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Tim Burton

Directing Born Aug 25, 1958 Burbank, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

The Daily Show

as Self

Wednesday

as Parrot

The Grand Tour

as Self
Film

The Nightmare Before Christmas

as Zero (voice) (uncredited)
Film

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
Film

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • The Daily Show (1996) as Self
  • Wednesday (2022) as Parrot
  • El hormiguero (2006) as Self - Guest
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  • The Grand Tour (2016) as Self
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) as Zero (voice) (uncredited)
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) as Baby Beetlejuice (voice) (uncredited)
  • Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) as Passenger on an Attraction (uncredited)
  • Men in Black 3 (2012) as Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
  • Beau geste (2023) as Self
  • 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) as Self
  • The Culture Show (2004) as Self
  • Superpowered: The DC Story (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • Evening Urgant (2012) as Self
  • Leçon de Cinéma (2004) as Self
  • Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) as Thug in Alley (uncredited)
  • The Muppet Movie (1979) as Additional Muppet Performer
  • "Couch" by Lena Situations (2025) as Self - Guest
  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mostra, Venise (2022) as Self
  • Pee-wee as Himself (2025) as Self
  • Singles (1992) as Brian
  • Hoffa (1992) as Corpse (uncredited)
  • Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)