Baz Luhrmann is one of Australia's best known movie directors achieving prominence with his much-awarded films Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge.
Date of Birth: September 17, 1962
Place of Birth: New South Wales, Australia
Birth Name: Mark Anthony Luhrmann
Work in Progress: Baz Luhrmann's latest film, Australia, has been filmed in Sydney, Bowen, Queensland, and Kununurra, Western Australia, and is now in post-production for release later in 2008. The film is described as an Australian period epic starring Australian actors Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
