Tim Burton

Tim Burton
Burton in 2024
Born	Timothy Walter Burton (1958-08-25) August 25, 1958 (age 66) Burbank, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Burbank High School California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Artist, director, producer, writer
Years active	1971–present
Spouse	Lena Gieseke (1987–1991)
Partner(s)	Lisa Marie Smith (1993–2001) Helena Bonham Carter (2001–2014) Monica Bellucci (2022 – present)
Children	2
Awards	See below
Website	timburton.com

Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American artist, director, producer and screenwriter.

Burton was born in Burbank, California on August 25, 1958. He began as an animator for Walt Disney Pictures, but soon moved on making his own kinds of movies and projects.

He has an individual style; the movies that he makes are creative and often based on events that would not happen in real life. For example, the main character in "Edward Scissorhands" is a young man who has scissors instead of hands. His movies attract an audience usually that fits his unique tastes. For his movie "Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" he was nominated "Best Director" by the Golden Globes in 2008.

Burton has bipolar disorder.^[1] He lives in Belsize Park, London, next door to his former partner Helena Bonham Carter. Burton and Carter split in December 2014. The houses have a door connecting them. The couple have a son and daughter together.

Burton has been in a relationship with Italian model and actress Monica Bellucci since 2022.^[2]

• Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
• Beetlejuice (1988)
• Batman (1989)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Batman Returns (1992)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (producer and writer only)
• 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)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

1. ↑ "When you're on top of the world". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
2. ↑ Desando, Concetta (29 June 2023). "Monica Bellucci conferma la nuova love story: 'Amo Tim Burton'" [Monica Bellucci confirms the new love story: 'I love Tim Burton']. IO Donna (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

• Tim Burton on IMDb