Heath Ledger
Guru Casper BN-ZERO
2012/04/04 20:51:26
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10 votes
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4 votes
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| Birth: | Apr. 4, 1979 Perth Western Australia, Australia |
| Death: | Jan. 22, 2008 Manhattan New York County New York, USA |
 Australian Actor. He is best remembered for his role of Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award Oscar as Best Actor. He was awarded a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his last role of The Joker in the 2008 Batman movie, "The Dark Knight." Born Heath Andrew Ledger in Perth, Western Australia, the son of Kim and Sally Ramshaw Ledger, of Scottish and Irish ancestry. He excelled in sports and drama while attending a private all-boys school called Guildford Grammar, and as he grew older, he decided he liked drama better than field hockey, even though he had been selected for the State U17 Squad. His first acting role was as Peter Pan, at age 10, with a local theater company. He took drama in high school, and after graduation, went with a friend to Sydney to find work as an actor. His first real job acting was a small role in a low budget Australian film, "Blackrock" (1997). After several more small roles in Australian films and failing to become noticed, he decided to try to improve his success by moving to Hollywood, in 1999. Initially having poor luck getting into American films, he took the role of Jimmy in "Two Hands" (1999), an Australian film which gave him the lead role and helped him to secure a role in "Ten Things I Hate About You" (1999), which in turn, helped to establish him with American audiences. His next role, that of son Gabriel Martin in "The Patriot" (2000) opposite fellow Australian actor Mel Gibson who plays his father, he won good acclaim. His next few roles were inconsistent, in that Ledger was worried about being typecast; these roles won some praise and other roles were a flop. His lead role of Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein in "A Knight's Tale" (2001) again won the critical approval of the audience, but his role of Ned Kelly in the 2003 film of the same name was a complete failure. He finally achieved success with his role in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), for which he was nominated for Best Actor Oscar. His fiancée, Michelle Williams, had given birth to a daughter, Matilda Rose Ledger, on October 28, 2005; he called off their engagement in September 2007. He had just finished playing the role of criminal mastermind The Joker, in the Batman film "The Dark Knight" (2008), and was in the middle of filming his last role in the film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," when he was found dead in his Manhattan apartment of an apparently accidental overdose of prescription drugs, including pain killers, sleeping pills, and anti-anxiety medication." A memorial service was held for him at Penrhos College in Perth, Western Australia, and his body was cremated at the Fremantle Cemetery, with his ashes scattered in the family plot at Karrakatta Cemetery, next to his two grandparents. That evening, his parents and several family friends held a private wake on Cottesloe Beach. In February 2009, Ledger received final honors on his acting career with a posthumous Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his final film, "The Dark Knight" (2008). | |
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SandraKogelheide 2012/04/04 22:38:24RIP Heath Ledger ty for entertaining us!
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- Rocko 2012/04/06 04:36:16RIP Heath Ledger ty for entertaining us!
+1sucks, it always seems like the ones just getting going end up dead wth? is it some kind of entertainment curse or somethingreply - www.sodahead.com/smithy 2012/04/05 16:54:12RIP Heath Ledger ty for entertaining us!+1another one of the great ones gone:>(reply
- Alley Cat 2012/04/05 05:04:30RIP Heath Ledger+1It's sad when one allows your ghosts to haunt you to this point. There is always help around the cornerreply
- L K 2012/04/05 00:17:37RIP Heath Ledger+1He was a very talented actor. I enjoyed all his films and it was a very sad day for the entertainment world that he no longer is alive to share his wonderful ability. So sad. But, he made a difference in the short life he lived. RIP Heath.reply
- La 2012/04/04 23:24:31RIP Heath Ledger ty for entertaining us!+1He was wonderful <3reply
- Tim 2012/04/04 23:18:17RIP Heath Ledger ty for entertaining us!+2He had the world at his feet. A sad end.reply
- SandraKogelheide 2012/04/04 22:38:24RIP Heath Ledger ty for entertaining us!+3He was very talented and it was too soon for him.reply
