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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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Ledger's last directorial work appears online -
30 October 2009
-Late actor Heath Ledger's final work as a music video director has hit the web.-
-The Dark Knight star shot a promo for rapper pal No Fixed Abode shortly before his death from an accidental prescription drugs overdose in January (08).-
- Ledger filmed the footage fo
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Gilliam: 'Ledger had fun playing Joker role' -
30 September 2009
-Filmmaker Terry Gilliam has exploded the theory Heath Ledger was depressed following his role as The Joker - insisting the tragic star enjoyed the part.-
-Ledger died from a prescription drug overdose in January 2008 and received a posthumous Oscar for his performanc
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Troyer: 'Ledger's death helped Dr. Parnassus movie' -
29 September 2009
-Verne Troyer is convinced the death of Heath Ledger was "almost meant to be" - because the impact his tragic passing had on The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus improved the final cut of the movie.-
-Ledger was shooting scenes for the film before his death from a pres
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Heath Ledger - filmography
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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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I'm Not There
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Marcus Carl Franklin, Christian Bale, Ben Whishaw
Director: Todd Haynes
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Todd Haynes (VELVET GOLDMINE, FAR FROM HEAVEN) delivers this dazzling, experimental take on the life of popular music's most revered and enigmatic artist: Bob Dylan. In keeping with the impossible-to-pin-down nature of Dylan himself, Haynes chose to cast six different actors to portray several ..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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The Brothers Grimm
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, The ..read more »
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Casanova
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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For the first time in his life, the legendary Casanova is about to meet his match when the alluring Francesca does the one thing the notorious lover of women never thought possible - refuse him. Through disguises, subterfuges and wit, Casanova manages to get closer and closer to Francesca... but ..read more »
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Brokeback Mountain - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal
Director: Ang Lee
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Based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is the tragic and moving story of two cowboys who unexpectedly fall in love while working together one summer in 1963. When the film begins, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch-hand Ennis ..read more »
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Brothers Grimm, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2005)
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, The ..read more »
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Brokeback Mountain
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams
Director: Ang Lee
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From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, Brokeback Mountain . 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 ..read more »
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Ned Kelly
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
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A film about Australias' most notorious outlaw, Ned Kelly. It is 1871 and Ned, along with his brother Dan and two other men, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne, form a gang, the Kelly Gang, and set out to rob banks using primitive armour as protection. Kelly soons finds himself being seen as a Robin Hood ..read more »
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The Sin Eater
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Furmann
Director: Brian Helgeland
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A supernatural thriller, THE SIN EATER is the story of a priest sent to investigate the apparent suicide of an old friend. What he uncovers is a morbid underworld where an immortal figure known as 'The Sin Eater' (who absolves the sins of others before they die) exists.
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The Four Feathers
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson, Mohamed Bouich
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, this movie adaptation is the third of its kind, following 1939 and 1977 versions. It is the story of a British commander, Harry (Heath Ledger), who follows in his father's footsteps by joining the army. He is engaged to marry the woman of his dreams, Ethne (Kate ..read more »
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Monster's Ball
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry
Director: Marc Forster
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Set in modern Mississippi, MONSTER'S BALL subtly examines the impact of personal loss and the transforming power of human connection. The movie begins in the state penitentiary's death row, where father-and-son prison guards Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) and Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) administer ..read more »
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A Knight's Tale
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell
Director: Brian Helgeland
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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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Patriot, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2000)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, ..read more »
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The Patriot
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, ..read more »
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10 Things I Hate About You
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Director: Gil Junger
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Popular, pretty Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) is in dilemma. A family rule forbids her from dating until her unpopular, rebellious, boy-hating older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) gets a suitor of her own. In an attempt to win Bianca, a potential boyfriend (Andrew Keegan) desperately attempts to set ..read more »
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Two Hands
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Bryan Brown, Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne
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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Knight's Tale, A - BLU-RAY Version
Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell
Director: Brian Helgeland
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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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American Pie - with Heath Ledger 24 July 2006
...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...
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