Baz Luhrmann
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 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)".
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Also Known As
Movies (36)
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Director (Directing)
2026
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
as Self
2024
Revealed: Otto By Otto
as Self
2024
Room 999
as Self
2023
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
as Self - Director
2023
Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis
as Self
2022
Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis
as Self
2022
Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis
as Self
2022
Rock 'N Roll Royalty - The Music & Artists Behind Elvis
as Self
2022
Elvis
Story (Writing)
2022
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
2022
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
as Self
2022
That Click
as Self
2019
Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
as Himself
2018
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
as Self
2017
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
as Self
2017
Franca: Chaos and Creation
as Self
2016
Crazy About Tiffany's
as Self
2016
Chanel N°5: The One That I Want
2014
The Great Gatsby
Director (Directing)
2013
Show Me the Magic
as Self
2012
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
as Self
2012
Australia
Screenplay (Writing)
2008
My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation
as Self
2006
Michael Powell
2005
Chanel No. 5 the Film
Director (Directing)
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
2004
The World of Nat King Cole
as Self
2004
Moulin Rouge!
Director (Directing)
2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
as Self
2001
Romeo + Juliet
Producer (Production)
1996
La Bohème
Director (Directing)
1994
Strictly Ballroom
Director (Directing)
1992
The Dark Room
as First Student
1982
The Highest Honour
as Able Seaman A.W. Huston
1982
Winter of Our Dreams
as Pete
1981
TV Shows (14)
In Vogue: The 90s
as Self
2024
Faraway Downs
Executive Producer (Production)
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
Agent Elvis
as The Director (voice)
2023
The Get Down
Director (Directing)
2016
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Self - Video Quizmaster
2013
Voice
2012
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
2011
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Judge
2005
Rove
as Self
1999
The View
as Self
1997
A Country Practice
1981
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973