Biography
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann 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 Gatsby (2013), Elvis (2022), and his television period drama The Get Down (2016) for Netflix. Additional projects include stage productions of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème for both the Australian Opera and Broadway and Strictly Ballroom the Musical (2014).
Luhrmann is equally known for his Grammy-nominated soundtracks for Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby, as well as his record label House of Iona, a co-venture with RCA Records. Serving as producer on all of his musical soundtracks, he also holds writing credits on many of the individual tracks. His album Something for Everybody features music from many of his films and also includes his hit "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)".
Filmography
all 44
Movies 33
self 24
TV Shows 11
Director 11
Producer 2
Writer 1
Hound Dog (2024)
Faraway Downs (2023)
Room 999 (2023)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Agent Elvis (2023)
The Master and The Margarita (2023)
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen (2023)
Elvis (2022)
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough (2022)
That Click (2020)
The Meet Arnold Show (2019)
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (2018)
The Secret Life of Flowers (2017)
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2017)
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing (2017)
Franca: Chaos and Creation (2016)
The Get Down (2016)
All the World's a Screen: Shakespeare on Film (2016)
The First Monday in May (2016)
Crazy About Tiffany's (2016)
Chanel N°5: The One That I Want (2014)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Show Me the Magic (2012)
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (2012)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011)
Oh My God (2009)
Australia (2008)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation (2006)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
The Film (2004)
The World of Nat King Cole (2004)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001)
Rove (1999)
The View (1997)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
La Bohème (1994)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
The Dark Room (1982)
The Highest Honour (1982)
A Country Practice (1981)
Winter of Our Dreams (1981)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1962-09-17 (61 years old)
Birth NameMark Anthony Luhrmann
Birth PlaceSydney, Australia
SpouseCatherine Martin
CitizenshipsAustralia
Also Known AsБаз Лурманн
AwardsByron Kennedy Award, AACTA Award for Best Direction, AACTA Award for Best Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, European Film Award for Best Non-European Film, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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