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Baz's parents did Ballroom competitions, thus growing up around the very subject matter of his first three films. See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (13 titles)
2012 Hard Chic (short)
 
2012 Naïf Chic (short)
 
2012 The Classical Body (short)
 
2012 The Exotic Body (short)
 
2012 The Surreal Body (short)
 
2012 Ugly Chic (short)
 
2012 Waist Up/Waist Down (short)
 
2008 Australia
 
2001 Moulin Rouge!
 
1996 Romeo + Juliet
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
2013 The Great Gatsby (screenplay)
 
2012 Hard Chic (short)
 
2012 Naïf Chic (short)
 
2012 The Classical Body (short)
 
2012 The Exotic Body (short)
 
2012 The Surreal Body (short)
 
2012 Ugly Chic (short)
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (sketches written by)
 
2008 Australia (screenplay / story)
 
2001 Moulin Rouge! (written by)
 
1996 Romeo + Juliet (screenplay)
 
1992 Strictly Ballroom (earlier screenplay / original idea / screenplay)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1981-1982 A Country Practice (TV series)
Jerry Percival
Come Blow Your Horn: Part 2 (1982) … Jerry Percival
Come Blow Your Horn: Part 1 (1982) … Jerry Percival
Pig in a Poke: Part 2 (1982) … Jerry Percival
Pig in a Poke: Part 1 (1982) … Jerry Percival
The Itinerants: Part 2 (1981) … Jerry Percival
 
1982 The Dark Room
First Student
 
1981 Winter of Our Dreams
Pete
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Round Two (2009) (lyrics: "El Tango de Roxanne")
 
2008 Australia (music: "By the Boab Tree", "You Ride Your Way, I'll Ride Mine", "Boab Lullaby" / lyrics: "By the Boab Tree", "The Drover's Ballad", "Flynn's Aria", "You Ride Your Way, I'll Ride Mine" / producer: "By the Boab Tree", "The Drover's Ballad", "Waltzing Matilda", "Begin the Beguine", "The Drover's Theme", "Journey to Faraway Downs Hoedown", "All Night Long", "Flynn's Aria", "You Ride Your Way, I'll Ride Mine", "Brazil", "Wild Colonial Boy" / as BLAM)
 
2001 Moulin Rouge! (writer: "ZIDLER'S RAP Medley", "Fool To Believe" / lyrics: "The Pitch Spectacular Spectacular", "El Tango de Roxanne")
 
1999 The Big Kahuna ("Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen Mix" / / as Blam)
 
1992 Strictly Ballroom (lyrics: "Rumba De Burros")
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2013 The Great Gatsby (producer)
 
2008 Australia (producer)
 
2001 Moulin Rouge! (producer)
 
1996 Romeo + Juliet (producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2008 Australia (composer: additional music)
 
2001 Moulin Rouge! (music producer: songs - as BLAM)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2001 Yes You Can (short) (mentor to the director)
 
1994 Great Performances (TV series) (director: opera production - 1 episode)
La bohème (1994) (director: opera production)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2011 13 Steps (short) (very special thanks)
 
2010 Somewhere (thank you)
 
2005 Duck, Duck, Goose! (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Dream Studio (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (40 titles)
2012 Show Me the Magic (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
Episode #1.14 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
Episode #1.7 (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2009 Oh My God (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Judge
Round Two: Results Show (2009) … Himself - Guest Judge
Round Two (2009) … Himself - Guest Judge
 
2009 The Paul O'Grady Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 April 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 6 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Culture Show (TV series)
Himself
Baz Lurhmann Special (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2002-2008 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 27 November 2008 (2008) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 December 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 1 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 5 June 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 15 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode #6.162 (2008) … Himself - Guest
 
2007 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Nicole Kidman (2007) … Himself
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
The World of Nat King Cole (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Artworks Scotland (TV series documentary)
Himself (interviewed)
Michael Powell (2005) … Himself (interviewed)
 
2004 My Shakespeare (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Tinseltown TV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director of a Musical
 
2002 Bollywood for Beginners (TV documentary short)
Himself (director 'Moulin Rouge')
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy & Nominee: Best Director
 
2002 Spinning Around: The Kylie Minogue Story (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 Rove Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.38 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Pop-komissio (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 October 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Baz Luhrmann: The Show Must Go On (TV movie)
Himself
 
2001 Havoc's Luxury Suites and Conference Facility (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Music Behind the Scenes (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Love & Seduction … Himself
 
2001 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (TV documentary short)
Himself/'director/co-prod/co-writ'
 
2000 Inside Film Awards (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 William Shakespeare (documentary)
Director, Romeo & Juliet
 
1998 Leonardo DiCaprio: A Life in Progress (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1983 Kids of the Cross (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 Long Way Round
Himself
 

Related Videos

Strictly Ballroom -- Baz Lurhmann's mocumentary of a maverick dancer's career with a new partner. The Great Gatsby -- A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor. Australia -- Australia: Shooting Locations Featurette
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Directed "La Boheme" opera by Giacomo Puccini on Broadway. He was nominated for a Tony award as Best Director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

12 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Bazmark Inq. Pty. Ltd. | See more »

Alternate Names:

BLAM

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

So we thought, let's look back to a cinematic language where the audience participated in the form. Where they were aware at all times that they were watching a movie, and that they should be active in their experience and not passive. Not being put into a sort of sleep state and made to believe through a set of constructs that they are watching a real-life story through a keyhole... See more »

Trivia:

In late 2004, he directed the world's most expensive advertisement for Chanel No 5, a 4-minute short film titled "No 5: The Film" starring Nicole Kidman (who he worked with for Moulin Rouge!) and Rodrigo Santoro. The film ad, about a fairy-tale romance in which Chanel is part of the story but is not what the story is about... See more »

Trademark:

Uses contemporary music in films set in the pre-20th/21st century. See more »

Nickname:

Baz See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo