Baz Luhrmann

Australian filmmaker (born 1962)

Bazmark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music and the recording industries. He is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, and four of his films are in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films ever.