Baz Luhrmann

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AKA: Mark Anthony Luhrmann
Nationality: Australian
Birthdate: 09/17/1962
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

biography

Considered one of the most innovative filmmakers working at the turn of the 21st Century, Australian Baz Luhrmann earned that title after having completed only three of his unmistakably stylized, visual gems. Luhrmann found equal measures of detractors and champions for "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" (1996) and "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), all of which adhered to a specific style developed by Luhrmann and his collaborators that he dubbed "the Red Curtain." His films relied on simple plots with predictable outcomes but the world he created was one of heightened Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2009-2009
Guest Judge
2009
Story By
2008
Director
2008
Screenplay
2008
Producer
2008
Producer
2001
Director
2001
screenplay
2001
Screenplay
Screenplay

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in a small town in New South Wales, Australia
1981 
Made early film appearance in "Winter of Our Dreams" opposite Judy Davis
1982 
Had a small role in "The Highest Honor - A True Story"
1982 
Began working on the stage production about competitive ballroom dancing, "Strictly Ballroom" with Andrew Bovell and Craig Pearce
1983 
Played featured role in the Australian TV docudrama "Kids of the Cross"; final acting role in a feature
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