Curse of the Joker: Was Heath Ledger's death caused by the Curse of the Joker?

by ~~♥♔Cheri♔♥~~ Posted 2008/07/20 18:43:18

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Dr. Acula 2009/09/19 17:31:11

Yes

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Is there a Curse of the Joker no i dont think so but there are accounts of people how are obsessed with a person or characture that they become consumed by it. i seen people in mental words jabbering that their the riddler. And yes drugs do enter as a bonus affect, when you add sleeping pills with the Jokers mentality very bad things are bound to happen.
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saul.delossantos.50 2012/07/02 06:52:56 (edited)

Yes

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saul.delossantos.
Ok i know a lot of people think the role didn't kill him but look up Wat the joker symbilyzis and read the bible it's not a curse but an evil spirt when a person Inbodies a demon or demonic persona they actually become possessed by that demon now if you look at the way he played the
Role you
Would think ok he's a great actor... But what some don't realize or don't want to come in contact with is that a demon was the one in ledger that's why it seem frighting like some people say "it's only good if it's real" well this is why jack nickelson warned him for because he new he was going to end up crazy and the same as him after the role or worse yet he didn't listen so now those of you that are not religious can lash out but god and the devil are real and the sooner you people see the truth the sooner you can give your lives to God ASAP GBU

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Abhimanyu Bhati 2012/03/23 07:23:38

Yes

the role was deppressing

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Casey Horseman 2011/06/19 07:17:07

Yes

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The Jokers' character is very heavy! It's it very possible that there is some sort of curse. Maybe not the exact definition of a curse, but it can mess with you very emotionally and mentally. Look beyond fact or fiction and imagine yourself in that position. Actors tend to absorb characteristics of each role they play. Thus the character makes the actor. It could have messed him up seriously.. Jack Nicholson could have JUST survived it. Look at him now? Hes losing it. He hasn't been the same since his role in Batman. THUS! "The Curse of The Joker"

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Dr. Acula 2009/09/19 17:31:11

Yes

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Is there a Curse of the Joker no i dont think so but there are accounts of people how are obsessed with a person or characture that they become consumed by it. i seen people in mental words jabbering that their the riddler. And yes drugs do enter as a bonus affect, when you add sleeping pills with the Jokers mentality very bad things are bound to happen.

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jinx 2008/12/02 22:10:17

Yes

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it had to be from my reseach the joker has a curse everyone that played the joker eaither got sick or died.

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G 2008/10/12 08:19:47

Undecided (Please leave a comment)

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uhhh?

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JohnH08 2008/08/27 12:24:56

Yes

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It's possible that he might have been going through some trouble trying to get over how deep he got into his character. There's a video on youtube where it shows Jack Nicholson saying "I warned him" when he found out Heath Ledger died. Kind of weird if you ask me. But on the other hand it could have been for many other reasons too not just the fact that he was way too deep into his character. Although if I would have gotten that deep into the character, say if I played the Joker and did such a good job he did, it would probably haunt me because I know my personality lol.

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shadynuts 2008/08/26 00:50:33

Yes

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I myself am an actor and understand how deeply actors must get into their characters to put on a good performance. Now, I obviously can't speak for such great actors as Heath Ledger, as I am not nearly as good, but I can empathise.

He was a great guy.

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Ace 2008/08/19 20:14:20

Yes

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Well yeah the part of the Joker was getting to Heath. I think he started having nightmares about him so he started taking pills. um i don't know if i would call it a..curse?..but still the joker was part of the reason he is now..dead.

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the Joker 2008/08/13 16:33:06

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Not sure he did lock himself away for a month and even had a Joker Diary I personally think that is what all actors should do to get into character eat,shit,and live who your portraying and never get out of character until the movie is done. thats what ledger did and I honestly mean this and not just because he's dead but because he gave the greatest acting performance I've ever seen. don't get me wrong though I think Johnny Depp is great in movies like blow. but the Joker is just such a twisted character and no one can ever top him. Its better to burn out than to fade away.

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Donny10 2008/08/08 23:08:55

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I don't think there is a curse but Heath played a great joker that he got in to it and maybe that affected him a lot and also all his problems he had with hiGH.

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impactsoftball23 2008/08/06 19:51:44

No

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i see where people could get the idea that it was because of his role as the joker, but i honestly just dont beleive that .

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Rosa~Evil Angel~ 2008/08/04 21:30:16 (edited)

No

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NO.... he just couldn't sleep and accidentally took to many sleeping pills.

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mon 2008/08/04 04:23:22

No

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I think when you got lots of stress on your hands that's basically when the drugs come in. Take as a factor that being an actor/actress is very stressful and most of those people know how to handle and some just don't.

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Kay 2008/08/03 20:44:40

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big coincidence that almost all jokers died of self-inflicted incidents, but maybe it's just that. a coincidence.

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ravenrose23 2008/08/01 19:01:58

No

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His death was a tragic accident. If his massage woman, the housekeeper, or that Olsen twin twit had the common sense to call 911 instead of waiting for a body gaurd to get there, he would still be here with us today. When Heath was found he was still alive. Yet there was no one there with the balls to call for help. In a world were Briney, Paris and Lindsy abuse drugs & alcohol on a regular basis, this man who was in need of just some sleep passes. It is unexcuseable

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------------- 2008/08/01 05:13:47

No

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The thing about him being in character doesn't mean he was cursed. If he was so into character he might have been stressed out and needed something to help him relax so he could get some rest.

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jokerobsessed 2008/07/31 20:11:21

No

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Heath didnt like the fame, but he didnt mean to kill himself he has a daughter.

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W.J.S. 2008/07/31 16:10:46

No

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Wrong mix of drugs. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

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cath_welch1994 2008/07/30 21:25:13

Yes

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It wasn't only because of his role of the joker. Everyone knew about his personal problems prior to his death. His role of the joker added to the reasons.

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Evane 2008/07/28 21:47:56

No

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NO because he did soooooooooooo good I LOVED HIM

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hazel 2008/07/28 05:10:23

No

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nooo i think things like this happen and its just a movie and what happened to ledger has nothing to do to his role as the best joker ever for now....

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Cole 2008/07/28 00:18:59

Yes

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i wouldnt be able to sleep if i was him either

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darknight 2008/07/27 01:04:25

Yes

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Heath supposedly kept a journal each night as the joker. and if you do something like that for a long amount of time youll start beleiving it and i think thats what happened to him. he started getting nightmares because he was becoming so into the character it was scaring him. I highly doubt he tried to kill himself because with such a buzzed about movie coming out he probably did not want to miss it. It was an accidental overdose caused by prescribed med for his anxiety from the joker character. Its really sad because this is probably his best performance and he is not even alive to see it.

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Person 2008/07/26 16:45:20

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I don't believe the role is really "cursed," as much as the media is playing it up to be. But when you look at the facts, it does seem a little too coincidental.

For instance, when Nicholson played the role in 1989, he took an accidental overdose of the same medication Heath Ledger was taking. Of course he didn't die from it, but it can be assumed that since they were both taking the same medication (sleep aides), they may have both been suffering from night terrors & sleeplessness while filming. Two actors with the same problem, taking the same medication for it, while playing the same role?

But you also have to consider the fact that Ledger was going through a really rough patch when this occurred. His girlfriend left him, & the newspapers were dogging his every step about it. When you factor that in with his demanding role & lack of sleep, well.. If he hadn't died, I'd be willing to bet he'd be in serious need of therapy now.

As for the Joker. It's not a role any actor should get that close to. Nicholson has played plenty of madmen (The Shining, anyone?), so I don't think it affected him quite as much. But for Ledger to choose the Joker as his first villainous role? & to get so into the character as to spend days locked away, trying to find the voice & the mannerisms? It was a poor...

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I don't believe the role is really "cursed," as much as the media is playing it up to be. But when you look at the facts, it does seem a little too coincidental.

For instance, when Nicholson played the role in 1989, he took an accidental overdose of the same medication Heath Ledger was taking. Of course he didn't die from it, but it can be assumed that since they were both taking the same medication (sleep aides), they may have both been suffering from night terrors & sleeplessness while filming. Two actors with the same problem, taking the same medication for it, while playing the same role?

But you also have to consider the fact that Ledger was going through a really rough patch when this occurred. His girlfriend left him, & the newspapers were dogging his every step about it. When you factor that in with his demanding role & lack of sleep, well.. If he hadn't died, I'd be willing to bet he'd be in serious need of therapy now.

As for the Joker. It's not a role any actor should get that close to. Nicholson has played plenty of madmen (The Shining, anyone?), so I don't think it affected him quite as much. But for Ledger to choose the Joker as his first villainous role? & to get so into the character as to spend days locked away, trying to find the voice & the mannerisms? It was a poor choice on his part, I believe.

Only if another actor were to die (or, as in Nicholson's case, come close enough to it) while playing the Joker would I be serious in considering the part "cursed."
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Aqua 2008/07/26 05:31:40

No

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IT WAS HIS MEDS HE WAS TAKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MIXTURE BLAH BLAH ITS ON THE NEWS!!!!

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KELSEY 2008/07/25 18:15:39

No

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HECK NO HE WAS COMPLETELY IN TO CHARACTER WHEN HE WAS THE JOKER BUT HE TURNED INTO THE MOST NORMAL OF PEOPLE WHEN THE MAKEUP CAME OFF ....... I THINK IT WAS JUST THE STRESS OF BEING A CELEBRITY THAT DID IT IR HE JUST HAD A BAD DAY THAT TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE

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ashley 2008/07/24 19:09:20

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It's not like it's the reason he died.
There were many, many things that factored into his death.
With his sleeping problems, it is known that this didn't help him.
He got so deep into the role (and because of that, did an amazing job), that it haunted him a little bit.
But, it was NOT the cause of his death

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cshen 2008/07/24 09:29:17

No

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he had too much at stake and too much to sacrifice. little girl at home, boom of his career; i just dont think so

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Batosigh 2008/07/23 21:23:00 (edited)

No

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Cause Nicholson didn't die whoever asked this question is a moron! A true blue blinking beacon of retardedness!

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Buffy Jannet 2008/07/23 21:09:57

Yes

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If you heard anything about his death and what it was like for him to play the Joker, then I suppose that yes, this role is what drove him to want to take the sleeping pills to help him sleep. (He was sleeping little and when he did sleep he had nightmares) Again, I wrote this before, his death was caused by a mixture of sleeping meds and pnaumonia meds. (He got pnaumonia while filming "The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus")

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cheese luver 2008/07/23 19:46:14

Yes

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the joker smoked the WACKY WEED

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harley 2008/07/23 17:34:25

Yes

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ok....its not a curse but he stressed him self out because he was a perfectly sane person trying really hard to bring himself to see the way crazy people think and he took a shit load of drugs and ended up pasting away because of it

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Chlo-Chlo 2008/07/23 17:07:46

No

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Alright people this is just stupid!!He died of a accidental drug overdose!!Get it through your thick stupid heads!!!!

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Chlo-Chlo to Chlo-Chlo 2008/07/23 17:14:54

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Ok people Heath wuz NOT a druggie!!He took PAIN pills cuz he wuz hurtin'!!& it wasn't cuz of the movie he just had a headache & wanted it gone,every1 gets headaches!!!

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beatles 2008/07/23 04:19:34

No

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because look at jack nicholson and the original joker nothing happened to them.....

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emileh to beatles 2008/07/23 20:15:43

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but then again, it wasn't as good. Heath did an outstanding job playing that role. I think it might have had an impact on him, but I don't think it is the reason why he is not with us today.

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Steph 2008/07/23 02:22:40

Yes

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i think him playing that part got him in a dark phase and made him depressed..

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coffee man 2008/07/22 21:22:32

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Sounds like someone is trying to start an urban myth.

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Ashley 2008/07/22 19:25:25

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whats the curse of the joker?

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