Tim Burton

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 scifi film Planet of the Apes 2001 the fantasydrama Big Fish 2003 the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 2005 and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland 2010 and Miss Peregrines 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 Burtons 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 followup 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