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  • Birth Name: Heath Andrew Ledger
  • Birth Place: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/04/1979, Aries
  • Date of Death: 01/22/2008
  • Profession: Actor
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VIDEO: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' Clip: "You Believe It"

Director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell co-star. watch

VIDEO: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' Clip: "You Idiots!"

Director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell co-star. watch

VIDEO: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' Clip: "A Couple Solutions"

Director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell co-star. watch

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Posted: 11/27/2008
It was a shock to all when Heath Ledger was found dead in a New York City apartment today. Here is tonight's TMZ TV segment on the death of the very talented Australian actor.
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Posted: 1/22/2008
Show # 1116 - January 22, 2008
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Posted: 1/29/2009
Heath Ledger had love last night for super sexy Helena Christensen -- for taking some unwanted camera attention away from him!
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Posted: 1/29/2009
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Year Title Description
2009 The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus Movie, Actor - Tony
2008 The Dark Knight Movie, Actor - Joker
2007 I'm Not There Movie, Actor - Robbie
2006 Candy Movie, Actor - Dan
2006 They Started on Soaps 6 TV Show Series, Subject (person only)

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Heath Ledger's Final Music Video Released Online

The final music video directed by Heath Ledger is out online now.

The actor, who won a posthumous supporting-actor Oscar for The Dark Knight, had behind-the-camera interests, too, specifically directing music videos.

The video is for the song "Cause An Effect" recorded by Ledger's childhood friend... read more

Heath Ledger's Final Film Previewed at Comic-Con

Heath Ledger fans attending the San Diego Comic-Con got a peek at the late actor's final performance, in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.

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Before unveiling footage from the film on Thursday, filmmaker Terry Gilliam detailed how Ledger, fresh off the success of Brokeback Mountain, had approached him to participate in his no-so-big budget film.

Watch a preview clip with Ledger after the jump.

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Heath Ledger's Final Role Screened at Cannes

Heath Ledger's final performance was screened at the Cannes Film Festival with a special dedication to the late star.

Ledger stars as Tony, a man who befriends a mysterious theater troupe that can travel to fantasy worlds, in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Ledger died in January 2008 from an accidental overdose after completing a third of the film. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law stepped in to play three incarnations of Ledger's character.

"I started calling friends — Johnny Depp, and he said ...
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Two Heath Ledger-Directed Music Videos to Be Released

Heath Ledger's final film still needs a studio, but the actor's fans will definitely get to see his last two directorial projects.

Two music videos directed by Ledger before his death will be released this year, according to Billboard. Modest Mouse will release the video for "King Rat," a bonus track from the band's 2007 album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Australian newcomer Grace Woodroofe will also release the Ledger-directed video for her cover of David Bowie's "Quicksand."

Ledger landed the Modest Mouse gig ... read more

DVD Dish: Doug Hutchison Talks about Entering Punisher: War Zone

The third time was the charm for a certain Marvel Comics vigilante when Ray Stevenson stepped into the title role in Punisher: War Zone. To mark the big and banging action pic's arrival on home video (shop for the two-disc Special Edition DVD or Blu-ray format), Doug Hutchison — who plays Loony Bin Jim, the psycho bro of master villain Jigsaw, and now appears on Lost as Horace Goodspeed — gave us a peek inside his first "graphic" experience as an actor. Plus: Hutchison shares his take on one of cinema's greatest comic-book villains, Heath Ledger's Joker.

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