Happy Birthday: Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Born: September 17, 1962 in New South Wales, Australia

Married to: Catherine Martin (26 January 1997 – present) (2 children)

All the films I make are about 60% of what I imagine them to be.

[on his version of ‘The Great Gatsby’] The novel wasn’t set in in a period called ‘The Minimal Twenties’. It was called ‘The Roaring Twenties’. So it had to roar.

Moulin Rouge 2001 dir. Luhrmann Starring Ewan Mcgregor Nicole Kidman Australia 2007 dir. Luhrmann Starring Nicole Kidman Hugh Jackman ROMEO AND JULIET 1996 dir. Baz Luhrmann Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes THE GREAT GATSBY dir. Baz Luhrmann