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Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honoured with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010.
Burton made his directorial debut with the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985). He gained wider prominence for directing Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), as well as producing The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), which was based on a poem he wrote. He had directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, biopic, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, superhero, and supernatural horror; these include Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Big Fish (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), Dark Shadows (2012), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Dumbo (2019), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Burton has directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. He frequently collaborates with musician Danny Elfman, who has scored all but three of his films. He has also published several books, including The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997).
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As director
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Dumbo
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Houdini: The Untold Story
Big Eyes
Dark Shadows
Frankenweenie
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
Alice in Wonderland
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Cinema16: American Short Films
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Corpse Bride
Big Fish
Planet of the Apes
The World of Stainboy
Sleepy Hollow
Mars Attacks!
Ed Wood
Batman Returns
Edward Scissorhands
Batman
Beetlejuice
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Frankenweenie
Hansel and Gretel
Vincent
Luau
Doctor of Doom
As actor
Tim Burton : un monstre de cinéma
Ritratti di cinema
A Look Through His Lens
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Designing the Burtonesque
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Houdini: The Untold Story
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman
The Making of Big Eyes
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Men in Black 3
The Batmobile
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Miniatures in Motion: Bringing Frankenweenie to Life
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd