The late Heath Ledger, who starred as the Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, turned his New York apartment into a shrine for the Clown Prince of Crime, according to a new report.
According to The Post, when investigating the actor's apartment after his fatal drug overdose eight years ago, police found his place covered with comic books and research material on the Joker, as well as clown statues and recordings of him practicing for the role.
"He was studying up on the origins of clowns and all of the previous Jokers like Jack Nicholson's character and Cesar Romero's," an unnamed law enforcement source told the outlet. Ledger was working to make his version of the Joker distinct, the source noted, adding that "he was even studying how to make his voice different from theirs."
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According to The Post, when investigating the actor's apartment after his fatal drug overdose eight years ago, police found his place covered with comic books and research material on the Joker, as well as clown statues and recordings of him practicing for the role.
"He was studying up on the origins of clowns and all of the previous Jokers like Jack Nicholson's character and Cesar Romero's," an unnamed law enforcement source told the outlet. Ledger was working to make his version of the Joker distinct, the source noted, adding that "he was even studying how to make his voice different from theirs."
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