Rob Luketic

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ROBERT LUKETIC (Director) made his feature film directorial debut in 2001, with the smash hit Legally Blonde. Starring Reese Witherspoon as blonde sorority queen turned lawyer Elle Woods, Legally Blonde was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards (Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy).

Most recently, Luketic directed the successful 2009 romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth, starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.

Previously, Luketic helmed the action/adventure drama 21, which was inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions. The film starred Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth and Oscar® nominated Laurence Fishburne.

Prior to that, Luketic directed the box office hit, Monster-in-Law, starring Jennifer Lopez and Oscar® winner Jane Fonda. Monster-in-Law marked Fonda’s first acting role in fifteen years.
Luketic also directed the romantic comedy Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, which starred Kate Bosworth, Nathan Lane, Josh Duhamel and Topher Grace.

Born in Sydney, Australia, Luketic won his first award at 15, when he was honored for Best Film at the ATOM Film Festival. Luketic then went on to study at the prestigious Victorian College of Arts – School of Film and Television (VCA), where he wrote and directed the award-winning short film, Titsiana Booberini.