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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Filmography

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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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