- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 17, 1962
- Place of Birth
- New South Wales, Australia
Baz Luhrmann
Bazmark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann AC (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann; 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music and the recording industries. Some regard him 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, and four of his films rank among the top ten highest-grossing Australian films of all time. On the screen, he is best known for his Red Curtain Trilogy, comprising the 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 the Netfl…
Filmography
Untitled Joan of Arc Film
2028 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieEPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026 · Director, Producer
movieReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024 · Self
tvIn Vogue: The 90s
2024 · Self
movieRevealed: Otto By Otto
2024 · Self
tvFaraway Downs
2023 · Executive Producer, Additional Music, Director, Screenplay, Story
movieRoom 999
2023 · Self
tv100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
tvAgent Elvis
2023 · The Director (voice)
movieJust a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
2023 · Self - Director
movieViva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis
2022 · Self
movieFit for a King - The Style of Elvis
2022 · Self
movieBigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis
2022 · Self
movieRock 'N Roll Royalty - The Music & Artists Behind Elvis
2022 · Self
movieElvis
2022 · Story, Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieExclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
2022 · Self
movieStep Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
2022 · Self
movieThat Click
2019 · Self
movieJill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
2018 · Self
movieRod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017 · Self
movieJill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
2017 · Self
movieFranca: Chaos and Creation
2016 · Self
tvThe Get Down
2016 · Writer, Director, Creator
movieCrazy About Tiffany's
2016 · Self
movieChanel N°5: The One That I Want
2014 · , Director
tvHave You Been Paying Attention?
2013 · Self - Video Quizmaster
movieThe Great Gatsby
2013 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
movieShow Me the Magic
2012 · Self
tvVoice
2012
movieSingin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012 · Self
tvThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · Self
movieAustralia
2008 · Story, Screenplay, Producer, Director, Additional Music
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieRomeo + Juliet: The Music
2007 · Self
movieMy Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation
2006 · Self
movieMichael Powell
2005
tvDancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Judge
movieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Self
movieThe World of Nat King Cole
2004 · Self
movieMoulin Rouge!
2001 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieThe Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001 · Self
tvRove
1999 · Self
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieRomeo + Juliet
1996 · Screenplay, Director, Producer
movieLa Bohème
1994 · Director
movieStrictly Ballroom
1992 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Dark Room
1982 · First Student
movieThe Highest Honour
1982 · Able Seaman A.W. Huston
tvA Country Practice
1981
movieWinter of Our Dreams
1981 · Pete
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Moulin Rouge! Cancan: behind the scenes with Baz Luhrman
— · Self