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I'm shy. People get confused. They think as an actor you can get up and be confident on the screen. Why aren't you like this in normal life? Why can't you act in your social life? 'Because I can't!'

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Heath Ledger
Age: 28 †
Born: 1979
Born: April 4
Died: 2008
Died: January 22
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Heath Andrew Ledger
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