BIOGRAPHICAL STATS
Full Name
Heath (Middle English)
Andrew (from the Greek word andros - "strong, manly")
Ledger (British "people spear")
** Note: Heath's name is not Heathcliff.
Birth Date
04 April 1979
Birth Place
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia
Zodiac Signs
Aries (Western Zodiac)
Goat / Ram / Sheep (Chinese Zodiac)
Height
6'3" (188 cm)
Weight
186 pounds (84.368 kilograms / 13 stone and 2.8 lbs.)
Hair
Brown
Eyes
Brown
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 tattoo written on his arm by fiance Michelle
Williams, and inked over. Vertically placed on lower right arm.) [Inked
June 2005]
Large black ink tribal design showing 3 circles with 3 rays or lines on
inside right arm, underneath elbow. [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 mid-2007]
Dragonfly, and several geometric shapes (upper right arm, underneath and
through the three aligned planets) [Inked November 2007]
Three Concentric Circles in Red and Blue (upper right arm, front
shoulder blade) [Inked November 2007]
Infinity Symbol (upper right arm, underneath Dragonflly) [Inked November
2007] No photos available
Old Jazz Man in Hat inked in November 2007. Upper left arm, just
underneath the solar system. Shows in his
portrait that was painted in December 2007.
May Have Michelle's name (possibly tattooed on his inside upper right
arm. Unknown.)
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
Maturnal Grandparents
John and Jackie Ramshaw
Heritage
1/2 Scottish & 1/2 Irish
(From an interview with Heath when he was doing Roar.)
Education
Guildford Grammar School
Passed early graduation exams at age 16.
Residences
Casa Feliz in Los Angeles (sold in
2005)
Bronte Beach home in Sydney (Bought 2004.
Sold 2006) Brooklyn, NY (purchased in October 2005) The
Treehouse in Los Angeles
(purchased in 2006)
Hobbies and Interests
Photography, Painting,Reading & Plays Chess daily. Writing poetry, surfing, and
skateboarding. Enjoys rainy days and black & white films. Gene
Kelly movies and other musicals. Plays the didgeridoo
& some guitar. Taught himself to tap dance.
Began taking piano and singing lessons in 2007.
Entered Spiritual Plane
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