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Tim Burton Bio
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Tim Burton Timothy (Tim) William Burton was born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. As indicated by the dark mood of many of his films, Burton was a bit of a loner and recluse as a child. He spent the majority of his time drawing and watching old movies, particularly anything with horror king Vincent Price. As early as the ninth grade, Burton received acknowledgment of his talent. He won an illustrated anti-litter campaign, and his artwork was displayed on the sides of garbage trucks for a year. Burton graduated from his high school and went on to attend California Institute of the Arts. His first job, like so many animators before him, was at Disney. Despite a difference in creative outlook, Burton worked on The Fox and the Hound (1981) and The Black Cauldron (1985). Disney quickly realized the talent they had and gave the green light to Burton’s idea Vincent, an animated short released in 1982. The story followed a young boy who wanted to be just like Vincent Price, who incidentally provided the narration for the film. Winning several awards, Vincent marked Burton’s first critical success. Disney then gave their stamp of approval for the production of Burton’s first live-action film Frankenweenie. The thirty minutes long variation on the classic story of Frankenstein was ultimately deemed inappropriate for children and never released.
However, the film was watched and enjoyed by one very important viewer—Paul Reubens, best known as TV’s Pee-Wee Herman. Reubens knew Burton would be the perfect man to direct his first full-length feature film Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985). With the surprise success of this film, Burton became somewhat of a household name. Waiting for a promising script that would allow him to do something artistically different, Burton had to wait three years for Beatle Juice to come along. With Michael Keaton and Geena Davis, the film’s success caught the eye of Warner Bros. who then entrusted Burton with their new film Batman (1989). Burton and Keaton (along with the antics of Jack Nicholson as the Joker) proved to be a winning combination. Batman was the top grossing movie of the year and Burton’s most successful film at the box office to date. Riding off this success, Burton was given free reign to do whatever kind of film he desired. The result of that creative freedom was Edward Scissorhands (1990), starring Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp. This was the first time Depp and Burton worked together, but certainly not the last. The two would continue to collaborate throughout the 90s and into the early millennium. Burton followed up Batman with Batman Returns (1992), starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito. Much darker and quirkier than the first, it also didn’t do as well as the original and left some fans feeling disappointed. In 1994, Burton called again upon Johnny Depp to star in his biopic Ed Wood, a tribute to Edward D. Wood, Jr.—the worst director of all time. The film was met with much critical acclaim, even winning Martin Landau an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but still failed to capture the public.
Burton’s next film was Mars Attacks! (1996), but not even the strong cast could save this flop. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Michael J Fox and Pierce Brosnan all did their best but to no avail. In 1999, Sleepy Hollow reunited Burton and Depp, and the film was well-received by critics and fans alike. Unable to capture another hit, his 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes is only of note because he met Helena Bonham Carter on the set. The two are currently engaged and have a son together. In 2003, Burton filmed Big Fish with Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Albert Finney, and Ewan McGregor. The film was a financial success and the critics loved it, but there was only one problem. Many of Burton’s fans felt the film was too conventional and not infused with enough of Burton’s trademark quirkiness. However, these fans were pleased in full when Burton took on the 2005 remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (another Depp film), which exuded his characteristic quirk. As much success as live-action films have garnered Burton, he’s never abandoned his animated roots. In 1993, he wrote the story for The Nightmare Before Christmas and directed the 2005 film Corpse Bride. Burton was married to Lena Gieseke in 1989 and divorced in 1991. He then became engaged to actress Lisa Marie from 1992 to 2001, but the two never made it to the altar. He has been engaged to Bonham Carter since 2001, and their son Billy Ray was born in 2003. |
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Tim Burton - Frank Miller 's work on Batman was influential in Tim Burton's adaptation of the film
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Tim Burton - Directed Paul Reubens ' film 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.'
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Tim Burton - Jerry Hall starred in Tim Burton's 'Batman.'
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Tim Burton - Vincent Price starred in Tim Burton's 'Edward Scissorhands.'
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