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Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger was an Australian actor. He rose to fame with his breakout role in 1999's
10 Things I Hate About You
. His most notable films include
A Knight's Tale
(2001),
Monster's Ball
(2001),
Lords of Dogtown
(2005),
Brokeback Mountain
(2005),
I'm Not There
(2007) and
The Dark Knight
(2008). He died in 2008 of a drug overdose at the age of 28.
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