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Ten Actors Who Died in Their 20s

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Actors who died in their 20s, just like Heath Ledger.

James Dean, 24, died Sept., 30, 1955, after an automobile crash on the highway near Paso Robles, Calif.

Sharon Tate, 26, was murdered Aug. 9, 1969, by followers of Charles Manson in Los Angeles.

Freddie Prinze, 22, died Jan. 29, 1977, after shooting himself in Los Angeles.

Jon-Erik Hexum, 26, died Oct. 18, 1984, after accidentally shooting himself with a prop gun in Los Angeles.

Rebecca Schaeffer, 21, was murdered July 18, 1989, by stalker Robert John Bardo in Los Angeles.

Brandon Lee, 28, died March 31, 1993, after accidentally being shot on the set of "The Crow" in Wilmington, N.C.

River Phoenix, 23, died Oct. 31, 1993, from a drug overdose outside of a night club in Los Angeles.

David Strickland, 29, died March 22, 1999, after hanging himself in a hotel room in Las Vegas.

Jonathan Brandis, 27, died Nov. 12, 2003, from injuries he suffered after hanging himself in Los Angeles.

Brad Renfro, 25, died Jan. 15, 2008, the day after reportedly spending the previous evening drinking with friends.

 

 

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Gaylord Assblaster (not verified) says:

Who cares!!? Four suicides, River Phoenix might as well be suicide (anyone who does heroin is an idiot;) so that's five folks who wanted to end it all. Hexum died after doing an idiotic thing, holding up a pistol with blanks and pulling the trigger; it's still gonna hurt folks. Tate and Schaeffer are the only two legitimately tragic deaths on that list.
Onward and upward, life goes on. ob-la-di, ob-la-da.
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Mr Tattoo (not verified) says:

Heay assblaster you have got to be the most ignorant person on the planet. Heroin tried about three times and your body craves like nothing you have ever felt before. I'm sure your dumb ass gets in ur car and drives homes drunk and doesn't think twice about it you fucking dildo get a clue before you judge nice name by the way you fucking tool.

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