Baz Luhrmann Guest Judges On 'Dancing'

LOS ANGELES — The man who made "Moulin Rouge" is lending his expertise to "Dancing With the Stars."

Baz Luhrmann is serving as a guest judge on the hit ABC dance show on Monday and Tuesday as head judge Len Goodman takes a week off.

The 47-year-old Australian filmmaker wrote and directed "Strictly Ballroom" in 1992, which launched his film career.

"Dancing" host Tom Bergeron says that movie "was a major inspiration in the creation of this little show."

Luhrmann says his mother was a professional ballroom judge and that he called her for advice before his two-day stint on "Dancing."

Comments

[jde]

04:51 PM on 09/29/2009

His version of Romeo and Juliet is still one of the best Shakespeare adaptations I've ever seen.

[macbabe]

11:32 AM on 09/29/2009

How long are we keeping Tom Delay on, until he really drops Cheryl and seriously hurts her or is arrested, which ever comes first?

[Rangergirl]

09:01 AM on 09/29/2009

I enjoyed his input. Len was soooo crabby last week...Guess he needed the time off...Hope he is ok...I also Loved Strictly Ballroom...

[rini]

07:12 AM on 09/29/2009

"If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it."

[yellowdoggie]

05:52 AM on 09/29/2009

I missed Len! I like that old f@rt.

[chayefsky]

02:21 AM on 09/29/2009

He seems like a nice enough man but I have to say I hated Moulin Rouge. It was not a musical because it had no libretto. It was basically a 100 minute music video.