Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa Honor Heath Ledger on DWTS

Julia Stiles and her Dancing with the Stars partner, Ezra Sosa, honored late co-star Heath Ledger with a tribute performance during the show’s Dedication Night on October 20, 2026. The pair danced a contemporary routine to Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” the song Ledger’s character serenades Stiles’ character with in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You. They received a score of 36 out of 40. After the performance, Stiles was joined on the dance floor by castmates from the film, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, Larisa Oleynik, Andrew Keegan and Susan May Pratt. The onstage reunion brought together several of the actors who appeared with Stiles and Ledger in the romantic comedy. Before the routine, Stiles reflected on working with Ledger, who died in 2008 at age 28. She said she learned from him and remembered him as authentic. Stiles also said she wished she could call him to tell him that audiences still care about the film and that they had made something special together. The performance drew on the film’s best-known serenade scene, in which Ledger’s character, Patrick Verona, sings “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” to Stiles’ Kat Stratford. The...