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Baz Luhrmann
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Born: September 17, 1962 in Australia Biography:Though he began his career as an actor, director/writer/producer "Baz Luhrmann" found his flamboyant talent was better served behind the scenes. Born BazMark Luhrmann in a Sydney, Australia, suburb, Luhrmann returned to Sydney after a rural childhood to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. Though he appeared with "Judy Davis" in the film "Winter of Our Dreams" (1982), Luhrmann redirected his artistic pursuits, creating the original version of what would become his future film debut, "Strictly Ballroom" (1992), for the stage in 1986. He continued to mount musical theater and opera productions throughout the 1980s and early '90s, including a 1950s-set version of "Giacomo Puccini"'s La Bohème in 1990. Working with longtime collaborators "Craig Pearce" and "Catherine Martin", Luhrmann brought his vibrant sensibility to film with the cinematic version of "Strictly Ballroom". Full of garish... Full Biography
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