Baz Luhrmann

Directing · Born 1962-09-17 in New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian filmmaker and actor with projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries. He is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, with four of his films in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films of all time. On the screen he is best known for his "Red Curtain Trilogy", consisting of his romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992), and the romantic tragedies William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Following the trilogy, projects included Australia (2008), The Great…

Filmography

• Show Me the Magic as Self
• The Dark Room as First Student
• Room 999 as Self
• Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough as Self
• Winter of Our Dreams as Pete
• Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
• Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen as Self - Director
• Crazy About Tiffany's as Self
• Revealed: Otto By Otto as Self
• Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation as Self