Tim Burton

Tim Burton
Burton at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born	Timothy Walter Burton August 25, 1958 (1958-08-25) Burbank, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Burbank High School California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Film director, film producer, writer, artist
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.com

Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American movie director producer screenwriter and artist.

Early life

He 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.

Some of his movies

• 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

Personal life

Burton has bipolar disorder. 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.

Other websites

• Tim Burton on IMDb