Tim Burton
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Burton at the 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego.
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| Born |
Timothy Walter Burton August 25, 1958 Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Burbank High School |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation | Film director, film producer, writer, artist |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Known for | Gothic and dark fantasy films |
| Spouse(s) | Lena Gieseke (m. 1987; div. 1991) |
| Partner(s) |
Lisa Marie Smith (1993–2001) Helena Bonham Carter (2001–2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | See below |
| Website | timburton |
Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton (/ˈbɜːrtən/; born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, artist, writer and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, eccentric and quirky fantasy films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), the animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the biographical film Ed Wood (1994), the horror fantasy Sleepy Hollow (1999), and later efforts such as Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Dark Shadows (2012) and Frankenweenie (2012). He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and its first sequel 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 film Alice in Wonderland (2010), which garnered a worldwide gross of over $1 billion.
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