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Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

Heath Andrew Ledger (April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career further. His work consisted of twenty films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director. For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute; he was the first actor to win the latter award posthumously. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the eighth-youngest nominee in the category at that time. Posthumously, he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film I'm Not There, which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of Dylan's life and persona. Ledger died on 22 January 2008 as a result of an accidental overdose of medications. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, The Dark Knight was in post-production, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which he was playing his last role as Tony, was in the midst of filming. His death affected the subsequent promotion of The Dark Knight. His performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight earned him universal acclaim and popularity from fans and critics alike. Ledger also received numerous posthumous awards for his work on The Dark Knight, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Personal information

Birthday

1979-04-04

Birth Place

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Movies and TV shows :

10 Things I Hate About You

10 Things I Hate About You

1999

7.6

Movie
A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale

2001

6.9

Movie
A Knight's Tale: Making Of

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

2002

0.0

Movie
Blackrock

Blackrock

1997

6.0

Movie
Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

2005

7.8

Movie
Candy

Candy

2006

7.1

Movie
Casanova

Casanova

2005

6.4

Movie
poster

Celebrities Uncensored

2003

2.5

TV
Clowning Around

Clowning Around

1991

7.0

Movie
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

TV
Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale

Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale

2022

0.0

Movie
Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009

10.0

Movie
poster

Honest Trailers

2012

6.4

TV
I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger

2017

7.4

Movie
I'm Not There

I'm Not There

2007

6.5

Movie
Joker: Put on a Happy Face

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

2020

8.2

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
Lords of Dogtown

Lords of Dogtown

2005

7.1

Movie
Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball

2001

6.8

Movie
Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

2003

6.0

Movie
Paws

Paws

1997

4.4

Movie
poster

Roar

1997

6.2

TV
poster

Rove

1999

8.0

TV
poster

Ship to Shore

1993

2.0

TV
poster

Sweat

1996

2.7

TV
poster

Teen Choice Awards

1999

10.0

TV
The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm

2005

5.8

Movie
The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

2005

7.2

Movie
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

8.5

Movie
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

6.9

Movie
The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

2002

6.6

Movie
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

6.4

Movie
The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

2005

7.0

Movie
The Order

The Order

2003

5.8

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Patriot

The Patriot

2000

7.2

Movie
The Patriot: The Art of War

The Patriot: The Art of War

2000

6.9

Movie
poster

The Reichen Show

2005

4.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

Too Young to Die

2012

7.2

TV
Two Hands

Two Hands

1999

6.6

Movie