Tim Burton
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-08-25 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Burbank, California, USA
Tim Burton
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
(2025)
(2024)
A Look Through His Lens
as Self
(2024)
(2024)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
(2024)
Designing the Burtonesque
as Himself
(2023)
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
(2021)
(2021)
The Sparks Brothers
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2020)
(2020)
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
as Self
(2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
(2015)
(2015)
(2015)
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
as Self
(2015)
The Making of Big Eyes
as Himself
(2013)
(2012)
Men in Black 3
as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
(2012)
The Batmobile
as Self
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Himself (archive footage)
(2008)
(2008)
(2005)
(2005)
The Many Faces of Catwoman
as Self
(2004)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self
(2004)
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
(2001)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Himself
(2000)
(2000)
(1994)
(1994)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self
(1994)
A Century of Cinema
as Self
(1994)
(1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Zero (voice) (uncredited)
(1993)
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
as Self - Producer
(1992)
Singles
as Brian
(1992)
(1992)
Hoffa
as Corpse (uncredited)
(1990)
(1985)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Thug in Alley (uncredited)
(1983)
Backstage at Disney
as Himself
(1982)
Luau
as The Supreme Being / Mortie
(1979)
Doctor of Doom
as Don Carlo
(1979)
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
(1971)
Houdini: The Untold Story
as Houdini
Crew
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
Director
(2024)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Director, Producer
(2024)
Edward Scissorhands
Story
(2024)
Beetlejuice Brasil
Original Film Writer
(2019)
Dumbo
Director, Executive Producer
(2016)
(2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Producer
(2014)
Big Eyes
Director, Producer
(2013)
(2012)
Dark Shadows
Director
(2012)
Frankenweenie
Director, Idea, Characters, Producer
(2012)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Producer
(2012)
(2011)
(2010)
Alice in Wonderland
Director
(2009)
9
Producer
(2008)
(2008)
Roy, The Toxic Boy
Writer
(2007)
(2007)
Sicko
Thanks
(2006)
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
(2005)
(2005)
Corpse Bride
Director, Producer, Characters
(2003)
Big Fish
Director
(2001)
Planet of the Apes
Director
(2000)
The World of Stainboy
Director, Producer, Writer, Character Designer
(1999)
Sleepy Hollow
Director
(1996)
Mars Attacks!
Producer, Director
(1996)
James and the Giant Peach
Producer
(1995)
Batman Forever
Producer
(1994)
Ed Wood
Director, Producer
(1994)
Cabin Boy
Producer
(1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Producer, Characters, Story
(1992)
Batman Returns
Producer, Director
(1990)
Edward Scissorhands
Director, Producer, Story
(1989)
Batman
Director
(1988)
Beetlejuice
Director
(1986)
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Director
(1985)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Director
(1984)
Frankenweenie
Director, Writer, Idea, Characters
(1983)
Hansel and Gretel
Director, Production Design, Idea
(1982)
Vincent
Director, Production Design, Screenplay, Writer
(1982)
Luau
Director, Producer, Writer
(1979)
Doctor of Doom
Director, Writer, Editor
(1979)
Stalk of the Celery Monster
Director, Producer, Writer
(1979)
King and Octopus Animation
Director
(1971)
Prehistoric Caveman
Director
(1971)
Houdini: The Untold Story
Director