Heath Ledger until his death on Tuesday was envied by young men all over the world then again why wouldn’t they? Ledger had a baby daughter, Matilda with the love of his life, Michelle Williams. Critical acclaim – including an Oscar nomination for his role in Brokeback Mountain – gilded the appeal of his good looks; his movie fees were measured in millions.

All this and still only 28. So much for the Tinseltown hype. The Australian hunk died naked, alone and surrounded by prescription drugs.

Heath Ledger & his ex-financee, mother of his daughter, Michelle Williams - photos provided by PR Photos

Ledger was a boy took an interest in acting only because the alternative to drama class at his private school was cookery. His first lead was aged ten in a production of Peter Pan. That same year his parents divorced and the rest of his childhood was spent alternating between their two homes.

While his father wanted him to go into motor sport, Ledger had other ideas and left school at 16 to pursue an acting career. With a best friend Heath drove across Australia to Sydney, arriving with only a few cents in his pocket.

There he began to pick up roles in films and TV series including that staple of budding Aussie thespians, Home and Away. “I had to eat,” he quipped.

A lead role in a high-camp swordsandsandals epic attracted Stateside attention and Ledger’s breakthrough came in 1999, when he moved to LA.

source: Dailymail

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