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Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger died in his Manhattan apartment on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 January, he was 28.
He was discovered by his house-keeper, and although it's possible that prescribed medication may have been involved, police have not confirmed such speculation and have stated that, in any event, foul play is not suspected.
Born 4 April 1979, in Perth, Western Australia, Ledger's first success as an actor came in the TV series Sweat. His stock grew with the teen hit movie 10 Things I Hate About You in 1999, but Ledger was always looking to avoid trading simply on his looks or heartthrob appeal.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his turn in Brokeback Mountain in 2005, and recently completed filming the role of The Joker in Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel The Dark Knight (scheduled for release in July).
Ledger was previously engaged to Brokeback co-star Michelle Williams, but the pair split a few months ago. They have a two and half year old daughter called Matilda Rose.
Ledger's parents have released the following statement:
"We, Heath's family, confirm the very tragic, untimely and accidental passing of our dearly loved son, brother and doting father of Matilda, who was found in a peaceful sleep in his New York apartment by his housekeeper at 3:30pm [New York Time].
"We would like to thank our friends and everyone around the world for their kind wishes at this time.
"Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life, but few had the pleasure to truly know him. He was a down-to-earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving and unselfish individual who was an extreme inspiration to many.
"Please now respect our family's need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately."
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Williams keeps hair short in memory of Ledger -
2 November 2011
-Actress Michelle Williams prefers to wear her hair short as a "memorial" to her late ex-fiance Heath Ledger.-The Brokeback Mountain star has become famous for her distinctive pixie cut, and although her six-year-old daughter with Ledger is not a fan of mum's hair, sh
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Garfield looking to Ledger for Spider-Man role -
26 November 2010
-Andrew Garfield is drawing on his late pal Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight for his own comic-book movie debut in Spider-Man.-
-The pair worked together on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before Ledger's untimely death in 2008, and Garfi
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Crowe to replace Ledger in new movie -
7 August 2010
-Russell Crowe will take the place of late actor Heath Ledger in upcoming Australian film Dirt Music.-
-The tragic star, who passed away in 2008, had originally signed up to star in the film adaptation of Tim Winton's novel alongside Rachel Weisz, but he later quit th
Heath Ledger - what members say
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Heath Ledger - filmography
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Fantasy adventure directed by Terry Gilliam. Christopher Plummer stars as Dr Parnassus, leader of the extraordinary Imaginarium: a travelling theatre where members of the audience are given the irresistible opportunity to go beyond reality by means of a magical mirror and explore the limitless ..read more »
 
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Heath Ledger - A Tribute
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Heath Ledger
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A tribute to the late Australian actor Heath Ledger, who died at the age of 28 following an accidental drugs overdose in early 2008.
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from 115 members
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The Dark Knight
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
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from 110,972 members
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The Dark Knight - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Director Christopher Nolan's sequel to his own 'Batman Begins' sees Gotham's avenging angel squaring-up to a new kid on the block - psychotic prankster, the Joker (Heath Ledger, in the role that won him a posthumous Oscar for Best Supporting Actor). In the space of a year, Batman (Christian Bale), ..read more »
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Candy
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Neil Armfield
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A poet (Ledger) falls in love with an art student (Cornish) who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
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Candy - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Tom Budge, Tony Martin, Roberto Meza-Mont
Director: Neil Armfield
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Gritty Australian drama starring Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish and Geoffrey Rush. A poet, Dan (Ledger), falls in love with art student Candy (Cornish), who gravitates towards his bohemian lifestyle - and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship ..read more »
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from 302 members
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Brokeback Mountain - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Randy Quaid, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
Director: Ang Lee
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Drama from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong ..read more »
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The Brothers Grimm - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Terry Gilliam's adventure starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger. Will (Damon) and Jake (Ledger) Grimm dazzle small towns with their imaginative folklore and elaborate illusions, but when the brothers journey into a real enchanted forest to help a village rid itself of an evil witch, they encounter ..read more »
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from 2,764 members
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Brokeback Mountain
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Scott Michael Campbell, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini
Director: Ang Lee
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Drama from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger. Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong ..read more »
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from 77,068 members
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The Brothers Grimm
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Terry Gilliam's adventure starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger. Will (Damon) and Jake (Ledger) Grimm dazzle small towns with their imaginative folklore and elaborate illusions, but when the brothers journey into a real enchanted forest to help a village rid itself of an evil witch, they encounter ..read more »
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from 48,403 members
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Casanova
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Lena Olin, Stephen Greif
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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He was the world's most notorious seducer. A swashbuckler, master of disguise and wit - it was said no woman could resist Casanova's amorous charms. Until now. For the first time in his life, the legendary Casanova (Heath Ledger) is about to meet his match with an alluring Venecian beauty, ..read more »
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Lords Of Dogtown
(2004)
Starring: Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville, Rebecca De Mornay
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
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Drama set in the 1970s where a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighbourhood known as 'Dogtown' in Venice, California pioneer a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boyz, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, ..read more »
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Ned Kelly - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
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In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-..read more »
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The Sin Eater
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Benno Furmann, Peter Weller, Mark Addy
Director: Brian Helgeland
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Father Alex Bernier (Heath Ledger), a renegade priest, is sent to Rome to investigate the death of one of the Order's most revered members. When the body was found, it was covered with archaic religious symbols. Once at the Vatican, Bernier learns of a sect that may be responsible for many more ..read more »
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Ned Kelly
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Joel Egerton, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
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In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-..read more »
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The Four Feathers
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Wes Bentley, Campbell Brown, Mohamed Bouich
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Harry Feversham (Heath Ledger), a British officer, resigns his commission on the eve of a battle in the Sudan. He is given four white feathers by his friends and fiancee (Kate Hudson) as a symbol of cowardice. Determined to win back his honour, Feversham exposes himself to hardship while disguised ..read more »
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A Knight's Tale
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Shannyn Sossam, Heath Ledger, Mark Addy
Director: Brian Helgeland
Certificate: 
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Inspired by "The Canterbury Tales," this is the story of William , a young squire with a gift for jousting. After his master dies suddenly, the squire hits the road with his cohorts Roland and Wat. On the journey, they stumble across an unknown writer, Chaucer. William, lacking a proper pedigree, ..read more »
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Monster's Ball
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Halle Berry
Director: Marc Forster
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Deep South drama starring Halle Berry in an Oscar-winning performance as Leticia Musgrove, the wife of a man recently executed on Death Row. When she is fired from her job, Leticia starts working at the local diner, where she meets Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton), a former prison warden whose ..read more »
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The Patriot - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Joely Richardson, Rene Auberjonois, Jason Isaacs
Director: Roland Emmerich
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South Carolina, 1776. Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), a plantation owner and ex-soldier, refuses to join his countrymen in the battle for American Independence. However, when one of his sons is killed and another is wounded, Benjamin is forced to enter the fray in order to protect those he loves. He ..read more »
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The Patriot
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Joely Richardson, Rene Auberjonois, Jason Isaacs
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Benjamin Martin is a reluctant hero who is swept into the American Revolution when the war reaches his home and threatens his family. A hero of the fierce French and Indian conflict, Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. But when the British arrive at his South ..read more »
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10 Things I Hate About You
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Larisa Oleynik, Julia Stiles, David Krumholtz
Director: Gil Junger
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On his first day at his new school Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls head over heels for the gorgeous Bianca (Larisa Oleynik). However, he has a slight problem: Bianca is not allowed to start dating until her grumpy older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) has a boyfriend too. Cameron decides to act as ..read more »
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Two Hands
(1999)
Starring: Susie Porter, Bryan Brown, Tom Long
Director: Gregor Jordan
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In his wonderfully inventive and decidedly Australian debut feature, Gregor Jordan returns to Sundance (his short, Swinger, played in 1996) with a film that is fresh, funny, and an unqualified delight. With its sophisticated meshing of gangster, horror, and deadpan comedy genres (in the director's ..read more »
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A Knight's Tale - Blu-ray
Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany
Director: Brian Helgeland
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
In the Middle Ages, before television or professional sports, there's only one form of competition to separate the men from the boys--jousting tournaments. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a poor and humble squire, has always dreamed of proving himself worthy as a knight in a jousting match. When ..read more »
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Heath Ledger facts
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...h school kids and their romances.
Super performance from a young 20 year old Heath Ledger. If you like American Pie, this film is for you, it even has the same opening s...
