Sam talks about the tragic loss of young Actor, Heath Ledger

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Sam talks about the tragic loss of the young and gifted Heath Ledger and how moments that touch us are opportunities to examine our own lives.

2/6/08 UPDATE: The NYC medical examiner's office has ruled that Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

"Having a child changes every aspect of your life - for the better, of course. The sacrifices are large, but what you get in return is even bigger than the sacrifices you make. I feel, in a sense, ready to die because you are living on in your child, (not literally ready to die, but, you know, that sort of feeling in a profound way)" Heath Ledger, In Touch Weekly, November 2007

Date of Birth
4 April 1979, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Death
22 January 2008, Manhattan, New York, USA

Heath Ledger Biography:

When a young, hunky 20 year old heart-throb Heath Ledger first came to the attention of the public in 1999, it was all too easy to tag him as a "pretty boy" and an actor of not much depth. He has spent the past five years trying desperately to sway this image away, but this has indeed been a double-edged sword. But that comes much later in his story. Heath Ledger was born on the fourth of April 1979, in Perth, Western Australia. As the story goes, in junior high it was compulsory to do one of two electives, either cooking or drama, and as Heath could honestly not see himself in a cooking class, he tried his hand at drama. Heath was talented, there was no denying that. However, the rest of the class did not acknowledge his talent, possibly out of jealousy. When he was 17, he and a friend, decided to pack up, leave school, take a car and rough it to Sydney. Heath believed Sydney to be the place where dreams are made, or at least, where actors can possibly get their big break. However, upon arriving in Sydney with a purported 69 cents to his name, Heath tried everything to get a break. His first real acting job came in a low budget movie called Blackrock (1997), a largely unimpressive cliché; a teen angst film about one boy's struggle when he learns his best mate raped a girl. He did not have a large part in this movie. In fact, it was a very small one. The only thing of notice in his role is you get to see him get his lights punched out. After that small role, Heath auditioned for a role in a TV show called "Sweat" (1996) about a group of young Olympic hopefuls. He got offered one of two roles, one as a swimmer, another as a gay cyclist. Heath accepted the latter because he felt to really stand out as an actor one had to accept unique roles that stood out from the bunch. It got him small notice, but unfortunately the show was quickly axed, which led him to look for other roles. He was in "Home and Away" (1988) for a very short period, in which he played a surfer who falls in love with one of the girls of Summer Bay. Then came his very brief role in Paws (1997). Paws was a film which existed solely to cash in on guitar prodigy Nathan Cavaleri's brief moment of fame, where he was the hottest thing in Australia. Heath played a student in the film, involved in a stage production of a Shakespeare play, in which he played "Oberon". A very brief role, this did nothing other than give him a small paycheck, but nothing to advance his career. Then came Two Hands (1999). He went to America trying to audition for film roles, showcasing his brief role in "Roar" (1997) opposite then unknown Vera Farmiga. He could not find any American roles but then Australian director Gregor Jordan auditioned him for the lead in Two Hands (1999), which he got. An in your face Aussie crime thriller, Two Hands (1999) was outstanding and helped him secure a role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). After that, it seemed Heath was being typecast as a teen hunk, which he did not like, so he accepted a role in a very serious war drama The Patriot (2000).

REF: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005132


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[SamHarrisCOM]

UPDATE: The NYC medical examiner's office has ruled that Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

[Tboarder123]

How lovely that you want to hear back from us and what we can change about ourselfs to stop something from happening that could hurt someone, however I see 95 comments and you cant see them all. But Thank You because I have made a decison to stop something and hope I have the strenght to see it through.

[SamHarrisCOM]

Tboarder123, thanks, click "view all comments" below.

[Jadranko23]

Just to apologize as I did put one video response which doesn't belong here, by mistake. If there is chance please remove it, I can't. Thanks and sorry again.

R.I.P. Heath

[SamHarrisCOM]

Jadranko23, your video is very nice. Thanks for sharing!

[SamHarrisCOM]

What are your favorite movies of Heath's?

Other than Brokeback Mountain, I really loved "A Knight's Tale".

Michael

Sam's Web Guy

[lauraacg]

HEATH LEDGER♥

[melon172007]

I loved the contrast introduced in this video: self-reflection vs. playing with death, tradegy vs. life as a beautiful gift. Thank you.

Something about me that needs more attention: there are many things. Certainly the death of Heath Leger, an ASTOUNDING actor, has helped me to reflect on these many things in my own life.

May Heath, and all who love him and all who will ever love him, find peace.

[JACK33Yx]

I totally disagree with you saying that this was a waste of talent. It was not a waste and never will be, surely what he did was amazing and he has touched so many people around the world. It upsets me to ever imagain it being a waste of talent, your life is what you make it, and Heath lived his to the full and achieved so many goals.

Yes he overdosed and it was accidental, maybe you would be right if this WAS suicide but to say it is a waste is not true.

(:

[chambo1992]

RIGHT ON SISTERS

A Waste Like,Tupac,Heath Ledger!,FUCKIN DE=ISGRACE AND SAG

[MoyIsTheBeaner]

it is gonna be so hard to find another joker that is good as heath rip

[kema702]

he made such a good performance in the dark night rip heath

[charlottepoet]

i have a terrible habit of not paying as good of attention in the car!

[meep316]

Good video man. Brought up some good points. However, I disagree with you saying he was a "waste of talent". Sure, he likely would have given us amazing stuff had he not tragically passed. But you have to think in terms of what he was able to do while he was here. All the amazing performances he gave. Making us laugh, cry, think, our jaws drop. He was truly an inspiration to me and I'm sure alot of other people. He will live on through his movies, and we must cherish all that we have left of him

[dreamerjs]

Great insight as always!

[JesusitsElduderino]

Sam, you are once again a great inspiration! You're so right about taking such things as a chance to check where you are taking risks yourself. Never saw it that way. For me its eating really unhealthy nutrition, working way to long and hard, putting myself under to much pressure in my job, doing risky sports, not sleeping enough over long periods and maybe sometimes (I hope not often) my outlook on life... In any case, you gave me again something great to think about. Thank you so much!!!!