| Name |
Heath Ledger |
|
| Birth
Name |
Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
|
| Nick
Name |
Heathy |
| Profession |
Actor |
| Date
of Birth |
April 04, 1979 |
| Birth
Place |
Subiaco Hospital , Perth, Australia.
|
|
Died |
January 22, 2008 |
|
Place of death |
421 Broome Street in the SoHo neighborhood in
New York City |
|
Cause of Death |
possible drug overdose |
| Nationality |
Australian |
| Height |
6' 1" |
|
Hair |
Brown |
|
Eyes |
Brown |
|
Education |
* Mary’s Mount Primary School in Gooseberry Hill
* Guilford Grammar School |
| Family |
Father: Kim, an engineer who designed race cars
Mother: Sally
Sister: Catherine Kate Ledger
Step-sisters: Olivia Ledger, Ashleigh
Bell
Daughter: Matilda Rose Ledger (with Michelle
Williams)
Step-mother: Inis Rosa
Step-father: Roger Bell |
|
Debut |
TV: Aussie TV show
Sweat.
Film: Clowning Around (1992) |
|
Claim to fame |
as Gabriel Martin in The Patriot (2000)
|
|
ex-girl friends |
Michelle Williams
(2004 to 2007)
Naomi Watts (2001 to 2003)
Heather Graham (2000 to 2001)
Lisa Zane (1997) |
|
Childhood dream |
to be a teacher |
|
Ancestry |
Irish and Scottish origins.
|
|
Pets |
a Yorkshire Terrier named
Bob and a Cocker Spaniel named Ned. |
|
Hobbies |
Liked reading, writing,
snowboarding, surfing, walking around outdoors,
climbing, playing tennis, and doing photography. |
|
Brokeback
Mountain |
He acted in this
film as a gay cowboy which is a love story about two
cowboys |
|
Favourites |
* Film choreographer - Bob Fosse
* Actress - Judy Garland
* Shakespearean play - "The Life & Death of King
Richard III."
* Movie - "Children of Paradise" (1945), "The
Pirate" (1948), and "Ponette" (1996). |
|
Shekar Kapur |
Directed his film 'Four Feathers' |
|
Final Films
|
The Dark Knight, Batman Begins |
|
Wardrobe designer |
his friend Shem |
|
Musical Instruments |
Was able to play guitar, bongos, tambourine, and
triangle. |
|
Oscars |
Was nominated for the Best Actor in the movie
Brokeback Mountain |
| Awards |
*
MTV Movie Award (2006) Best Kiss - "Brokeback
Mountain"
* New York Film Critics Circle (2005)
Best Actor - "Brokeback Mountain"
* San Francisco
Film Critics (2005) Best Actor - "Brokeback
Mountain"
* ShoWest (2001) Male star of tomorrow |
|
Facts |
* He and his
sister are named after the two main romantic
characters of the Emily Brontë novel, "Wuthering
Heights".
* Jake Gyllenhaal, co-star in Brokeback Mountain
is Matilda's Godfather.
* Michelle Williams
and Heath bonded on the sets of Brokeback Mountain.
* Director Ang
Lee praised his performance was reminiscent
of "a young [Marlon] Brando."
* Was a player of Kalamunda Field Hockey team.
* Led his schoolmates to become the winner of
the national dance competition.
* He sharpened his acting talent by performing
on stage with the Globe Shakespeare Company
and the Guildford Theatre Company in his native
Australia.
* His parents divorced when he was 10.
* Was a men's-fashion judge at the Melbourne
Cup Carnival in November 2001.
* Was one of seven godparents of Elizabeth Hurley's
son Damien.
* Directed three music videos for Australian
artist N'fa and Ben Harper.
* He had his mom's, sister's and two half-sisters'
first initials tattooed in Gothic letters on
his wrist.
|
|
Books |
Heath Ledger: The
Heath Is On!
by Nancy Krulik |
|
About Himself |
Described himself as an accepting, happy,
dreamy, and nervous person. |
|
Quotes |
I'm not good at future
planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what
I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner
and I don't have a diary. I completely live in
the now, not in the past, not in the future.” |
