| ...Trivia, Awards & Quotes from Heath & other Thespians etc... |
| Facts you might or might not know: Heath is the adoptive parent of a kangaroo that was rescued after it's mother was killed, Roo lives with Heath's dad. Hobbies: Tennis, Surfing, poetry writing (a poet as well....), photography, painting, drawing, snowboarding and horse riding. Heath has/did have two temporary tattoos- a rose on his chest and a Ying Yang on his left bicep... He now has a real tattoo which he designed himself on his right bicep showing the centre of the universe in black and white with the sun, the earth and the moon. His favourite actors are Mel Gibson and Jack Nicholson "I'd love to work with some dead people as well," he says "Like Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, perhaps. I love musicals!" So what would he be doing if he wasn't an actor? "I'd probably be walking around the world in a pair of sneekers with a backpack, searching for something to do. I'd probably paint, or have something to do with children. I'd like to be a teacher, or I'd just paint with my hands." Awards: Heath Ledger was nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance in 2000 for 10 Things I Hate About You and AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 1999 for Two Hands. 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Male-Newcomer- The Patriot ShoWest 2001 Male Star of Tomorrow Heath was named after the main romantic characters of Emily Bronte novel Wuthering Heights. Heath's current residence is a house in Los Feliz, California. Heath owns a 1970 Ford Mustang Grande in "bad-ass black. I drive it and feel like a man," Heath's nickname is Heathy. He can tapdance "I'm self-taught. I do it by myself in my apartment," Named one of People's magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 2001. He was set to star in a Miramax movie called "Calico" when the movie's production was shut down by Miramax's co-chairman, Harvey Weinstein, because he didn't like Heath.- Weirdo, what isn't there to like? Must have been the great presence he has (according to Mel Gibson) which made Harvery feel threatened perhaps or maybe he thought Heath was just too good... Heath auditioned for the part of Max in tv show Roswell High. However, the show was originally developed for FOX and since he had already starred in Roar which was unsucessful for FOX, they did not want to hire him. - A strange way of casting...Mardy or what? Starsign: Aries Girlshapes: Heather Graham, Lisa Zane, Christina Cauchi Natural hair colour: Light brown Eye colour: Brown Height: 6'3" Favourite Music: U2, Doors, Led Zepplin, Spiderbait, Miles Davis and Silverchair Sports: Fieldhockey and "Australian Rules" Football. Favourite Food: Sushi Favourite Film/Movie: Braveheart Idols: Gene Kelly and Judy Garland Heritage: 1/2 Irish 1/2 Scottish Marital Status: Single!!!! |
| (J17 Sept 2001) Things we love about Heath... His modesty... When Heath got his first big glossy magazine cover he couldn't understand it. "I was like, 'Why? Who paid who?'" He's a girl's boy... "I'm not embarrassed to show my emotions in front of anyone," Heath admits. "Emotions aren't there to be stored." He managed to say in 10 Things I Hate About You... "Why is everyone so hot for this girl? Has she got beer-flavoured nipples?" While keeping a straight face. He loves his inner child... "I'm still a six-year-old kid," he says, "I always will be and I think that it's an important thing to hold on to." |
| Other Thespians views on Heath... Mel Gibson: "Heath possesses an unlikely combination: he has incredible presence, yet he has no fucking pretensions" Julia Stiles: "He's definitely not going to be changed by Hollywood. I do think he'll maintain a good sense of self. He's extremely sexy too" |
| (from Rollingstone.com) Ben & Heath's beer blast You would never know it from the fab condition of their abs, but Ben Affleck and Heath Ledger are competitive beer drinkers. The two, who have draught systems installed in their Los Angeles-area homes, have an open-ended contest to see who can be the fastest to polish off a 135-pint keg of their beloved Guinness. Affleck is in a command position right now; he and his pals quaffed a keg of the famed Irish ale in two days. -for more Ben go to oocities.com/ben_affleck_fan_site/ |
| Heath has QUIT smoking! :) |