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Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work consisted of 20 films in a variety of genres, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999 ...
Heath Ledger was an Australian film actor whose career lasted more than 16 years. Ledger received acclaim for his acting in the Australian crime film Two Hands (1999), receiving nominations at the Australian Film Institute (AFI) and Film Critics Circle of Australia in the categories for Best Actor.
The Joker is a character portrayed by Heath Ledger and the main antagonist in Christopher Nolan 's 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight. Based on the DC Comics supervillain of the same name, he is depicted as a psychopathic criminal mastermind with a warped, sadistic sense of humor who defines himself by his conflict with the vigilante Batman.
J. Vespa/WireImage Heath Ledger would have turned 45 years old on Thursday, April 4 — and his legacy is still being remembered. The Australian-born actor died at age 28 on January 22, 2008 ...
Heath Ledger ’s friend has revealed new information about the circumstances surrounding the actor’s death.
Oppenheimer's Christopher Nolan paid tribute to Heath Ledger at the Golden Globes, recalling the moment he collected an award posthumously given to Ledger.
The Dark Knight was marketed with an innovative interactive viral campaign that initially focused on countering criticism of Ledger's casting by those who believed he was a poor choice to portray the Joker. Ledger died from an accidental prescription drug overdose in January 2008, leading to widespread interest from the press and public regarding his performance. When it was released in July ...
Stephen Gaghan and Heath Ledger. Getty Images (2) Director Stephen Gaghan had an idea in the early 2000s to turn Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking into a movie ...