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	Was found dead in his apartment at 421 Broome Street in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City at 3:26 p.m. EST by his housekeeper and a massage therapist, finding him face down and unconscious in his bed with sleeping pills on a nearby table. (22 January 2008)
	He and his older sister, Kate Ledger, are named after the two main romantic characters of the Emily Bronte novel, Wuthering Heights?.
	Was selected in the State U17 squad in field hockey and was touted as one of the up and coming young stars, but chose to pack it in and try to make a career out of acting.
	Jake Gyllenhaal is the godfather of his daughter Matilda.
	Was the first non-American actor to portray the Joker.
	When he was cast as The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008), rumors circulated that his Brokeback Mountain (2005) cast mate Jake Gyllenhaal would be playing district attorney Harvey Dent. Instead, Jake's sister Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes.
	Owned a pet kangaroo that was found by his mother as a child.
	In both his first and final complete roles, he portrayed a clown.
	The day after he died, Heath Ledger was supposed to meet with Steven Spielberg to explore the idea of a movie together.
	Has co-starred with a Gyllenhaal sibling in his two most acclaimed roles; as Ennis Del Marr with 'Jake Gyllenhaal' in Brokeback Mountain, and as the Joker with 'Maggie Gyllenhaal' in The Dark Knight.

Quotes

	'I only do this because I'm having fun. The day I stop having fun, I'll just walk away. I wasn't going to have fun doing a teen movie again.... I don't want to do this for the rest of my life....I don't want to spend the rest of my youth doing this in this industry. There's so much I want to discover.' - Vanity Fair (August 2000)
	The Joker, so far, is definitely the most fun I've had with any character. He's just out of control -- no empathy, he's a sociopath, uh, a psychotic, mass-murdering clown. And, uh, I'm just thoroughly, thoroughly enjoying it. It's just exceeded any expectations I had of what the experience would be like. (About playing the Joker).
	I never studied acting in Australia. I never had an empty stage and black pajamas to run around and express myself.
	I learned respect for women, and patience. You grow up with all those women around you...you learn to wait your turn. - Cosmopolitan, June 1998
	Like diving into an Olympic pool, swimming the length underwater, then emerging gasping for breath. It's so noisy that it's quiet, you can't hear; the flashlights are so blinding that it's dark, you can't see. (on walking the red carpet)
	I prefer to date older women because they don't try to act older like younger girls but because they try to act younger.

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He went off like a shooting star - a flash of brilliance and then a trail of legacy that includes one of the most memorable roles ever - The Joker. Found dead in an apartment building in New York, Heath Ledger's life began as a struggle to go beyond the chocolate-boy roles and achieve something immortal. And that he did - RIP Heath!

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