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.”
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