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Tim Burton
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![]() Burton at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International. | |
Born | Timothy Walter Burton August 25, 1958 |
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 |
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.[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.
References
Other websites
- Tim Burton on IMDb
- Articles with hCards
- Local image different than Wikidata
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Actors from Burbank, California
- American movie actors
- American television directors
- American television producers
- Movie directors from Los Angeles County, California
- Movie producers from Los Angeles County, California
- People with bipolar disorder
- Screenwriters from California
- Writers from Los Angeles County, California