Heath Ledger 's early career as an actor in Australia led him to overnight success once the talented performer landed in Hollywood. In 1997, after years of small roles in different Australian TV ...

The late Heath Ledger's penultimate film which saw his legendary performance win numerous awards is airing on TV tonight (Sunday, May 4). The famous actor, originally from Perth, Australia ...

The Joker actor Heath Ledger played one of the main characters, but his death happened 1/3rd of the way into the movie's production.

NEW YORK — Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, face-down ...

Heath Ledger would have been 46 today! "The Dark Knight" star died a few weeks before his 29th birthday on January 22, 2008. The actor's friend and colleague, Stephen Gaghan, took a deep dive into ...

CNN.com reader Kristy O'Connor took a prenatal yoga class with Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams and says she was "in awe of his devotion and attention to Michelle." Reader Dena Michnowih says she ...

Heath Ledger was never a comics fan, yet he gave an Oscar winning performance as Joker in The Dark Knight.The late 28-year-old actor played the titular role in Christopher Nolan’s ...

Gyllenhaal, 35, explained that Ledger's death made the "Southpaw" actor face the reality of how short life can be, adding that it changed his perspective on what's really important to him.