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| - | '''Timothy Walter''' "'''Tim'''" '''Burton'''(born August 25, 1958) is an [[American film director]], [[Film producer|producer]], [[artist]], [[Screenwriter|writer]], and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic, macabre, and quirky horror and fantasy films such as the horror comedy fantasy ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988), the romantic dark fantasy ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), the musical fantasy-thriller ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993), the comedy-drama biopic ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994), the fantasy adventure ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999), the animated fantasy ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005), the musical horror film ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007), the horror comedy ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012) and the animated horror comedy ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' (2012). He is also known for [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbusters]] such as the adventure comedy ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' (1985), the superhero films ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) and its first sequel ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), the sci-fi film ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001), the musical adventure film ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005) and the fantasy film ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010), which garnered a worldwide gross of over $1 billion worldwide, being Burton's most successful film to date. | ||
| - | Burton has worked repeatedly with [[Johnny Depp]], who has become a close friend of Burton since their first film together. He has also worked with musician [[Danny Elfman]], who has composed scores for all but two of the films Burton has directed. Actress [[Helena Bonham Carter]], Burton's former [[domestic partnership|domestic partner]], has appeared in many of his films. He also wrote and illustrated the poetry book ''[[The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories]]'', published in 1997, and a compilation of his drawings, sketches and other artwork, entitled ''The Art of Tim Burton'', was released in 2009. | + | '''Tim Burton''' (1958) is an [[American filmmaker]], animator, and artist. He is known for his [[Gothic film|gothic]] [[fantasy]] and [[horror film]]s such as ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988), ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993), ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994), ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999), ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005), ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007) and ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012), as well as the television series ''[[Wednesday (TV series)|Wednesday]] ''(2022). Burton also directed the superhero films ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1989) and ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), the sci-fi film ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' (2001), the fantasy-drama ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003), the musical adventure film ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), and the fantasy films ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010) and ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'' (2016). |
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| + | Burton has often worked with actors [[Winona Ryder]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Johnny Depp]], [[Lisa Marie (actress)|Lisa Marie]] (his former girlfriend), [[Helena Bonham Carter]] (his former [[domestic partnership|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 [[napkin]]s at bars and restaurants he visited, was released in 2015. His accolades include nominations for two [[Academy Awards]] and three [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]], and wins for an [[Emmy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]. | ||
| - | Burton's ''[[Big Eyes]]'', a biographical drama film about artist [[Margaret Keane]] and her deceitful husband [[Walter Keane]], was released on Christmas Day 2014 in the United States. Burton's next two announced projects are directing a film adaption of [[Ransom Riggs]]' novel ''[[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children]]'' starring [[Eva Green]], and producing a sequel to his ''Alice in Wonderland''. Both are scheduled for 2016 release. | ||
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Tim Burton (1958) is an American filmmaker, animator, and artist. 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, Michael Keaton, Johnny Depp, Lisa Marie (his 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.
