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Heath Ledger: Biography

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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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Although the short-lived series Roar introduced this hunky actor to American audiences (as well as his ex-girlfriend, costar Lisa Zane), this Aussie player was already well-known in his homeland. His winning tu... read more

Heath Ledger: TV Guide News

VIDEO: New Dark Knight Trailer Released! | Movie News | 5/6/2008 New
Warning: If the first sneak peek of the Dark Knight had you all sorts of giddy for the movie to be released, then this latest trailer will get you so fired up, you may not be able to focus on work for the rest of the day. We knew that it was going be awesome, but after seeing all the car explosions, batcycle chases and face-burning acid, we're pretty much wetting our pants with excitement! — Gina DiNunno read more
Michelle Williams: Heath Was "Vulnerable" | Today's News: Our Take | 3/13/2008
Michelle Williams and others are beginning to open up about how they remember Heath Ledger — as a friend, partner and colleague. In the April issue of Interview, Williams divulges how she views Ledger, and acknowledges that it's just now that some are seeing him the same way. "The interesting thing about Heath, which maybe people have only really fully discovered in his death, is how vulnerable he was," she says. "You can pick up on it in his performances, but it's easy to overlook because he was so physical and beautiful and strong and masculine. But there was always that underlying sensitivity. That's who he was." Among the others offering their thoughts on the late actor's life is Naomi Watts, who recalls Ledger as "a huge, obsessive, chess freak — and very, very good at it." Philip Seymour Hoffman reinforced that point, saying, "Whenever Heath talked about something he liked... he wasn't somebody trying to cover up his excitement." Finally, it seems, stars are... read more
Heath Ledger's Final Film Resumes Shooting | Today's News: Our Take | 3/10/2008
The last film that Heath Ledger was working on before his death, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, is back in production in Vancouver, according to the Reporter. Director Terry Gilliam and producers halted production when Ledger died Jan. 22. Now that the film's back in action, producers have also explained how Ledger's part will be handled, following the addition of three new actors. In a statement, they said, "Since the format of the story allows for the preservation of his entire performance, at no point will Heath's work be modified or altered through the use of digital technology. Each of the parts played by Johnny [Depp], Colin [Farrell] and Jude [Law] is representative of the many aspects of the character that Heath was playing." — Anna DimondRelated:• Depp, Law and Farrell to Replace Ledger? read more
Heath Ledger's Will: Matilda and Michelle "Will Be Taken Care Of," Says Dad | Today's News: Our Take | 3/8/2008
The late Heath Ledger's will, as reported by the New York Daily News, leaves everything he owned to his parents and three sisters. Ledger, who died Jan. 22 from an accidental overdose, filed the three-page will in April 2003, two years before he met Brokeback Mountain costar Michelle Williams, with whom he would fall in love and have a daughter, Matilda. Other Ledger documents filed in Manhattan Surrogate's Court reveal that he had less than $145,000 in New York assets at the time of his death, including a $25,000 Toyota Prius and $20,000 in furniture and fixtures. That, however, does not take into account the Brooklyn townhouse he and Williams shared, any property he had in Australia or cash deposited in trust funds. As one estate specialist tells the News, "If [Ledger and Williams] had jointly held assets, those are not subject to probate. It's just not required."Though it at first was unclear if any provisions would be made for the actor's 2-year-old daughter, Ledger's father,... read more
Depp, Law and Farrell to Replace Heath Ledger? | A Beautiful Fraud | 2/15/2008
From Bela Lugosi’s heart attack during Plan 9 from Outer Space and Natalie Wood’s drowning midway through Brainstorm to Brandon Lee’s fatal shooting on the set of The Crow, a number of productions have had to work around the unexpected death of a leading actor. Now it seems Terry Gilliam, the director of Heath Ledger’s last project, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, may have found a most creative way around his own tragic dilemma. According to Ain’t It Cool News, Ledger’s role in the film will now be played by not one but three alternating replacements: Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.Not much is known about the plot of the film, but Ledger’s character has been described as a man in love with a young woman whose soul has been sold to the devil by her father, the traveling showman of the title, in exchange for eternal youth. No word yet on how the rather extreme differences in the four actors’ looks will be explained.If any one could... read more

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Heath Ledger: Credits

Title	Year	Type	Video
The Dark Knight (Actor - The Joker)	2008	Movie	Available
I'm Not There (Actor - Robbie)	2007	Movie
Candy (Actor - Dan)	2006	Movie
Screen Actors Guild Awards (Appearing)	2006	TV Show Series	Available
They Started on Soaps 6 (Subject (person only))	2006	TV Show Series