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Growing up in Australia, you never feel like you're going to live beyond that place. You wake up and you go to the beach, and you do your homework. You're just a kid.

Heath Ledger

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Heath Ledger
Age: 28 †
Born: 1979
Born: April 4
Died: 2008
Died: January 22
Actor
Character Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Television Actor
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Australia
Heath Andrew Ledger
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