Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American artist, director, producer and screenwriter.
Tim Burton | |
|---|---|
 Burton at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born | Timothy Walter Burton August 25, 1958 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Burbank High School California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation | Artist, director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lena Gieseke (1987–1991) |
| Partner(s) | Lisa Marie Smith (1993–2001) Helena Bonham Carter (2001–2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | See below |
| Website | timburton |
Early life
Burton was born in Burbank, California on August 25, 1958. His father is of Dutch, English, French, German, and Scottish descent and His mother is of Croatian, German, Norwegian, and Swedish descent. He began as an animator for Walt Disney Pictures, but soon moved on making his own kinds of movies and projects.
Career
He has an individual style; the movies that he makes are creative and often based on events that would not happen in real life. For example, the main character in "Edward Scissorhands" is a young man who has scissors instead of hands. His movies attract an audience usually that fits his unique tastes.
Personal life
Burton has bipolar disorder.[1] He lives in Belsize Park, London, next door to his former partner Helena Bonham Carter. Burton and Carter split in December 2014. The houses have a door connecting them. The couple have a son and daughter together.
Selected Filmography
- Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
- Beetlejuice
- Batman
- Batman Returns
- Edward Scissorhands
- Mars Attacks!
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Planet of the Apes
- Big Fish
- Sleepy Hollow
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Corpse Bride
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Alice in Wonderland
- Dark Shadows
- Frankenweenie
- Big Eyes
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- Dumbo
Tim Burton Media
Burton (right) and Pedro Almodóvar at the première of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Madrid, in 2007
.jpg)
References
- ↑ "When you're on top of the world". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
Other websites
- Tim Burton on IMDb