Tim Burton
Tim Burton is an American filmmaker and artist. Born August 25, 1958, in Burbank. Positions held include President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival (2010). Known for The Nightmare Before Christmas. Educated at California Institute of the Arts and Burbank High School. Awards include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program and Saturn Award for Best Animated Film (2 times).
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What Wikidata says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 2563138518
- Described as
- American filmmaker and artist (born 1958)
- Other names
- Timothy Burton, Timothy Walter Burton, Timothy William Burton
- Born
- August 25, 1958 · 12 references
- Born in
- Burbank · 2 references
- Name at birth
- Timothy Walter Burton
- Citizen of
- United States · 1 reference
- Occupation
- film director · 3 references; screenwriter · 1 reference; film producer · 1 reference; writer · 1 reference; designer; animator · 1 reference; actor · 1 reference; poet · 1 reference
- Positions held
- President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival (2010) · 1 reference
- Worked for
- Walt Disney Studios (1981–1984) · 1 reference
- Education
- California Institute of the Arts (–1981) · 1 reference; Burbank High School · 1 reference
- Known for
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (2008); Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (1990); Saturn Award for Best Animated Film (2 times) (2005, 2012); Winsor McCay Award (2009); Inkpot Award (2009) · 1 reference; Officer of Arts and Letters (2016) · 1 reference; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1991); Lumière Award, Lyon Festival of cinema (2022) · 1 reference; Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement (2007) · 1 reference; David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement (2019) · 1 reference; Empire Awards · 1 reference; Hugo Award (1991) · 1 reference; 34th Moscow International Film Festival · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Lena Gieseke (1989–1991) · 2 references
- Children
- Billy Burton · 1 reference; Nell Burton · 1 reference
- Father
- Bill Burton · 1 reference
- Mother
- Jean Rae Erickson · 1 reference
- Lived in
- Burbank · 1 reference
- Website
- http://www.timburton.com
- Wikipedias with a page
- 96
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1384939040
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 honored 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) and 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 directed films spanning a variety of genres such as animation, drama, fantasy, musical, science fiction, and horror; among them are Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), 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), Frankenweenie (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
His work in television includes directing 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 released several books such as The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories (1997).
- Born, in its opening lines
- August 25, 1958
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