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H HEATH LEDGER Heath Ledger was primed to become the next great Hollywood star. He set another stage in 2008. He gained attention from the industry after his controversial performance as a gay sheep wrangler in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. His unforgettable performance was in ‘The Dark Knight’ which brought him home an Academy Award for best performance as a supporting actor. For the role he locked up himself in a hotel room in London to explore different voices and quirks. A notebook later revealed the extent of his dedication. He was also nominated for ‘Best Performance of an individual actor’ for his performance in ‘Brokeback Mountain’. Trivia In the documentary “I Am Heath Ledger”, Ledger’s vocal coach on the film Gerry Grennell stated that Heath had to continuously lick his lips due to his prosthetic coming off whenever he spoke. He eventually made this a tic of the character as he was filming. Trivia Django Unchained(2012) During the filming of one of the dinner scenes, Leonardo DiCaprio had to stop the scene because he was having “a difficult time” using so many racial slurs. Samuel L. Jackson then pulled him aside telling him, “M**********r, this is just another Tuesday for us.” PAGE 17 FLICK 2018