13 Biggest Facts About The Iconic Heath Ledger

13 Biggest Facts About The Iconic Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger is one of the greatest actor, ever. He died an early death and broke the hearts of millions of his fans across the world. Sometimes we wonder how many more iconic roles he could have done if hand’t died such an early death.

1. Home

He grew up in Perth, Western Australia. And he used to call it “the most isolated city in the world”.

2. Name

Heath Ledger and his older sister, Kate Ledger, are named after the two main romantic characters of the Emily Brontë novel, “Wuthering Heights”.

3. First Break

Heath Ledger’s first big role was in Australian TV series Sweat, and it was of a gay bicyclist.

4. Filming

According to reports, Ledger nearly broke co-star Jake Gyllenhaal’s nose while filming a kissing scene.

5. Joker

In preparation for the role of Joker, Ledger secluded himself in a motel room for six weeks, preparing as hard as he could for the character.

6. Michael Caine

Heath Ledger as the Joker scared Michael Caine (Alfred) so bad, he forgot his lines.

7. Batman Interrogation Scene

Heath wanted Christian Bale to beat him as hard as he could during the interrogation scene in “The Dark Knight”, so he could get a better feel for the scene.

8. Creative

The Joker’s white makeup was designed by Heath Ledger himself. He wanted to show the audience that The Joker did his own makeup.

9. Harvey Dent

In the movie The Dark Knight, Joker (Heath Ledger) asks Harvey Dent to kill him or join his rank. In that scene he actually places his finger such that even if Dent had pulled, the trigger hammer would not work. Dent never had any option other than joining his rank.

10. Fun Lover

Heath Ledger used to skateboard on the set while he was wearing the costume and full makeup of The Joker.

11. Modest Mouse

Before his death in January 2008, Ledger had started working on a music video for Modest Mouse.

12. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell gave their entire salaries from the movie “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassius” to Heath’s daughter.

13. Oscar Award

Heath Ledger is only the second person to win a posthumous acting Oscar. The first was Peter Finch.