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Baz Luhrmann
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn September 17, 1962 (63 years)
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)".
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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Baz Luhrmann Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Faraway Downs (TV Series) |
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| 2022 | |
| 2016 | The Get Down (TV Series) |
| 2013 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2001 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) |
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Faraway Downs (TV Series) |
| 2022 | |
| 2016 | The Get Down (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2001 | |
| 1996 |
| 2016 | The Get Down (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby · as Screenplay |
| 2008 | Australia · as Screenplay |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! · as Screenplay |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom · as Screenplay |
| 2023 | Agent Elvis (TV Series) · as The Director (voice) |
| 2013 | The Great Gatsby · as Waiter |
| 2000 | William Shakespeare · as Director, Romeo & Juliet |
| 1982 | The Dark Room · as First Student |
| 1982 | The Highest Honor · as Able Seaman A.w. Huston |
| 1981 | A Country Practice (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Winter of Our Dreams · as Pete |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | In Vogue: The 90s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Otto by Otto · as Self |
| 2023 | Room 999 · as Self |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Beau Geste (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | 80th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen · as Self - Director |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Step Into... The Movies · as Self |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | That Click · as Self |
| 2019 | The Movies (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Moulin Rouge! |
| 2017 | Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible · as Himself |
| 2017 | Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing · as Self |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Quotidien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Franca: Chaos and Creation · as Self |
| 2016 | The First Monday in May · as Self |
| 2016 | Crazy About Tiffany's · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Advance Australian Film · as Self - Red Carpet Interview |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Have You Been Paying Attention? (TV Series) · as Self - Video Quizmaster |
| 2013 | Muse of Fire · as Self |
| 2013 | The Broadway.Com Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | One Plus One (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 2009 | Oh My God · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 2009 | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | My Shakespeare · as Self |
| 2004 | The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Long Way Round (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Musicals · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Bollywood for Beginners · as Self (director 'moulin Rouge') |
| 2002 | Tinseltown TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2002 | 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | The 44th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2001 | |
| 1999 | Rove Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | DiCaprio: In His Own Words · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Australian Story (TV Series) · as Self - Friend |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Cartelera (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Romeo & Juliet |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Hey Hey! It's Saturday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self (segment "aussiewood") |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Faraway Downs (TV Series) · as Story |
| 2022 | Elvis · as Story |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Sketches Written By |