Baz Luhrmann

Biography

Born 09/17/1962

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)...
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Awards

  • In 2002, received National Board of Review Award for Best Film
  • In 2002, received Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  • In 2002, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
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Highlights

  • In 2008, Wrote, produced and directed the Australian period epic, "Australia" starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman
  • In 2004, Directed a lavish multi-million-dollar commercial for Chanel N° 5 titled, "N° 5 the Film" and starring Nicole Kidman and Rodrigo Santoro
  • In 2003, Staged "La Boheme" on Broadway; based on his 1990 Australian Opera set in 1950s Paris
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Family & Companions

  • Lillian Amanda Luhrmann: daughter (Born Oct. 10, 2003; mother, Catherine Martin )
  • William Alexander Luhrmann: son (Born June 8, 2005; mother, Catherine Martin )
  • Leonard Luhrmann: father (Served in the Navy in Vietnam; later ran a petrol station and a movie theatre; divorced from Luhrmann's mother; died of cancer in November 1999)
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