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Timothy Walter "Tim" Burton is an American film director, producer, animator, screenwriter, poet, and artist, known for directing gothic and dark fantasy films. He is best known for being the writer, producer, and creator of The Nightmare Before Christmas, the director of Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Batman Returns, as well as the 2005 adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the alien invasion sci-fi film Mars Attacks!.

Burton has also worked with Disney on various occasions, starting his film career at the studio.

Filmography[]

Disney films[]

Year Film Position
1981 The Fox and the Hound Animator: Vixey (uncredited)
1982 Tron Animator (uncredited)
1982 Vincent Director
1982 Hansel and Gretel Director
1984 Frankenweenie Director
1985 The Black Cauldron Animator: Horned King/Conceptual Artist (uncredited)
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas Producer/Creator
1996 James and the Giant Peach Producer
2010 Alice in Wonderland Director
2012 Frankenweenie Director
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Producer
2019 Dumbo Director

Touchstone films[]

Outside filmography[]

Warner Bros.[]

20th Century Fox[]

Columbia Pictures[]

Netflix[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • A macabre specialist, Burton was given the opportunity to work on an earlier Addam's Family film, but turned it down for another project. However, he would later go on to direct the 2022 Netflix series Wednesday.[1][2]
  • In 2022, Burton left Disney after being asked to direct a Marvel film. He felt that the company itself had become the type that portrays the same type of movies, musicals, and princesses.

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