Baz Luhrmann

Known for DirectingBorn 1962-09-17 (age 63)New South Wales, Australia

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 Netflix television period drama The Get Down (2016). Additional projects include stage productions of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème for both Opera Australia and Broadway, and Strictly Ballroom the Musical (2014). In September 2025, his first documentary, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Luhrmann is known for his Grammy Award-nominated soundtracks for Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby, as well as for his record label, House of Iona, a co-venture with RCA Records. Serving as producer on all 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. Also, it includes his hit "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". Description above from the Wikipedia article Baz Luhrmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation

That Click

Chanel N°5: The One That I Want

In Vogue: The 90s

La Bohème

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20

Have You Been Paying Attention?

100 Years of Warner Bros.

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Elvis

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible

Franca: Chaos and Creation

Moulin Rouge!

The Great Gatsby

Rove

The Get Down

The Graham Norton Show

Revealed: Otto By Otto

Agent Elvis

Faraway Downs

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

Crazy About Tiffany's

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

Romeo + Juliet

Australia

Golden Globe Awards

Strictly Ballroom

The Highest Honour

Dancing with the Stars

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Room 999

A Country Practice

Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen

Winter of Our Dreams

The Dark Room

The View

Show Me the Magic

Untitled Joan of Arc Film

Viva Australia - Recreating Iconic Locations for Elvis

Fit for a King - The Style of Elvis

Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis

Rock 'N Roll Royalty - The Music & Artists Behind Elvis

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches