Burton, Tim 1958(?)–

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BURTON, Tim 1958(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Timothy William Burton; born August 25, 1958 (some sources cite 1960), in Burbank, CA; son of Bill (a minor league baseball player and parks department sports coordinator) and Jean (a shop manager) Burton; married Lena Gieseke (a photographer), February 24, 1989 (separated, 1991); children: (with actress Helena Bonham Carter) one son. Education: Studied animation at California Institute of the Arts, 1979–80.

Addresses: Agent— Mike Simpson, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— Kristin Borella, Bumble Ward and Associates Public Relations, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 340, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Career: Director, animator, producer, and writer. Walt Disney Productions, cartoon artist and apprentice animator, including work on The Fox and the Hound, 1981, Vincent, 1982, Frankenweenie, 1984, and The Black Cauldron, 1985; Tim Burton Productions, founder, 1989. Also animator of the films The Island of Doctor Agor, 1971, Stalk of the Celery (also known as Stalk of the Celery Monster ), 1979, and Tron, 1982. Director of television commercials, beginning 1998.

Awards, Honors: Walt Disney fellow, California Institute of the Arts, 1979–80; Chicago Film Festival Award, 1982, for Vincent; ShoWest Award, director of the year, National Association of Theatre Owners, 1990, for Batman; Emmy Award, outstanding animated program (with others), 1990, for Beetlejuice; nomination for Golden Palm, Cannes International Film Festival, 1995, and nomination for Silver Condor, best foreign film, Argentinian Film Critics Association, 1996, both for Ed Wood; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best animated or mixed media picture, International Press Academy, 1997, for Mars Attacks!; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best animated or mixed media motion picture (with others), 1997, for James and the Giant Peach; Saturn Award nomination, best director, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and nomination for Silver Ribbon, best director of a foreign film, Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, both 2000, for Sleepy Hollow; Leo Award, best writing in a music, comedy, or variety program or series (with others), 2002, for Point Blank.

CREDITS

Film Director:

(And producer) Stalk of the Celery (also known as Stalk of the Celery Monster ), 1979.

(And producer) Luau, 1982.

(And production designer) Vincent (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1982.

Frankenweenie (animated), Buena Vista, 1984.

Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Warner Bros., 1985.

Beetlejuice, Warner Bros., 1988.

Batman, Warner Bros., 1989.

(And producer, with Denise DiNovi) Edward Scissorhands, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

(And producer, with DiNovi) Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992.

(And producer, with DiNovi) Ed Wood, Buena Vista, 1994.

Vincent and Me, 1995.

(And producer) Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996.

Sleepy Hollow, Paramount, 1999.

Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Big Fish, Columbia, 2003.

Film Producer:

(With Denise DiNovi; and production designer) Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas (also known as The Nightmare before Christmas ), Buena Vista, 1993.

(With DiNovi) Cabin Boy, Buena Vista, 1994.

Batman Forever (also known as Forever ), Warner Bros., 1995.

James and the Giant Peach, Buena Vista, 1996.

Film Appearances:

Mortie (the Supreme Being), Luau, 1982.

Brian, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992.

Himself, A Century of Cinema, 1994.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters, Fox, 1989.

Fox/MTV Guide to Summer '92, Fox, 1992.

The Bat, the Cat and the Penguin, CBS, 1992.

Interviewee, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A TNT Special Edition, TNT, 1994.

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects, 1994.

Freaks, Nerds, and Weirdos: An MTV News Special Report, MTV, 1994.

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre, 2000.

The Making of "Planet of the Apes, " 2001.

Interviewee, Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet, Fox, 2001.

The Inside Reel: Digital Filmmaking, PBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ben, "The Quality of Mercy," Twice in a Lifetime, 1999.

Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Guest, Exposure, Sci–Fi Channel, 2000.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

A–Z of Horror (also known as Clive Barker's A–Z of Horror ), BBC (England), 1997.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and executive producer, Beetlejuice (animated series), c. 1990.

Producer, Batman: The Animated Series, Fox, 1992–1993.

Creator (with Steven Spielberg) and executive producer, Family Dog (series), CBS, 1993.

Television Director; Episodic:

"The Jar," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1986.

"Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre ), Showtime, 1986.

Television Work; Other:

Director, Hansel and Gretel, 1982.

Executive producer, Lost in Oz (pilot; also known as Tim Burton's Lost in Oz ), syndicated, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend, Paramount/Mandalay Pictures, 2000.

WRITINGS

Films:

The Island of Doctor Agor (animated), 1971.

Stalk of the Celery (animated; also known as Stalk of the Celery Monster ), 1979.

Luau, 1982.

Vincent (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1982.

Mars Attacks!, Warner Bros., 1996.

Television Episodes:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1986.

Television Writing; Other:

Lost in Oz (pilot; also known as Tim Burton's Lost in Oz ), syndicated, 2000.

Point Blank (series), 2002.

Books:

My Art and Films, HarperCollins, 1993.

The Nightmare before Christmas Pop–up Book, Mouse Works, 1993.

Burton on Burton, edited by Mark Salisbury, Faber & Faber, 1995.

The Melancholy Death of Oyster Bay and Other Stories, Morrow, 1997.

Contributor to books, including The Art of Sleepy Hollow, Pocket Books, 1999.

Other:

(Creator, writer, and director) Stainboy (animated Internet series), Shockwave.com, 2000.

ADAPTATIONS

The 1982 television program Hansel and Gretel was based on an idea by Burton. The film Frankenweenie, released by Buena Vista in 1984, was based on an idea by Burton. Episodes of the television series Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories ), broadcast by NBC in 1987, were based on animation and character designs by Burton. The television series Family Dog, broadcast by CBS in 1993, was also based on Burton's character designs. The film Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas, released by Buena Vista in 1993, was based on a story and characters created by Burton. The film Beetlejuice, released by Warner Bros. in 1988, was based on a story by Burton. The film Edward Scissorhands, released by Twentieth Century–Fox in 1990, was based on a story by Burton and Caroline Thompson.