Tim Burton | |
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 Burton in 2024 | |
| Born | Timothy Walter Burton August 25, 1958 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1971–present[1] |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Lena Gieseke
(m. 1987; div. 1991) |
| Partner(s) | Lisa Marie (1993–2001) Helena Bonham Carter (2001–2014) Monica Bellucci (2023–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | timburton.com |
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Timothy Walter Burton[a] (born August 25, 1958) is an American animator, film director, producer, artist, writer, puppeteer and illustrator. Known for pioneering Goth culture in the American film industry, Burton is famous for his gothic horror and fantasy films. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and three BAFTA Awards. He was honored with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and was given the Order of the Arts and Letters by Culture Minister of France in 2010.
Burton made his directorial film debut with the comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) and gained prominence for Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992); the animated films Corpse Bride (2005) and Frankenweenie (2012); the science fiction films Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001); the supernatural horror film Sleepy Hollow (1999); the fantasy films Big Fish (2003), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012) and Dumbo (2019); the musicals Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007); and the biographical dramas Ed Wood (1994) and Big Eyes (2014). Starting in 2022, Burton has directed several episodes for the Netflix series Wednesday, for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. He also directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), the sequel to the 1988 film. Burton has frequently collaborated with composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of his films. He has released several books including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997).
- ^ "Tim Burton's early movies (1971–1986)". The Tim Burton Collective. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) web appearance for a 2009 exhibition on Tim Burton's art work.
- ^ Magliozzi, Ronald S.; He, Jenny (2009). Tim Burton. The Museum of Modern Art. ISBN 9780870707605.
- ^ "Biography". The Tim Burton Collective. December 15, 2003. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008.
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