Tim Burton

Tim Burton
Birth name:	Timothy William Burton
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Film
Roles:	Director; Producer; Writer
Date of birth:	August 25th, 1958
Place of birth:	Burbank, California
Notable works:	Frankenweenie; Beetlejuice; Batman; Batman Returns; Planet of the Apes; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Dark Shadows; Corpse Bride; The Nightmare Before Christmas; Sleepy Hollow
1st Horror:	Frankenweenie (1984)

Tim Burton is a film director, producer, writer and animator born in Burbank, California on August 25th, 1958. He is best known for his stylistic dark fantasy film works, which often center on a likeable, yet socially inept central protagonist.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
Frankenweenie	1984	Director; Writer
Beetlejuice	1988	Director
Batman	1989	Director
Edward Scissorhands	1990	Director; Producer; Writer
Batman Returns	1992	Director
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	Producer; Writer
Ed Wood	1994	Director; Producer
Sleepy Hollow	1999	Director
Planet of the Apes	2001	Director
Corpse Bride	2005	Director; Producer; Writer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2005	Director
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	2007	Director
Dark Shadows	2012	Director
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter	2012	Producer
Frankenweenie	2012	Director; Writer

Notes & Trivia

• Founder of Tim Burton Productions.

• Tim Burton's first major role as a director was the 1989 feature film adaptation of Batman starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger.

• Has been in a longterm relationship with actress Helena Bonham Carter since 2001. Helena has appeared in five of Tim Burton's films.

• Is close friends and collaborator with actor Johnny Depp. Depp has appeared in eight of Tim Burton's films.

• Tim Burton often creates likeable, misunderstood outcasts as his central protagonists.

• Burton often uses composer Danny Elfman to score most of his films.

• Was also a digital animator on the 1982 Disney film TRON.

• Derek Fry has worked as the personal assistant to Tim Burton on many of his films.

External Links

• Tim Burton at IMDB
• Tim Burton at Wikipedia
• Tim Burton at the Holosuite
• Tim Burton at the POTA Wiki
• Tim Burton at Horrormovies.org
• Tim Burton at Rotten Tomatoes

References

Dark Shadows Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors, crew members and other behind-the-scenes creators pertaining to the Dark Shadows franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Dark Shadows Crew Members category.

Sleepy Hollow Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors or production crew members pertaining to the film Sleepy Hollow. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Sleepy Hollow/Crew members category.