How old was Heath Ledger in his first movie: Clowning Around?
Heath Ledger was 11 in Clowning Around when he played the character 'Orphan Clown'.
That was over 32 years ago in 1991.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2008 he died aged just 28, starring in 28 films in his career, 27 of those after Clowning Around was first released. If he were alive today he would be 45.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Clowning Around, I think Heath Ledger looks:
Did you know?
- Director George Whaley has worked with Heath Ledger just once in his career.
- Heath Ledger's first movie was as 'Orphan Clown' in Clowning Around, released in 1991 when he was 11
- Clowning Around scores 10 out of 10 on TMDB.
