- Robert Luketic
Infobox Actor
birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1973|11|01
birthplace =Sydney, New South Wales ,Australia
yearsactive = 1997–present
occupation =film director , producer,screenwriter Robert Luketic was born on 1 November 1973 is an
Australia nfilm director of Croatian and Italian descent. He directed the films "Monster In Law ", "Legally Blonde " and "21".Biography
Born in
Sydney, Australia from an Italian mother and Croatian father, Robert, eldest of two children has a younger sister, Marie Luketic. Robert Luketic cultivated his film career early when he won his first award for "Best Film" at the ATOM Film Festival at the age of 15. Luketic went on to study at theVictorian College of Arts – School of Film and Television (VCA), one of Australia's most prestigious film schools.Luketic first attracted
Hollywood 's attention with his award-winning short film "Titsiana Booberini ". After screening to much acclaim at several festivals within Australia, "Titsiana Booberini" became a hit at many internationally renowned festivals including Sundance, Telluride, Aspen and Santa Barbara.Luketic directed the smash hit comedy "
Legally Blonde " forMGM in the summer of 2001. This film, which grossed close to $100 million domestically and was nominated for twoGolden Globe Award s, marked Luketic's feature film directing debut.Next, Luketic directed the
Dreamworks Pictures filmWin a Date with Tad Hamilton! . The 2003 film, produced by Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher at Red Wagon, starsKate Bosworth ,Nathan Lane ,Josh Duhamel andTopher Grace . In 2005, he directedMonster In Law , starringJennifer Lopez andJane Fonda , who had came out of a 15-year hiatus for this film.In addition, Luketic is developing a supernatural romantic drama, One of Us, written by Gerald DiPego (The Forgotten) with Alan Riche and Peter Guber producing for
Revolution Studios . Also on Luketic's slate isMatt Helm , forDreamworks with Team Todd producing. This action-adventure film is based on a series ofspy novel s written byDonald Hamilton and will mark a major genre-breaking franchise for Luketic.Other projects include the comedy "
Girl Most Likely To " with producer Marc Platt, and "21" based on the novel "Bringing Down the House" byBen Mezrich .Luketic currently resides in
Los Angeles .External links
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