Heath Ledger (Heath Ledger)

Heathcliff Andrew Ledger was born April 4, 1979 in Perth (Western Australia). Mother - Sally Ledger Bell, a teacher of French, her ancestors come from the Scottish clan of Campbell and his father - Kim Ledger, race car driver and mining engineer from the well-known family in Perth. Heath and his sister Katherine were named in honor of the heroes parents Emily Bronte's novel 'Wuthering Heights'. His parents divorced when Heath was 10 years old, the boy stayed with his mother, but continued to maintain good relations with his father.

. While studying at Gilfordskoy grammar school for boys, Heathcliff is actively involved in sports in the school's hockey team, was fond of dancing, and besides playing in the school theater studio
. At 15 he became the acting head of the school team which took part in competitions and finally opted for acting profession.

. Acting Career

. At age 17, just after graduating from high school, Hit with a friend went to Sydney, a city where, according to him, all my dreams come true
. In 1996 he landed the role of gay cyclist in the television series about young athletes 'sweat', his work there was seen, and in 1997, Ledger starred in the film of the life of teenagers 'Black Rock'. With these works he became quite famous in Australia, and he was invited to appear in the U.S., in the series 'Roar' company Fox. In 1999, the actor got kinoagentom in Hollywood and received a new role: first in the black comedy 'fingers fan', and soon in the teen comedy '10 Things I Hate '. After participating in these pictures of Heath Ledger has decided to abandon the image of handsome teenage idol and began to examine more severe sentence.
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. In 2000, he managed to get a central role in the film by Roland Emmerich 'Patriot', where he played with Mel Gibson
. Due to the success of this film Heath Ledger was awarded the best newcomer of the year 'Blockbuster Entertainment Award' and has gained world fame. Soon, he starred in the romantic in 'A Knight's Tale' (2001), which had considerable success with viewers around the world, and the Ledger was nominated for an MTV award for best kiss kinogoda. Signing the contract with the studio Miramax, the actor continued to work filming a small role in the film 'Monster's Ball', received the 2002 Award Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Later he removed in non-cash film 'Four Feathers', 'Ned Kelly' and 'Sin Eater', choosing to translate a complex and ambiguous character roles.

The year 2005 was for Heath Ledger peak of his acting career. This year, four films come at once with his participation, and his role was quite similar to one another. In colorful film director Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm ', he played one of the brothers-crooks-obsessed tales. In the film 'Lords of Dogtown' - forever tipsy merchant surfboards. The most ambiguous role was perceived image of the homosexual cowboy in Ang Lee film 'Brokeback Mountain', where Ledger was cast duet with Jake Gilenhaalom. And again, his film has received an award for the MTV best kiss in the movie, this time for the kiss of two cowboys in love. 'Brokeback Mountain' has been awarded three awards 'Oscar', the four awards 'Golden Globe' and was awarded the prize 'Golden Lion' Venice Film Festival. The actor himself was nominated for the prize of best actor award, the 'Oscar', as well as many other Awards. In late 2005, the premiere of another film featuring Ledger - costumed romantic comedy 'Casanova', where the actor played the title role of the famous seducer Giacomo Casanova.

. In 2006, Ledger starred in the Australian romantic drama 'Candy', has received recognition at home and at international film festivals
. In 2007, the film screens out 'There's no me' independent director Todd Haynes, biographical drama, where Heath Ledger plays one of the six incarnation of the famous singer Bob Dylan. In 2007 also were completed shooting continuing saga of Batman - 'Dark Knight' (dir. Christopher Nolan), where the role of villain played the Joker Heath Ledger. The film's release was scheduled for July 2008.

Death

January 22, 2008 at 15:31 Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment on Manhattan. A possible cause of death was an overdose of sleeping medication.

. Although some sources report that:

. Ver New York police that the actor Heath Ledger died from an overdose of drugs, has not received confirmation
. Content of drugs in the blood Ledger was too low to cause his death, the website TMZ.

Autopsy could not establish the exact cause of Ledger's death, so it took to carry out further toxicological examination. Officially, the results are still not public. Perhaps the actor was the cause of death heart attack, the newspaper 'Lenta.ru'

Actor was suffering from depression caused by divorce from his wife, Michelle Williams. Family members Ledger immediately ruled out the possibility of suicide of the actor.

The body of the actor was sent to Australia. February 9, 2008, he was buried at home in Perth. Tribute to Heath Ledger came about half a thousand people, including former fiancee actor Michelle Williams, and actress Cate Blanchett.

Life

Heath Ledger was known for his numerous romances with actresses. In 1997, he met with Lisa Zane (sister of actor Billy Zane). In 2000 - with the actress Heather Graham. In 2002-2004, Heath Ledger had a lengthy relationship with actress Naomi Watts, with whom the actor met while filming "Ned Kelly '.

In the summer of 2004 in Canada, while filming 'Brokeback Mountain', Ledger met actress Michelle Williams, with whom he had lived together for three years. October 28, 2005 had a daughter, Matilda Rose. In September 2007 the couple announced a separation.

. In the last months of life Heath Ledger, according to press reports, met with the Australian model and actress Gemma Ward, even though there are suspicions that he had met with Mary-Kate Olsen, according to the magazine "Star" (site www.starmagazine.com)


. Recognition and Awards

. 2005 - Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in the movie 'Brokeback Mountain'
. 2005 - Nomination for the Oscar for best actor in the movie 'Brokeback Mountain'

. Filmography

. 1992 - Clownery / Clowning Around - in an episode
. 1993 - Ship to berth / Ship to Shore - cyclist
. 1997 - Black Rock / Blackrock - Toby Ekland
. 1997 - Paws / Paws - Oberon
. 1997 - Home and back / Home and Away - Scott Irwin
. 1997 - 10 Things I Hate / 10 Things I Hate About You - Patrick Verona / Cowman
. 1999 - Pins Fan / Two Hands - Jimmy
. 2000 - The Patriot / The Patriot - Gabriel Martin
. 2001 - A Knight's Tale / A Knight's Tale - William
. 2001 - Monster's Ball / Monster's Ball - Sonny Grotowski
. 2002 - Four Feathers / The Four Feathers - Harry Fevershem
. 2003 - Ned Kelly / Ned Kelly - Ned Kelly
. 2003 - Poglotilel sins (Ord-ene) / The Order - Alex Bernier
. 2005 - Lords of Dogtown / Lords of Dogtown - Skip
. 2005 - The Brothers Grimm / The Brothers Grimm - Jacob Grimm
. 2005 - Brokeback Mountain / Brokeback Mountain - Ennis Delmar
. 2005 - Casanova / Casanova - Giacomo Casanova
. 2006 - Candy / Candy - Dan
. 2007 - There is no I / (I `m not There) - Bob Dylan
. 2008 - Batman: The Dark Knight / Batman: The Dark Knight - Joker

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