Robert Luketic (born 1 November 1973) is an Australian film director. His films include '' Legally Blonde'' (2001), '' Monster-in-Law'' (2005), '' 21'' (2008), '' Killers'' (2010), and '' Paranoia'' (2013).

Early life

Robert Luketic was born in

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, the elder of two children of a Croatian father and Italian mother.

Career

Luketic started making short films as a teenager and went on to study at the Victorian College of Arts – School of Film and Television (VCA). He first attracted Hollywood's attention with his award-winning short film '' Titsiana Booberini'' written by Tania Lacy. After screening to much acclaim at several festivals within Australia, ''Titsiana Booberini'' became a hit at many internationally renowned festivals including the

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. It won "Best Film" at the Aspen Shortsfest. Luketic directed the comedy '' Legally Blonde'' for MGM in the summer of 2001. This film, which grossed close to $100 million domestically and was nominated for two

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s, marked Luketic's feature film directing debut. Next, Luketic directed the DreamWorks Pictures film '' Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!''. The 2003 film, produced by Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher at Red Wagon, stars Kate Bosworth, Nathan Lane, Josh Duhamel and Topher Grace. In 2005, he directed '' Monster-in-Law'', starring

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, and Michael Vartan. In 2008, Luketic released '' 21'', based on the book '' Bringing Down the House'' by Ben Mezrich. The film tells the true story of five MIT students who became experts at counting cards and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. The film stars Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Jim Sturgess, and Laurence Fishburne. He directed the romantic comedy ''

The Ugly Truth ''The Ugly Truth'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America o ...

'', which opened in July 2009. Starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, the film follows a morning show producer (Heigl) who sets out to disprove the outrageous relationship theories of her chauvinistic correspondent (Butler). Luketic next directed the action-comedy '' Killers'', starring Heigl and Ashton Kutcher.

Filmography

* '' Titsiana Booberini'' (1997) (short film) * '' Legally Blonde'' (2001) * '' Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' (2004) * '' Monster-in-Law'' (2005) * '' 21'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Killers'' (2010) * '' Paranoia'' (2013) * ''

The Wedding Year ''The Wedding Year'' is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and starring Sarah Hyland, Tyler James Williams, Jenna Dewan, Matt Shively and Anna Camp. It was released on September 20, 2019, by Entertainment Studios ...

'' (2019)

References

External links

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robluketic.com
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