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title: Joker (The Dark Knight) text: Joker (The Dark Knight) The Joker is a fictional character who appears in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film "The Dark Knight". Based upon the DC Comics character of the same name, he was played by Australian actor Heath Ledger. A psychopathic mass murderer with a sadistic sense of humor, the Joker attempts to undermine the efforts of Batman (Christian Bale), James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to rid Gotham City of crime. The character embodies themes of chaos, anarchy and obsession: throughout the film, he expresses a desire to upset social order through crime, and defines himself title: Joker (The Dark Knight) text: Supporting Actor in recognition of Ledger's performance in "The Dark Knight". Joker (The Dark Knight) The Joker is a fictional character who appears in Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero film "The Dark Knight". Based upon the DC Comics character of the same name, he was played by Australian actor Heath Ledger. A psychopathic mass murderer with a sadistic sense of humor, the Joker attempts to undermine the efforts of Batman (Christian Bale), James Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to rid Gotham City of crime. The character embodies themes of chaos, anarchy and obsession: throughout the film, he expresses title: Brendon Miller text: Brendon Miller Brendon Miller (born August 30, 1976) is an American pornographic actor and musician. In 2012, Miller portrayed the Joker in "The Dark Knight XXX". He won the 2013 XBIZ Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film. Although he retired from performing in 2014 to focus on his music career, he returned to the industry in 2015 to reprise his role as the Joker for "Batman v Superman XXX: An Axel Braun Parody". Miller edits approximately half of the movies that Stormy Daniels produces. Miller is the lead singer of a band called The Wicked title: Joker (character) text: an avatar of anarchy and chaos. While "Batman Begins" earned a worldwide total of $370 million; "The Dark Knight" earned over $1 billion and was the highest-grossing film of the year, setting several box-office records (including highest-grossing midnight opening, opening day and opening weekend). Ledger won a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, the first acting Oscar ever won for a superhero film. The Joker has featured in a number of animated projects, such as 2009's "" (voiced by Jeff Bennett) and 2011's "Young Justice" (voiced by Brent Spiner), and comic book adaptations (including 2010's "", title: Joker (The Dark Knight) text: all." In his 2016 book "The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture", NPR contributor Glen Weldon recalled that fans were outraged over the choice of Ledger, due to his past roles in films such as "Brokeback Mountain" (2005). However, with the first trailer released in 2007, the film and its portrayal of the Joker received very positive response from audiences and entertainment industry professionals alike. Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro gushed of his impression for Ledger's performance, finding it "really, really edgy and scary". American Batman writers Paul Dini and Jeph Loeb both chimed with the positive