Heath Ledger Exposed
Name: Heath Ledger
Born As: Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
Birthdate/place: April 4, 1979 in Perth, Western Australia
Claim to Fame: “The Joker” in The Dark Knight
Ledger began his acting career in film and television in Australia in 1992. His first US role was as “Conor” in the short-lived 1997 TV series called Roar. In 2000 he starred as “Gabriel Martin”, opposite Mel Gibson, in The Patriot, and in 2005, Ledger had his most notable role to that time in the highly acclaimed, yet controversial film, Brokeback Mountain.
He appeared in three more films before starring role as “The Joker” in the film The Dark Knight, the last film he completed before his untimely death in January, 2008. He received the Oscar award for his portrayal of the “Joker”, posthumously. He is one of only two actors to receive an Oscar posthumously, the other being actor Peter Finch for Best Actor in a Leading Role in the 1976 movie Network.
Ledger was working on a fantasy film entitled The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus. His death occurred about a third of the way through filming. His role was recast with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrel portraying transformations is Ledger’s character as he travels through a dream world. The film is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2009.
