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"Heath Ledger\u2019s performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight is legendary. So is Tom Waits. \nIf these thoughts seem disconnected, you clearly need to watch this video.\nThe 1979 Australian TV interview with then 29-year-old Waits has been making the viral rounds on the Internet this weekend, and for good reason \u2014 Waits' voice is virtually indistinguishable from Ledger's memorably creepy Joker. The only difference? Waits is speaking this way in real life.\nAlso worth noting is interviewer Don Lane's impressive \u2014 and presumably unintentional \u2014 rendition of Phil Hartman's Frank Sinatra impression. \nThe two share a genuinely awkward (read: hilarious) conversation \u2014 witness Waits struggling to sit up and Lane attempting to avoid second-hand smoke to no avail. \nLedger's extreme commitment to his role as The Joker has been a topic of interest for years, particularly after the actor's untimely death. But it seems that a little credit may be due to Waits's unique voice \u2014 and perhaps even his casually bizarre demeanor. \nDo you see the similarity? Let us know in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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