The Dark Knight famed Heath Ledger played Joker with perfection; however, it was not easy for him at all. The 28-year-old ...

Heath Ledger’s sudden death in 2008 shocked Hollywood and fans around the world. While it was officially ruled an accidental overdose of prescription medications, the truth behind his final days is ...

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 ...

When Ledger, whose career had pretty much flatlined at that point, won his first award for “Brokeback,” he didn’t bother showing up to collect it at the New York Film Critics Circle gala.

Ledger appears as The Joker in Warner Bros.’ highly-anticipated summer 2008 comic book adaptation, The Dark Knight.

Ledger died in 2008 at the age of 28. — -- Jake Gyllenhaal is still heartbroken over the death of Heath Ledger more than eight years later. While speaking with People magazine and ...

Heath Ledger: 1979-2008 With his fearless role in the Oscar-winning ''Brokeback Mountain,'' the Aussie actor became far more than just a pretty face. Now with his untimely death, a career — and ...

Heath Ledger, 1979-2008 ... By Jen Carlson Published Jan 23, 2008 Modified Mar 7, 2008 Share We rely on your support to make local news available to all ...

Heath Ledger was born in Perth on April 4, 1979. He left school at 16 to pursue acting. One of Heath’s early roles was as a love interest for Home And Away ‘s Sally (Kate Ritchie).

Just a few days after Heath Ledger’s death on Jan. 22, 2008, EW spoke with actor Christopher Plummer, with whom Ledger was starring in TheImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a movie he was working ...

Mr. KIM LEDGER (Heath Ledger's Father): He was a down-to-earth, generous, kindhearted, life-loving, unselfish individual who was extremely inspirational to many.