Heath Ledger was born in 1979 in Perth, Australia to parents Kim and Sally. He showed an early talent for drama in school but was bullied by his classmates. At age 17, he dropped out of school and moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career. His first role was in a small, forgettable film called Blackrock. He went on to secure roles in television shows and films in Australia before landing his breakout role in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, allowing him to pursue roles in Hollywood. Ledger achieved great success and acclaim for his role in Brokeback Mountain in 2005, earning an Oscar nomination. He was found dead in 2008 from an accidental overdose of prescription

2. R.I.P. Heath Andrew Ledger April 4,1979-January 22,2008

3. Child Hood

4. Heath Ledger was born on the fourth of April 1979, in Perth, Western Australia. His dad Kim who designed race cars, and his mom Sally who worked as an French teacher. They got divorced when Heath was 11. So he pretty much use to moving

5. As the story goes, in junior high it was required to do one of two electives, either cooking or drama. Heath could honestly not see himself in a cooking class, he tried his hand at drama. Heath was talented. However, the rest of the class did not admire his talent, possibly out of jealousy

7. Movie Career

8. Heath’s First Shot

13. Heath Goes To America

15. Heath Goes Hollywood

21. The Dark Knight The Dark Night