Baz Luhrmann

Mark Anthony Baz Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, comprising his romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom , the romantic drama Romeo Juliet , and the pastichejukebox musical Moulin Rouge . His 2008 film Australia is an epic historical romantic drama film starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. His 2013 drama The Great Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgeralds 1925 novel of the same name, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.

Luhrmann was born in Sydney. His mother, Barbara Carmel , was a ballroom dance teacher and dress shop owner, and his father, Leonard Luhrmann, ran a petrol station and a movie theatre. He was raised in Herons Creek, a tiny rural settlement in northern New South Wales. He attended St160Josephs Hastings Regional School, Port Macquarie St Pauls College, Manly, performing in the schools version of Shakespeares Henry IV, Part 1, and Narrabeen High School, where he met future collaborator Craig Pearce.

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