Heath (Middle English)
Andrew (Greek: "Andros" meaning strong, manly.)
Ledger (British. "People Spear.")
** Note: Heath's name is
not Heathcliff.
Birth Date
Birth Place
Zodiac Signs
Height
Weight
186 pounds (84.368 kilograms / 13 stone & 2.8 lbs.)
Hair
Eyes
Shoe Size
U.S. size 12 (Euro: 46.66 / UK & AU 11.5)
Body Art
12 (known) Self-Designed Tribal Tattoos
- Solar system with
planet/sun in center (upper left arm)
- Three aligned planets
(upper right arm)
- KAOS (initials
for his sisters: Kate, Ashleigh, Olivia, and his mother,
Sally - left wrist)
- Leaf (top of
right hand, on the fleshy part between the thumb and
first-finger) [Inked June 2005]
- Old Man River
(Text written on his arm by fiancé Michelle
Williams, and inked over. Vertically placed on lower right
arm.) [Inked
June 2005]
- Large black ink rectangular
design with 3 circles, each attached a
straight line (resembling 3 balloons)
inside right arm, underneath elbow. Possibly representing
an Awen. [Inked April 16, 2006]
- Bird Soaring
(inside lower left arm) [Inked April 16, 2006]
- Matilda
(Daughter's name) in red, underneath left breastbone, near
heart.) [Inked ?]
- Dragonfly, with
tail skewering through the original three aligned planets
on upper right shoulder. [Inked November 2007]
- Three Concentric Circles
in Red and Blue (upper right arm, front
shoulder blade) [Inked November 2007]
- Several unknown geometric shapes, one possibly
representing infinity, on and around the dragonfly on upper
right arm. [Inked November
2007]
- Old Jazz Man in Hat
inked in November 2007. Upper left arm, just
underneath the solar system. Shows in portrait by Vincent
Fantauzzo. [Inked late Nov/early Dec 2007.]
- Other tattoos not known.
Parents
father: Kim Ledger
(wife: Inis Rosa )
mother: Sally Ledger Bell
(husband: Roger Bell)
Siblings
Kate (parents Kim & Sally)
Ashleigh Bell (half-sister, born
1989 to Sally & Roger)
Olivia Ledger (half-sister, born
1997 to Kim & Emma Brown)
Paternal Grandparents
Colin and Esther Ledger
Great-Grandfather: Sir Frank Ledger
Maternal Grandparents
John & Jackie Ramshaw
Cultural Heritage
1/2 Scottish & 1/2 Irish
(From an interview with Heath when he was doing Roar.)
Education
Residences Owned
Casa Feliz in Los Feliz neighborhood,
Los Angeles, CA (sold in 2005)
Bronte Beach home in Sydney NSW, AU
(Bought 2004. Sold 2006)
Brownstone in Brooklyn, NY
(purchased in October 2005)
The Treehouse in Los Angeles
(purchased in 2006)
Hobbies & Interests
Music, Photography, Painting, Reading &. Writing, Poetry, Theatre, Videography, DJ'ing.
Avid daily chess player close to grandmaster level. Surfing, and
skateboarding. Enjoys rainy days and black & white
films. Gene Kelly movies & other musicals. Ingmar Bergman films.
Plays the didgeridoo & some guitar. Taught himself to tap
dance. Modern Dance. Was taking piano and voice lessons.
Spiritual Crossing
On Tuesday, January 22, 2008, approximately 12 noon, EST US, Heath
passed away in
his sleep when the prescribed low doses of his medications combined to
cause
respiratory failure. The tragic accident shocked the world and people
flocked to
NY to lay flowers and wishes at his apartment door. Heath's life was
celebrated
in his hometown of Perth, Western Australia on his favorite beach, Cottlesloe.
Missed and beloved by hundreds of family and friends, He left a light in
this
world that can never be replaced.
