Timothy Walter Burton
Director
Early Years
Timothy Walter Burton (aka Tim), was born August 25, 1958 to Jean Rae and William Burton, in Burbank, California. Most of Burton's childhood was spent as a recluse. Tim enjoyed both drawing and watching old movies as a child, favoring the horror movies of Roger Corman. Upon graduating high school, Tim attended California Institute of the Arts, and majored in animation, starting the path that would lead him to where he is today.
Burton's Film Career
Tim Burton is known for directing and creating many, many movies, his career-starter being Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Some of which are...
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Batman (1989)
- Edward Scissorhands (1991)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- Cabin Boy (1994)
- Batman Forever (1995)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Big Fish (2004)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- 9 (2009)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
- Dark Shadows (2012)
- Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Big Eyes (2014)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (To be released in 2016)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (To be released in 2016)
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Alice In Wonderland (2010)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Dark Shadows (2012)
Burton's Trademark
Burton is most commonly know for two things, his gothic style of film and who he chooses to play his leading role.... Johnny Depp. Johnny has played in most of Burton's more commonly known films. And who's to say he won't show in the next film?
Resources
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
http://www.biography.com/people/tim-burton-9542431#synopsis
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http://www.fandango.com/timburton/filmography/P83666
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