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Baz Luhrmann
Born Mark Anthony Luhrmann
September 17, 1962 (1962-09-17) (age 45)
Herons Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s) Catherine Martin (1997-)

Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962) is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Catherine Martin (born 26 January 1965, in Lindfield, New South Wales) is an Australian Costume designer, Production Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. His films are distinguished by their flamboyant theatricality and oversaturated colours.

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Biography

Luhrmann was raised in Herons Creek, a tiny rural settlement in northern New South Wales, where his father ran a petrol station and a movie theatre, both of which would influence his son's filmmaking career. He attended St. Joseph's Hasting Regional School, Port Macquarie 1975-1978 and Sydney Grammar School. His nickname was given to him due to a perceived resemblance to the character Basil Brush. Basil Brush is an Anthropomorphic fox best known as a British television character aimed at children

Luhrmann married Catherine Martin, the production designer on all of his films, on January 26, 1997. Catherine Martin (born 26 January 1965, in Lindfield, New South Wales) is an Australian Costume designer, Production Production designer is a term used in the movie and Television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar They have two children, Lillian Amanda Luhrmann and William Alexander Luhrmann.

Awards and Nominations

Luhrmann received Directors Guild of America and Golden Globe nominations for Best Director - Motion Picture for his work on Moulin Rouge!, but did not receive an Oscar nomination for directing (Academy Award host Whoopi Goldberg joked "I guess it just directed itself"). Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television He did however receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.

Films

After theatrical successes, including the original stage version of "Strictly Ballroom", Luhrmann moved into film, and has directed four so far:

His first three films are now formally marketed as 'The Red Curtain Trilogy'. Strictly Ballroom is the name of a 1986 play and its 1992 Film adaptation Paul Joseph Mercurio (born March 31, 1963) is an Australian actor and dancer who was the star of Baz Luhrmann 's Strictly Ballroom Tara Morice (born June 23, 1964) is an Australian actress singer and dancer Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Film This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Australia is an upcoming period Epic film directed by Baz Luhrmann. Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Tony Award -winning and Emmy Award -winning Australian Actor The Red Curtain Trilogy is the formal and official marketing title for Baz Luhrmann's first three films Strictly Ballroom (1992 starring

Future projects

Luhrmann has been producing, since March 2007, Australia, an "outback epic" starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Australia is an upcoming period Epic film directed by Baz Luhrmann. Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Tony Award -winning and Emmy Award -winning Australian Actor The $130 million feature, financed by 20th Century Fox, will tell the story of an English aristocrat, played by Kidman, who settles on an Outback station in the 1930s and becomes romantically involved with an Outback drover, played by Jackman. Outback or the Outback refers to remote arid areas of Australia, although the term colloquially can refer to any lands outside of the main Urban areas The pair are caught up in the bombing of Darwin during World War II. The Japanese air raids on Darwin, Australia, on 19 February 1942 were the largest attacks ever mounted by a foreign power against World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Australian writer Stuart Beattie is also involved in the project. Stuart Beattie (born 1972 is an Australian screenwriter He attended Knox Grammar School in Sydney, Australia where his mother Sandra was a languages teacher Russell Crowe was once scheduled to star in the film but is no longer involved. Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and [1][2]

Luhrmann was working on a biographical film about Alexander the Great, tentatively starring DiCaprio and Kidman, but the release (and subsequent box office failure) of Oliver Stone's film on the same subject in 2004 has cast doubt over whether the project will be completed. A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. Alexander is a 2004 Epic film, based on the life of Alexander the Great.

Influences

Luhrmann has stated Grand Opera/Italian grand opera as a major influence on his work including Moulin Rouge!. This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film He has also listed other theatrical styles like Bollywood films as having had an influence on his work like Moulin Rouge!. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Luhrmann was a ballroom dancer as a child, and his mother taught ballroom dancing, which was an inspiration for Strictly Ballroom.

Other work

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Awards
Preceded by
Joel Coen
for Fargo		 BAFTA Award for Best Direction
1997
for Romeo + Juliet		 Succeeded by
Peter Weir
for The Truman Show
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