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==Biography== ==Biography==
===Early life=== ===Early life===
Ledger was born in ], the son of Sally Ledger Bell (] Ramshaw), a French teacher, and Kim Ledger, a ] driver and mining engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Heath-Ledger.html | title=Heath Ledger Biography (1979-) | publisher=Filmreference.com | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Ledger's mother is descended from the ] of ] and his father comes from a family known in Perth for their ownership of the Ledger Engineering Foundry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/search_viewlisting.asp?PID=504&PN=8&SearchKey=B&SearchType=2 | title=Banks, Frederick & Annie | publisher=] | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Heath Ledger and his older sister Kate were named after the two main characters in ]'s '']'', Heathcliff and Catherine. The Sir Frank Ledger Charitable Trust was named after his great-grandfather.<ref name="tiscali">{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/heath_ledger_biog.html | title=Heath Ledger Biography | publisher=Tiscali film & tv | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Ledger attended ], where he had his first acting experiences, starring in a school production as ] at age 10.<ref name="tiscali" /> Ledger was born in ], the son of Sally Ledger Bell (] Ramshaw), a French teacher, and Kim Ledger, a ] driver and mining engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Heath-Ledger.html | title=Heath Ledger Biography (1979-) | publisher=Filmreference.com | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Ledger's mother is descended from the ] of ] and his father comes from a family known in Perth for their ownership of the Ledger Engineering Foundry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/welcomewalls/search_viewlisting.asp?PID=504&PN=8&SearchKey=B&SearchType=2 | title=Banks, Frederick & Annie | publisher=] | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Heath Ledger and his sister Kate were named after the two main characters in ]'s '']'', Heathcliff and Catherine. The Sir Frank Ledger Charitable Trust was named after his great-grandfather.<ref name="tiscali">{{cite web |url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/heath_ledger_biog.html | title=Heath Ledger Biography | publisher=Tiscali film & tv | accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Ledger attended ], where he had his first acting experiences, starring in a school production as ] at age 10.<ref name="tiscali" />


==Career== ==Career==
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===Personal life=== ===Personal life===
===Other interests===
Ledger was an avid ] player; won a state junior chess championship at age ten<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Heath Ledger obituary: An actor of promise | date=2008-01-24 | publisher= | url =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/23/wledger823.xml | work =The Telegraph | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-03 | language = }}</ref><ref name="chess2">{{cite news | first=Brian | last=Pendreigh | coauthors= | title=My friend Heath would never commit suicide | date=2008-01-24 | publisher= | url =http://news.scotsman.com/uk/39My-friend-Heath-would-never.3715399.jp | work =The Scotsman | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-03 | language = }}</ref>, and as an adult often played with strangers at ].<ref>{{cite news | first=Christina | last=Tapper | coauthors= | title=Heath Ledger's Passion for Chess | date=2008-01-26 | publisher= | url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173995,00.html | work =People Magazine | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-03 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Josh | last=Horowitz | coauthors= | title=Heath Ledger Discusses Delving Into Dylan For 'I'm Not There,' Channeling Sid Vicious For 'Dark Knight' | date=2007-11-12 | publisher= | url =http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1574035/20071112/story.jhtml | work =MTV | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-03 | language = }}</ref>

===Family===
Ledger's parents divorced when he was eleven. Other siblings include two half-sisters, Ashleigh Bell (b.1989) from his mother's side with stepfather Roger Bell, and Olivia Ledger (b.1997) from his father's side with Emma Brown.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Heath Ledger biography | date= | publisher= | url =http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018553/bio | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-02-03 | language = }}</ref>

===Relationships===
Prior to ], Ledger had dated actresses ] and ] for short periods of time. From August 2002 to April 2004, Ledger had a relationship with actress ], whom he met during the filming of '']''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,491620,00.html| title=Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger split| date=2003-10-01| author=Gary Susman| publisher=]| accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref> Prior to ], Ledger had dated actresses ] and ] for short periods of time. From August 2002 to April 2004, Ledger had a relationship with actress ], whom he met during the filming of '']''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,491620,00.html| title=Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger split| date=2003-10-01| author=Gary Susman| publisher=]| accessdate=2008-01-23}}</ref>


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{{quote|Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23147754-5001021,00.html | title=Michelle Wiliams: Heath Ledger has broken my heart | publisher='']'' (Australia)| date=2008-02-01 | accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref><ref name=People>, '']'', ], ]. Retrieved on ], ].</ref>}} {{quote|Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23147754-5001021,00.html | title=Michelle Wiliams: Heath Ledger has broken my heart | publisher='']'' (Australia)| date=2008-02-01 | accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref><ref name=People>, '']'', ], ]. Retrieved on ], ].</ref>}}


Ledger's death affects the marketing campaign of '']''.<ref>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/24/ledger.films/index.html | title= Ledger's death puts last films in a bind | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-01-30 }}</ref> His death has also resulted in the indefinite suspension of production for '']''.<ref name=suspended>{{cite news | author=Christine Kilpatrick | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173511,00.html | title=Production Suspended on Heath Ledger's Latest Movie | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-01-24 }}</ref> Ledger's death affects the marketing campaign of '']''.,<ref>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/24/ledger.films/index.html | title= Ledger's death puts last films in a bind | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-01-30 }}</ref> and suspended production for '']'',<ref name=suspended>{{cite news | author=Christine Kilpatrick | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173511,00.html | title=Production Suspended on Heath Ledger's Latest Movie | publisher=] | date=] | accessdate=2008-01-24 }}</ref>, whose director, ], subsequently expressed determination to "salvage," perhaps using computer-generated graphics.<ref>, ''Hollywood.com'', ], ]. Retrieved on ], ].</ref>


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Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger at Berlin Film Festival in 2006. Photo by Howie Berlin.
BornHeathcliff Andrew Ledger
Years active1996 – 2008
AwardsNYFCC Award For Best Actor
2005 Brokeback Mountain

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Academy Award-nominated Australian actor. After appearing in television roles during the 1990s, Ledger developed a Hollywood career. He starred in both critical and financial successes, including 10 Things I Hate About You, The Patriot, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale, and Brokeback Mountain, and completed the role of the Joker in the forthcoming movie The Dark Knight shortly before his death.

Biography

Early life

Ledger was born in Perth, Western Australia, the son of Sally Ledger Bell (née Ramshaw), a French teacher, and Kim Ledger, a race car driver and mining engineer. Ledger's mother is descended from the Clan Campbell of Scotland and his father comes from a family known in Perth for their ownership of the Ledger Engineering Foundry. Heath Ledger and his sister Kate were named after the two main characters in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff and Catherine. The Sir Frank Ledger Charitable Trust was named after his great-grandfather. Ledger attended Guildford Grammar School, where he had his first acting experiences, starring in a school production as Peter Pan at age 10.

Career

Early career

At sixteen, Ledger sat for early graduation exams, and left school to pursue an acting career. With his best friend, Trevor DiCarlo, Ledger made the cross-country drive to Sydney. He returned to Perth for the TV series Sweat (1996), in which he played a gay cyclist.

In 1996, prior to his film debut in the 1997 Australian movie Blackrock, Ledger was involved in the short-lived Fox Broadcasting Company fantasy-drama Roar. This was immediately followed by a part on Home and Away, one of Australia's most successful television shows. In 1999, Ledger starred in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You and also had the lead role in the acclaimed Australian movie Two Hands, directed by Gregor Jordan.

2000s

From 2000 to 2005, he starred in The Patriot, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale, The Four Feathers, Ned Kelly, The Order, and The Brothers Grimm. In 2001, he won a ShoWest Award for the Male Star of Tomorrow based on his performance in The Patriot, and worldwide release of A Knight's Tale. In 2003, he was named one of Australian GQ's Men of the Year for acting.

Ledger received "Best Actor of 2005" awards from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the San Francisco Film Critics Circle for his acclaimed performance in Brokeback Mountain, in which he plays Wyoming ranch hand Ennis Del Mar, who has a love affair with aspiring rodeo rider Jack Twist, played by Jake Gyllenhaal. He also received a nomination for Golden Globe Best Actor in a Drama and a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor for this performance. At age 26, Ledger became one of the youngest performers ever nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. In the New York Times review of the film, critic Stephen Holden wrote:

Both Mr. Ledger and Mr. Gyllenhaal make this anguished love story physically palpable. Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.

In a review in Rolling Stone, Peter Travers wrote:

Ledger's magnificent performance is an acting miracle. He seems to tear it from his insides. Ledger doesn't just know how Ennis moves, speaks and listens; he knows how he breathes. To see him inhale the scent of a shirt hanging in Jack's closet is to take measure of the pain of love lost.

Also in 2005, Ledger played a fictionalised version of Giacomo Casanova in Casanova. The film, a romantic comedy which co-starred Sienna Miller, drew mixed reviews from critics and failed to find a significant audience among general moviegoers.

In 2006, Ledger was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2007, he was one of six actors to portray different sides of singer Bob Dylan in the film I'm Not There.

Ledger played iconic comic book villain The Joker in The Dark Knight, the sequel to the 2005 film Batman Begins, opposite fellow I'm Not There star Christian Bale. The film is set to debut on July 18, 2008. Since The Dark Knight was in post-production at the time of Ledger's death, the film itself will be unchanged, although the viral marketing campaign that centred on Ledger's character may be affected.

The film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which he had been cast in a major supporting role, was in production at the time of his death.

He was working with Scottish writer/producer Allan Scott on an adaptation of The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis, which would have been his first feature as a director.

Director

Ledger had aspirations to become a film director and had started exploring this avenue by making some music videos, as well as a short film.

In 2006, Ledger directed three music videos: "Morning Yearning" for Ben Harper and two video clips for Australian hip-hop artist N'fa - "Cause an Effect" and "Seduction Is Evil (She's Hot)".

In 2007, at a news conference at the Venice Film Festival, he spoke of his desire to make a film about the British troubadour Nick Drake who died tragically young at the age of 26 in 1974. As a first step towards this project he created and appeared in a short film set to Drake's recording of his 1974 song about depression titled "Black Eyed Dog". Ledger's film was included in an anthology of short films about Drake titled Their Place: Reflections On Nick Drake which received its world premiere at the Mods & Rockers Film Festival held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday October 5, 2007.

Music

Ledger started a record company with singer Ben Harper. As part of his involvement he directed a music video for Harper's song "Morning Yearning".

Public image

Press reception

Ledger had a turbulent relationship with paparazzi photographers but strongly denied allegations that he spat at and assaulted a photographer in Sydney in 2004. On January 13, 2006, several photographers retaliated for the alleged incident, squirting Ledger and Michelle Williams with water pistols as they walked the red carpet for the Sydney premiere of Brokeback Mountain.

Ledger was also subject to criticism in the press following his performance on stage at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Ledger was seen giggling when presenting Brokeback Mountain as a nominee for Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The Los Angeles Times described his behavior as "some kind of gay spoof." Ledger later called the Times to explain that his actions were the result of stage fright, saying that he was only told he would be presenting the award minutes beforehand. "I am so sorry and I apologize for my nervousness", Ledger told the newspaper.

Ledger came under fire after he was quoted in January 2006 in Melbourne's Herald Sun as saying that he heard that West Virginia had banned Brokeback Mountain, which it had not. (A cinema in Utah had banned the film.) He also referred to West Virginia as having had lynchings as recently as the 1980s which was disputed by archivists and historians, who say that the last extralegal public hanging in the state occurred in 1931.

Personal life

Prior to 2002, Ledger had dated actresses Lisa Zane and Heather Graham for short periods of time. From August 2002 to April 2004, Ledger had a relationship with actress Naomi Watts, whom he met during the filming of Ned Kelly.

Ledger dated actress Michelle Williams, whom he met on the set of Brokeback Mountain. Their daughter, Matilda Rose, was born on October 28, 2005 in New York City. The child's godparents are Ledger's Brokeback costar Jake Gyllenhaal and Williams' Dawson's Creek castmate Busy Philipps. The problems he had with paparazzi in Australia prompted Ledger to sell his residence in Bronte, New South Wales, for A$7 million, and move to the United States.

In August 2007, Us Weekly reported that Ledger and Williams ended their relationship because of their busy schedules. Neither Ledger nor Williams confirmed the rumour at that time. In September, 2007, Williams' father, Larry, confirmed to Sydney's Daily Telegraph that Ledger and Williams had indeed split. Even though the couple wore rings for a time, Ledger and Williams never confirmed they were engaged or married. Afterwards Ledger was reported to have been seeing supermodel Helena Christensen and Gemma Ward.

On January 30 2008, news of a 2006 video of Ledger, allegedly surrounded by people snorting cocaine and using other drugs at the Chateau Marmont, began to circulate. In the audio part of the video, as part of a conversation with an unidentified man, Heath Ledger mentions that his girlfriend, Michelle Williams, who was staying in their hotel room upstairs at the Chateau Marmont, would "give" him "shit" if she knew he were at such a party since they had a 3-month old daughter, whom he identifies as "Matilda," "Matilda Rose," and he mentions also having in the past smoked five marijuana joints a day for "20 years." The American television show The Insider had purchased the video, reportedly for $200,000, and began airing promos featuring the footage to be revealed the following day. The promotion of the video by The Insider and Entertainment Tonight, followed media speculation about Ledger's past addictions and a possible past rehab-intervention, which has not been corroborated or confirmed by reliable named sources and which Michelle Williams has subsequently specifically denied through her representative. In the face of pressure on the programs to pull the video and reported threats of possible boycotts from other high-profile stars, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider decided not to air the video.

Death

On January 22, 2008, Ledger was found dead in his fourth-floor Broome Street apartment in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City.

According to police, when housekeeper Teresa Solomon, who had arrived at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST to do household chores, entered the bedroom "At about 1 p.m. ... to change a light bulb in an adjacent bathroom she found him on the bed face down, with the sheet pulled up to his shoulders, and heard him snoring." Masseuse Diana Wolozin arrived at approximately 2:45 p.m. to give Ledger a massage, and when he did not emerge from his bedroom by 3 p.m., called his cell phone and received no answer. Wolozin entered the bedroom, began to set up the massage table, and tried to wake the unresponsive Ledger. Baker reports that then Wolozin "entered the bedroom and saw him lying in bed. She took a massage table out of the closet and began to set it up near his bed. She then went over to him and shook him, but got no response. Using his cellphone, she used a speed-dial button to call Ms. Olsen in California to seek her guidance, knowing Ms. Olsen to be a friend of Mr. Ledger’s." Baker reports further that:

According to the authorities, Ms. Wolozin told Ms. Olsen that Mr. Ledger was unconscious. Ms. Olsen said she would call some private security people she knew in New York, and hung up. Ms. Wolozin again shook Mr. Ledger, called Ms. Olsen a second time, and said she believed the situation was grave and would call 911.

Ms. Wolozin called 911 at 3:26 p.m. to say that Mr. Ledger was not breathing. The call occurred less than 15 minutes since she had first seen him in bed and only a few moments after the first call to Ms. Olsen. The 911 operator urged Ms. Wolozin to try to revive Mr. Ledger, but Ms. Wolozin’s efforts were not successful.

Emergency medical workers arrived at 3:33 p.m., at almost exactly the same moment as a private security guard summoned by Ms. Olsen . The medical workers moved his body to the floor and then used a defibrillator and CPR, to no avail. Mr. Ledger was pronounced dead at 3:36 p.m. By that point, two other private security guards summoned by Ms. Olsen had arrived, as had police officers.

Police said they found prescription medication in the bathroom and that there were "no obvious signs" of suicide, nor did they suspect foul play. An initial autopsy on January 23 proved inconclusive at determining Ledger's cause of death. The medical examiner's office stated it would take about 10 days to complete the investigation.

Fans left gifts outside of Ledger's New York City apartment following the news of his death

On January 23, 2008 (Australian time), Ledger's parents and sister appeared outside his mother's house in Applecross, a riverside Perth suburb, and read a short statement to the media expressing the family's grief and its desire for privacy during its period of mourning:

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.

The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, also released a public statement saying, "It was with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Heath Ledger... It is tragic that we have lost one of our nation's finest actors in the prime of his life."

On February 1 2008, Michelle Williams' first public statement on her reaction to his death expressed her own heartbreak and described her ability to see Ledger's spirit living on through their daughter:

Please respect our need to grieve privately. My heart is broken. I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers to trees, hugs animals, and takes steps two at a time and we know that he is with us still. She will be brought up with the best memories of him.

Ledger's death affects the marketing campaign of The Dark Knight., and suspended production for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,, whose director, Terry Gilliam, subsequently expressed determination to "salvage," perhaps using computer-generated graphics.

Filmography

Film

# Year Title Role Notes Gross US$
1.
1997
Paws Oberon UK£1,778,391
2. Blackrock Toby AUD$1,100,000
3.
1999
10 Things I Hate About You Patrick Verona $53,478,166
4. Two Hands Jimmy AFI Award nominee (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
5.
2000
The Patriot Gabriel Martin $215,294,342
6.
2001
Monster's Ball Sonny Grotowski $44,909,486
7. A Knight's Tale Sir William Thatcher/Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland $117,487,473
8.
2002
The Four Feathers Harry Faversham $29,882,645
9.
2003
The Order Alex Bernier $11,560,806
10. Ned Kelly Ned Kelly AFI Award nominee (Best Actor in a Leading Role) $6,585,516
11.
2005
Casanova Giacomo Casanova $37,691,629
12. Brokeback Mountain Ennis del Mar Academy Award nominee (Best Lead Actor)
Golden Globe nominee (Best Lead Actor - Drama)
BAFTA Award nominee (Best Lead Actor)
SAG nominee (Best Lead Actor, Best Ensemble Cast)
AFI Award (Best Lead Actor) 		$178,054,751
13. The Brothers Grimm Jacob Grimm $105,316,267
14. Lords of Dogtown Skip Engblom $13,411,957
15.
2006
Candy Dan AFI Award nominee (Best Actor in a Leading Role)
IF Award nominee (Best Actor)
FCCA Award nominee (Best Actor) 		$2,077,763
16.
2007
I'm Not There Robbie Clark $7,376,506
17. Black Eyed Dog Short film directed by and featuring Ledger. Set to 1974 song about depression written by Nick Drake
18.
2008
The Dark Knight The Joker post-production
19.
2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Tony died during filming; production indefinitely suspended as a result

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 Clowning Around
1996 Sweat Snowy Bowles Series regular
1997
Home and Away Scott Irwin Guest
Roar Conor Series regular

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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  12. Heath Ledger's Video For Nick Drake Song: Eerie Postscript To Actor's Death, by Jim Fraenkel, with additional reporting by Rodrigo Perez for MTV.com, 2008-01-22 10:15 PM EST
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  24. Heath Ledger Chooses Jake Gyllenhaal as Daughter's Godfather
  25. FIRST PICTURE: Michelle Williams and Matilda Arrive in Brooklyn
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