Australia's Finest: Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger (born April 4, 1979 - died January 22, 2008)
Already something of an established actor in his native Australia, upon Ledger's move to the United States, he appeared in "10 Things I Hate About You", but he felt as though he was being stereotyped as a he-babe, and as a result, he took as many serious roles as he could.
The result: an Oscar nomination for Ang Lee's cowboy drama, "Brokeback Mountain" and the plum role of the Joker in Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel, "The Dark Knight".
Here are his thoughts on his celebrity:
"My ambition is all in my head. I'm on a journey. I'm on a walkabout. It's about collecting wisdom of emotions and heart and self and understanding. Being absolutely comfortable with your body and life and the Earth, sun and moon being the only truths.
That's what my success is, getting underneath that. At the end of the day, that's the only thing you're going to carry with you when you die."
Australian Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead
22 January 2008: The body of Australian actor Heath Ledger was found by his housekeeper in his apartment in New York.
Police suspect Ledger's death may have been drug related, due to the presence of a large number of pills near the body.
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"10 Things I Hate About You" is based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, and revolves around two sisters Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) and Katarina "Kat" Stratford (Julia Stiles).
Bianca is the popular sister who wants to start dating a popular boy, Joey Donner (Andrew Keegan) and Kat is the social outcast.
Trying to keep his daughters from dating, for fear they may get pregnant, their paranoid father (Larry Miller) makes a family rule where Bianca cannot date until Kat does, which seems impossible.
New kid Cameron (Joseph Gordon Levitt) has a huge crush on Bianca and, thinking Bianca likes him in return and wants to date him, he and his friend Michael Eckman (David Khumoltz) devise a scheme where they try to pair Kat off with the school "Bad Boy" Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger).
By reading the basic plot above, you probably think this is just another teen flick. Well, though technically a teen flick, it lacks the shallowness of other movies of this genre. With witty dialogue, some very funny physical stunts, some great acting, and a hip soundtrack headlined by Letters To Cleo, this film is a definite must own.
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Was Heath Ledger's Joker Oscar Worthy?
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poddys says:
This was a great performance by a fine actor, his life tragically cut short
Posted December 01, 2008
lauragioia says:
Yes it is, but I would be surprised if he was nominated. It is a 'negative' role, while in the past only 'not normal' characters were chosen if they conveyed a positive message. Also the film is not strongly linked to a Jewish background, that also seem to be one of the factors that allow some films and actors to win oscars when other films should have.
Posted November 29, 2008
Laura, Izzy and Nikki says:
we think he should get an oscar because it was his best performance yet and we're doing a presentation on him because we like him and he's pretty
VOTE HEATH
from laura, izzy and nikki
xxxxx
Posted September 26, 2008
Rich007 says:
Yeah, give it to him because he deserve it. He was brilliant playing the Joker. I am going to see the movie a second time. I give five stars.
Posted August 05, 2008
z :) says:
I cant believe you're asking this...
OF COURSE he diserved an oscar! come on!
Heath Ledger IS the best actor ever!
Posted August 03, 2008
swathi says:
OF COURSE HE IS..i mean hes just absolutely brilliant in this movie..dont think anyone deserves the oscar more than him...even with the make up he still manages to look so cute
Posted July 31, 2008
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Heath Ledger Biography
Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 - 22 January 2008) was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career. His work encompassed nineteen films, including 10 Thing...
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- GrowWear GrowWear Aug 5, 2009 @ 12:22 am
- Ah. Still missing Heath. Hoping Matilda is doing well.
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- clouda9 clouda9 Aug 5, 2009 @ 12:18 am
- Wow! I am so impressed by what you put together here...it is fan-tabulous!
Loved Brokeback Mountain. It was so far from the drag or flamboyant impressions left in a lot of 'gay' movies. I've not seen him as The Joker yet, on my to-watch list though!
5*'s and SWAH
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- athomemomblog athomemomblog Mar 24, 2009 @ 10:04 am
- It`s very sad that we won`t be seeing any more incredible acting from this young man. He was one of the best actors I`ve seen, not just the hottest, but he brought realism to the screen.
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- dc64 dc64 Feb 21, 2009 @ 9:20 pm
- I first saw Heath Ledger in the short-run TV series "Roar", which I LOVED! They quit making the series because it was too expensive, not because it didn't have enough viewers. My favorite Heath Ledger movie is easily "A Knight's Tale". How sad that he has so soon moved on to the after. Perhaps he is entertaing the angels with his talent now.
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- boshemia boshemia Jan 9, 2009 @ 8:59 am
- Far to young to leave this world, and far too talented to be forgotten. Thank you for an excellent lens.
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- AndyPo AndyPo Jan 6, 2009 @ 11:29 am
- Yes. Very sad news.
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- rms rms Jan 2, 2009 @ 12:54 am
- Gone too soon.
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- poddys poddys Dec 1, 2008 @ 8:44 pm
- He was a fine actor whose life was tragically cut short. 5***** for a very nice lens. My favourite performance, other than as The Joker was in The Patriot, a great movie.
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- GrowWear GrowWear Nov 20, 2008 @ 11:25 am
- Still missing Heath. Still sad that he's gone. My heart aches for his family and especially for his little girl. I wish the family peace and more and more moments where the light gets in.
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Oct 23, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
- Ah, it was sad very sad to see this great young actor lose his life. He was so talented -- loved him in Dark Knight. You've done a nice job telling his story.
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