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| Baz Luhrmann |
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- Born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962.
- Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
- 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.
- Luhrmann married Catherine Martin, the production designer on all of his films, on January 26, 1997. They have two children, Lillian Amanda and William Alexander.
- Luhrmann is credited with a 1999 UK number one single, released by EMI's Catalouge division entitled "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)".
- After theatrical successes, including the original stage version of "Strictly Ballroom", Luhrmann moved into film, and has directed four so far:
Strictly Ballroom (1992), starring Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice
Romeo + Juliet (1996), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes
Moulin Rouge! (2001), starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
Australia (2008), starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman
- Luhrmann received Directors Guild of America and Golden Globe nominations for Best Director - Motion Picture for his work on Moulin Rouge! He did however receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
- It was after William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet that Luhrmann set up his Sydney-based company Bazmark.Inq.
- In 2003 Luhrmann brought his production of Puccini's La bohème to The Broadway Theatre in New York City. It won 7 Tony Award Nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Direction (Luhrmann), Best Orchestrations (Nicholas Kitsopoulos), Best Costume Design (Catherine Martin) and won Best Set Design (Catherine Martin), Best Lighting Design (Nigel Levings), and the special award for Excellence in Theater (Principal Ensemble Cast).
- In 2004, Baz Luhrmann directed a lavish multi-million-dollar commercial for Chanel N° 5 titled N° 5 the Film, starring Nicole Kidman and Rodrigo Santoro.
- Australia is the first feature film to be produced from Luhrmann's new focus on a trilogy of epic works.
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