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Tim Burton was raised in Burbank, California. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons and watching old movies (he was especially fond of films with Vincent Price). When he was in the ninth grade, his artistic talent was recognized by a local garbage company when he won a prize for an anti-litter poster he designed... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (21 titles)
???? Big Eyes (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers (short) (producer)
 
2012 Frankenweenie (producer)
 
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (producer)
 
2009/I 9 (producer)
 
2005 Corpse Bride (producer)
 
2000 The World of Stainboy (short) (producer)
 
2000 Lost in Oz (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1996 Mars Attacks! (producer)
 
1996 James and the Giant Peach (producer)
 
1995 Batman Forever (producer)
 
1994 Ed Wood (producer)
 
1994 Cabin Boy (producer)
 
1994 Conversations with Vincent (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas (producer)
 
1993 Family Dog (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Show Dog (1993) (executive producer)
 
1992 Batman Returns (producer)
 
1989-1991 Beetlejuice (TV series) (executive producer - 94 episodes)
Not So Peaceful Pines (1991) (executive producer)
Journey to the Centre of the Neitherworld (1991) (executive producer)
Catmandu Got His Tongue (1991) (executive producer)
King BJ (1991) (executive producer)
Relatively Pesty (1991) (executive producer)
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands (producer)
 
1982 Luau (short) (producer)
 
1979 Stalk of the Celery (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (29 titles)
2012 Frankenweenie
 
2012 Dark Shadows
 
2006 Cinema16: American Short Films (video short)
 
2005 Corpse Bride
 
2003 Big Fish
 
2000 The World of Stainboy (short)
 
1999 Sleepy Hollow
 
1996 Mars Attacks!
 
1994 Ed Wood
 
1994 Conversations with Vincent (video documentary)
 
1992 Batman Returns
 
1989 Batman
 
1988 Beetlejuice
 
1986 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
 
1986 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
The Jar (1986)
 
1984 Frankenweenie (short)
 
1982 Vincent (short)
 
1982 Luau (short)
 
1982 Hansel and Gretel (TV movie)
 
1979 Doctor of Doom (short)
 
1979 Stalk of the Celery (short)
 
1971 The Island of Doctor Agor (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
2012 Frankenweenie (original idea)
 
2005 Corpse Bride (characters)
 
2000 The World of Stainboy (short)
 
2000 Lost in Oz (TV movie) (story / pilot)
 
1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas (story and characters)
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands (story)
 
1984 Frankenweenie (short) (idea)
 
1982 Vincent (short) (written by)
 
1982 Hansel and Gretel (TV movie) (idea)
 
1982 Luau (short)
 
1979 Doctor of Doom (short) (writer)
 
1979 Stalk of the Celery (short) (writer)
 
1971 The Island of Doctor Agor (short) (adaptation / screenplay)
 
Show ShowActor (8 titles)
2012 Men in Black 3
Alien on TV Monitors (uncredited)
 
1992 Hoffa
Corpse (uncredited)
 
1992 Singles
Brian
 
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Thug in alley (uncredited)
 
1982 Luau (short)
The Supreme Being / Mortie
 
1979 The Muppet Movie
Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (5 titles)
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series) (animation designer - 1 episode)
Family Dog (1987) (animation designer)
 
1982 TRON (animator - uncredited)
 
1982 Luau (short) (animator)
 
1981 The Fox and the Hound (animator - uncredited)
 
1979 Stalk of the Celery (short) (animator)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight (video documentary short) (source: photographs, illustrations and footage)
 
1993 Family Dog (TV series) (design consultant)
 
1989 Beetlejuice (TV series) (developer)
 
1979 The Muppet Movie (additional puppeteer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (2 titles)
1985 The Black Cauldron (conceptual artist - uncredited)
 
1984 Frankenweenie (short) (storyboard artist - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Designer (1 title)
1982 Vincent (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (15 titles)
2012 Batman Returns: Rob Burman on Mold Making and Costumes (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2012 A Little Bit Zombie (acknowledgment to the works of)
 
2012 Twinky (short) (the producers wish to thank)
 
2012 Kiddy Kiddy Bang Bang (short) (acknowledgment)
 
2011 Dead Friends (short) (very special thanks)
 
2011 VIViD (acknowledgment to the works of)
 
2010 Plan 666 from Outer Space (short) (very special thanks)
 
2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
 
2007 Sicko (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Video Game) (extra special thanks)
 
2001 DOA: A Coroner's Fairy Tale (short) (thanks)
 
1992 The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (123 titles)
2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 The Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2012 Arts in Context (TV series documentary)
Himself
All My Friends Are Vampires (2012) … Himself
 
2012 56th BFI London Film Festival (TV documentary)
Himself - Fellowship recipient
 
2010-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.3 (2012) … Himself
2010 Academy Awards Spotlight (2010) … Himself
 
2012 The Batmobile (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 G4 Presents Comic Con 2012 Live (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 34-y Moskovskiy mezhdunarodnyy kinofestival (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009-2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 10 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
Episode dated 7 September 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 5 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2010-2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.116 (2012) … Himself
Episode #1.1 (2010) … Himself
 
2012 IC Places Hollywood (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
Dark Shadows Special (2012) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2012 A Moment With (TV series)
Himself
Tim Burton (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 A Conversation with Danny Elfman and Tim Burton (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.41 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 BFI London Film Festival Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Christopher Lee - Gentleman des Grauens (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.239 (2010) … Himself
Episode #1.157 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The British Academy Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Alice in Wonderland: Effecting Wonderland (documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 The Fabulous Picture Show (TV series)
Himself
The Two Escobars (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Cannes Film Festival 2010 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008-2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 17 April 2010 (2010) … Himself (also archive footage)
Episode dated 9 February 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2010 Go' aften Danmark (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Disney Get Connected (TV series)
Himself
Alice in Wonderland (2010) … Himself
 
2010 GMTV (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Xposé (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.116 (2010) … Himself
Episode #4.115 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #18.7 (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 22 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
Episode dated 24 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 29 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2009 The Look of '9' (video short)
Himself
 
2009 '9': U-Control Picture in Picture (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 '9': The Long and the Short of It (video short)
Himself
 
1999-2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 26 November 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 15 November 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 9 December 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 15 November 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Scream Awards 2008 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
Tim Burton (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Cartelera (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Miradas 2 (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 25 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2000-2008 Caiga quien caiga (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 23 January 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2004-2008 Film 2013 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 27 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 17 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 20 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2008 La 2 noticias (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Extérieur jour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 9 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Broadway Beat (TV series)
Himself
 
2001-2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005) … Himself
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) … Himself
Big Fish (2004) … Himself
The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' (2001) … Himself
 
2007 Summer Exhibition (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
Himself
 
2006 Space Top 10 Countdown (TV series)
Himself
Movie Aliens (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #14.189 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Animated Feature Film
 
2006 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.20 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Danny Elfman Interprets 'The Two Worlds' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Animators: The Breath of Life (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Making Puppets Tick (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Voices from the Underworld (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light (video short)
Himself
 
2005 At the Movies (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.41 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Attack of the Squirrels! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Planet Voice (TV series)
Himself
På den røde løber med Planet Voice (2005) … Himself
 
1997-2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 9 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 1 March 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2005 Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Becoming Oompa-Loompa (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 100 Greatest Cartoons (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Returns Villains: The Penguin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Returns Villains: Catwoman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Heroes: Vicki Vale (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2005 Batman Heroes: Batman (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer Chocolate (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Making Up the Penguin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Nocturnal Overtures - The Music of Batman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: From Jack to the Joker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Designing the Batsuit (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Building the Batmobile (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Assembling the Arctic Army (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Eigo de shabera-night (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
Episode dated 10 May 2004 (2004) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 4Pop (TV series documentary)
Himself
Syntinen mainosmaailma (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Silenci? (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2003-2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Director
Disaster Movies (2004) … Himself - Director
Superheroes (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Hollywood, Inc. (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Battle of the Blockbusters (2002) … Himself
 
2002 De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' (TV documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
2001 Troldspejlet (TV series)
Himself - Director
Troldspejlet special: Tilbage til Abernes planet (2001) … Himself - Director
 
2001 Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' (video documentary short)
Himself - Producer
 
2000 Exposure (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.9 (2000) … Himself
Episode #1.1 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Lo + plus (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 January 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 December 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Martin Short Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.54 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of Tim Burton (1999) … Himself
 
1997 A-Z of Horror (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 December 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
1994 Moviewatch (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
From Nottingham (1994) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Conversations with Vincent (video documentary)
Narrator
 
1994 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (TV documentary short)
Interview
 
1994 A Century of Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Vincent Price (1993) … Himself
 
1992 The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 June 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (15 titles)
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
 
2010 Comedy Lab (TV series)
 
2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Penélope, camino a los Oscar (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 Cannes 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Fashion Police (TV series)
 
2005 Silenci? (TV series)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 The Many Faces of Catwoman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Returns Heroes: Batman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Batman Villains: The Joker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Pie Plates Over Hollywood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1992-1999 Troldspejlet (TV series)
 
1990 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Portrait of Vincent Price (Interview [USA], December 1990). See more »

Publicity Listings:

9 Print Biographies  | 28 Interviews  | 23 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Personal Quote:

Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I certainly would never read anything written by Kevin Smith. See more »

Trivia:

Is a big fan of Italian director Mario Bava. He once said he would like to remake Bava's classic Black Sunday with his former partner Lisa Marie. He also appeared in two documentaries about Bava. See more »

Trademark:

Effective use of musical interludes See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo