| Also Known As | Heathy |
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| Birth Name | Heathcliff Andrew Ledger |
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| Birth | Born on 1980-04-04 at Perth, Western Australia Australia |
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| Height | 6' 1" |
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| Sex | M |
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Profession | Actor |
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| Education | Guilford Grammar School |
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| Married To | Michelle Williams (actress; b. September 9, 1980), Naomi Watts (actress; b. September 18, 1968; split), Heather Graham (actress; b. January 29, 1970; together as of 2000), Lisa Zane (actress; b. April 5, 1964; met while they were filming ROAR - 1997) |
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| Father | Kim Ledger (mining engineer; divorced in 1989) |
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| Mother | Sally Bell |
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| Sisters | Catherine Kate Ledger (older) |
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| h_sisters | Olivia Ledger (born in 1997; mother: Emma Brown) and Ashleigh Bell (born in 1989; father: Roger Bell) |
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| Step Father | Roger Bell |
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| Step Mother | Emma Brown |
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| Daughters | Matilda (born on Ocotber 28, 2005; mother: Michelle Williams) |
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| Claim To Fame | As Gabriel Martin in The Patriot (2000) |
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 Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated Australian film actor.
Ledger was born in Perth, Australia of Irish and Scottish descent. He lived in Western Australia until he was 16, when he left school (Guildford Grammar), a year early. He then moved to Sydney with his best friend, Trevor DiCarlo, in pursuit of a career in acting. Somewhat ironically, Ledger ..
Heath Ledger's Biography |
| Quote: "I don't have a technique. I've never been a believer in having one set technique on how to act. There are no rules and there is no rulebook. At the end of the day, it all comes down to my instincts. That's the one thing that guides me through every decision professionally. Socially, also. That's my technique. Yeah, you read through the script 100 times. I guess I have little characteristics about myself. Sometimes, most often than not, once we start shooting I won't look at the script at all until we finished shooting. It's kind of like it's been imprinted in my head during rehearsals. You just let it go." - Reel.com, May 2001 More Quotes | | Trivia: Asked BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN co-star Jake Gyllenhaal to be Godfather to his daughter Matilda. (February 22, 2006) More Trivia | | Heath Ledger Photo Gallery | | Contact Heath Ledger |
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