ledger, and Steve Alexander, the actor’s agent, were not immediately returned this afternoon.

Thomas J. Lueck contributed reporting.

According to Police initial investigation, Ledger was found naked in his bed with some presciption pills aside. More on Heath’ Ledger’s death.