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Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career.
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Heath Ledger was born in Perth, Western Australia. Heath and his sister Katherine were named after the two main characters in the book Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Ledger went to Guildford Grammar School, where he started acting. When he was 10 years old, he acted in a school play as Peter Pan.
Early career
When he was sixteen years old, Ledger graduated school early to become an actor. With his best friend, Trevor DiCarlo, Ledger drove across Australia to Sydney. He came back to Perth in to act in the television series Sweat which was on television in 1996. In this series, he played a gay bicycle rider. In 1996, Ledger acted in the fantasy-drama television series Roar. In 1999, Ledger had the main role in the teen comedy movie 10 Things I Hate About You. He also had the main role in the Austral...
2000–2008
From 2000 to 2005, Ledger had main acting roles in many movies, like The Patriot, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale, The Four Feathers, Ned Kelly, The Order, and The Brothers Grimm. In 2001, he won a prize called the ShoWest Award for the "Male Star of Tomorrow" for his acting in The Patriot and A Knight's Tale. In 2003, he was named one of Australian GQ's "Men of the Year" for acting. Ledger was given the "Best Actor of 2005" award from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the San Francis...
Music
Ledger started a record company with a singer named Ben Harper. In 2006, Ledger was the director of three music videos. The songs for these music videos were "Cause an Effect" and "Seduction Is Evil (She's Hot)" by Australian hip-hop musician N'fa, and "Morning Yearning" by Ben Harper.
Press reception
Ledger had problems with paparazzi. It is said that he spat at and assaulted a photographerin Sydney in 2004. His relative is also said to have spat on a photographer in 2005. Ledger said this was not true. Ledger caused problems after he was quoted in January 2006 in Australia's Herald Sun saying that West Virginia had banned Brokeback Mountain when it had not. He also said the state had lynchings as recently as the 1980s. These statements have been said to not be true by historians, who sai...
Personal life
From August 2002 to April 2004, Ledger had a relationship with actress Naomi Watts. They met when they both acted in the movie Ned Kelly. Before that, he dated the actresses Lisa Zane and Heather Graham. Ledger was engaged to actress Michelle Williams, whom he met while making the movie Brokeback Mountain. They had one daughter, Matilda Rose, was born on October 28, 2005 in New York City. In August 2007, the magazine Us Weekly said that Ledger and Williams ended their relationship. Ledger and...
Ledger was found dead in his apartment in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on January 22, 2008. Ledger's body was found by a housekeeper and a massage therapist, who entered the bedroom to find him face down on the floor with sleeping pills on a nearby table. The police said that it did not look like the death was suicide. They also did not t...
If an award in this list is marked as "Nominated," it means that people were thinking about giving that award to Heath Ledger but chose to give it to someone else. 1. Academy Awards 1.1. 2009 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, The Dark Knight (Won) 1.2. 2006 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, Brokeback Mountain(Nomi...
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Jan 14, 2021 · Celebrity. Inside the life and legacy of Heath Ledger. Remembering the talented star’s true loves and troubling final days. - by Jennie Noonan. 14 Jan 2021. Thirteen years ago, Heath Ledger spent his final Christmas holidays in his hometown of Perth, Australia. WATCH BELOW: Jake Gyllenhaal heartbreakingly opens up about Heath Ledger’s death. 1:13.
Born Country: Australia. Quotes By Heath Ledger Actors. Height: 6'1" (185 cm ), 6'1" Males. Died on: January 22, 2008. place of death: SoHo, New York, United States. Ancestry: English Australian, Irish Australian. Cause of Death: Acute Combined Drug Intoxication. City: Perth, Australia. Recommended Lists: Australian Celebrities. Australian Men.
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career.
Nov 25, 2023 · Heath Andrew Ledger, born on April 4, 1979, in Perth, Australia, was a charismatic and immensely talented actor whose life was cut short tragically at the age of 28. Ledger’s journey through stardom was marked by incredible highs and a deep commitment to his craft.
OCLC. 191891127. Heath Ledger: His Beautiful Life and Mysterious Death is the first book-length biography of Australian actor Heath Ledger since his death on 22 January 2008, written by British journalist John McShane. [1] [2] It was published on 7 April 2008 by John Blake, in London, and on 15 June 2008, in the United States.
