Tim Burton: Summary

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Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 8-25-1958

Birthplace:: Burbank, California, USA

Birth Name:: Timothy William Burton

AKA:: Timothy William Burton

Tim Burton was raised in Burbank, California. He is the son of Bill and Jean Burton and has a younger brother named Daniel, an artist. He is estranged from his mother and brother. He was a very quiet person growing up, yet he had a passion for watching movies. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing his own animations and watching old films.

In 1976 he received a scholarship for the California Institute of the Arts, a college founded by Walt Disney. He decided that animation was what he wanted to do and in 1979 he began working as an animator on the studio's The Fox and the Hound. His first movie was "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" starring Pee-Wee Herman. Since then he has developed a reputation for his high quality, dark and stylised films, such as Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride.

He was married to Lena Gieseke between February 1989 and December 1991, and engaged to Lisa Marie between 1992 and 2001.

In 2001, he bought the house next door to his partner, Helena Bonham Carter, and they connected the properties.

He has two children with Helena: Billy Ray (b. October 2003) and Nell (b. December 2007). Tim Burton was raised in Burbank, California. He is the son of Bill and Jean Burton and has a younger brother named Daniel, an artist. He is estranged from his mother and brother. He was a very quiet person growing up, yet he had a passion for watching movies. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing his own animations and watching old films.

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MovieMan2
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There is not another word to describe Tim Burton than a genius. His quirky and dark characters have both very dark diffrences between each other, for instance: Edward Siccorhands different because of his blades for hands, and the girl he loves is different because she is completely normal, but they click so well because of their differences, and how they come to accept them. HE ROCKS!!!
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Tim Burton is possibly the greatest visinary director today. His dark visuals makes it wonderful to watch. Tim grew up in Burbank, California and worked as an animator for Disney. Then, we made his first feature film, Pee-Wee's Big Advenutre and he built his carrer from there.
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Tim Burton is possibly the greatest visinary director today. His dark visuals makes it wonderful to watch. Tim grew up in Burbank, California and worked as an animator for Disney. Then, we made his first feature film, Pee-Wee's Big Advenutre and he built his carrer from there.
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What's not to say about Tim? He has the brain of a genius, the imagination of a child, and a dark fantasy in all of his ideas. I love the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is made one-of-a-kind, and has a special plot. Burton has done many other movies too such as Edward Scissorhands. Johnny Depp stars in most of Burton's films and has even been named the god-father of Burton's child. Burton and Johnny have been friends for many years and together they made masterpieces the world has never seen before. Tim Burton has an amazing imaination and he is recognized for that by all of his fans.
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Tim Burton's ideas and imagination are something that go beyond any film maker I've ever seen. His brain is so unique and bizarre, and his ideas and tastes are very original. In my opinion, Tim Burton is the best movie director out there. His movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, was released to theatres 15 years ago. Yet, it has gained a powerful cult classic. Halloween Town looked so scary, dark, and gloomy, while Christmas Town looked so cheery, bright, and jovial! It was extremly enjoyable to see the terrifying, innocent little monsters running around, trying to catch the spirit of Christmas! Mr. Tim Burton is a genious.
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