Heath Ledger Personal Info & Profile

Heath Ledger Profile

Famous As

Actor

Birth Name

Heath Andrew Ledger

Birth Date

April 4, 1979

Birth Place

Perth, Western Australia

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Famous As

Actor

Personal Fact

Birth Name

Heath Andrew Ledger

Birth Date

April 4, 1979

Birth Place

Perth, Western Australia

Height

6' 1"

Nationality

Australian

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Mother

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✦ Had the L.A.-based organization Australians in Film (AIF) launched the Heath Ledger Scholarship Fund in May 2008 as a tribute to him which was meant to help wannabe Australian actors to expand their careers in the U.S.
✦ Had his final portrait titled "Heath", which was painted by Australian artist Vincent Fantauzzo at his family's Perth home in December 2007, won the People's Choice Award at the 2008 Australia's Archibald Prize Exhibition.
✦ Had the shirts he and Jake Gyllenhaal wore in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005) up for sale on eBay as part of an auction to benefit Variety, the Children's Charity of Southern California (February 2006).
✦ Named the 3rd Best Actor at the 2005 National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) held at Manhattan eatery Sardi's on January 7th.
✦ Voted the Best Performer in the Take Seven critics poll conducted by New York's The Village Voice for his action in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain".