Tim Burton
Born August 25, 1958 (Age: 67)
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Burbank, California, USA
Biography
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016). Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Burton has often worked with actors Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (former girlfriend), Helena Bonham Carter (his former domestic partner) and composer Danny Elfman, who scored all but three of Burton's films. Burton also wrote and illustrated the poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories, published in 1997 by British publishing house Faber and Faber, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches, and other artwork, entitled The Art of Tim Burton, was released in 2009. A follow-up to that book, entitled The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar, containing sketches made by Burton on napkins at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, and wins for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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Filmography
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
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as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 66
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
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as Self
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Age: 65
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 61
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
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as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
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Age: 58
No Image
Houdini: The Untold Story
2016
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as Houdini
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Age: 57
Men in Black 3
2012
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as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
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Age: 53
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
2011
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as
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Age: 52
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
2010
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as Himself
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Age: 51
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 51
The Many Faces of Catwoman
2005
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as Self
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Age: 46
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
2004
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as Self
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Age: 46
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
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as Self
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Age: 45
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
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as Self
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Age: 42
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
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as Self
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Age: 41
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
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as Self
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Age: 35
No Image
Conversations with Vincent
1994
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as
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Age: 35
A Century of Cinema
1994
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as Self
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Age: 35
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
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as Zero (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 35
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
1993
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as Self - Producer
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Age: 35
Hoffa
1992
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as Corpse (uncredited)
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Age: 34
Singles
1992
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as Brian
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Age: 34
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
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as Self
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Age: 33
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985
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as Thug in Alley (uncredited)
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Age: 26
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as Additional Muppet Performer
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Age: 20