Tim Burton Wiki, Bio, Wife, Divorce, Quotes and Net Worth
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Tim Walter (age 56) nicknamed, as Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer and animator for his major profession so far. In his work field, he has been famous for his dark, gothic, macabre, and quirky horror and fantasy films such as the horror comedy fantasy Beetlejuice (1988), the romantic dark fantasy Edward Scissorhands (1990), the musical fantasy-thriller The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the comedy-drama biopic Ed Wood (1994), the fantasy adventure Sleepy Hollow (1999), the animated fantasy Corpse Bride (2005), the musical horror film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), the horror comedy Dark Shadows (2012) and the animated horror comedy Frankenweenie (2012).
He is also known for blockbusters such as the adventure comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the superhero films Batman (1989) and its first sequel Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and the fantasy film Alice in Wonderland (2010), which garnered a worldwide gross of over $1 billion worldwide, being Burton's most successful film to date. His unique skill has helped him to achieve height of success at very short time with his partner. From personality point of view he stands with a height of 5 feet 10 inches and has well built body. He holds an American nationality since his birth after his parents. He has completed his education from Burbank High School.
At present he had been married to his wife, Lena Gieseke since 1987 but had to face divorce in 1991. Till the date his net worth has not mentioned by any particular site. As a result his readers are still searching for about his including his exclusive interview ever appeared in. He is continuously in touch with his fans and followers via Facebook and other sites.
Tim was born on August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California, U.S. to Jean Burton and Bill Burton. He has completed his education from Burbank High School. He was a very introspective person, and found his pleasure in painting, drawing and watching films. The works of such childhood heroes as Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl would heavily influence his future work. After graduating from Burbank High School with Jeff Riekenberg, Burton attended the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, California, to study character animation. As a student in CalArts, Burton made the shorts Stalk of the Celery Monster and King and Octopus. He graduated in 1979.
Most of the information about his childhood or prior life is missing from any update. Talking about his career startup, initially he loved to make short films in his backyard on Evergreen Department as a preteen. He has been nominated for many awards till now, which includes Emmy Award, Academy Award, BAFTA Awards and also has been nominated for many awards. talk of the Celery Monster attracted the attention of Walt Disney Productions' animation department, which offered Burton an animator's apprenticeship at the studio. He has also worked as an animator, storyboard artist and concept artist on films such as The Fox and the Hound (1981),
The Black Cauldron and Tron. However, Burton's personal style clashed with Disney's standards, and he longed to work on solo projects. While at Disney in 1982, Burton made his first short, Vincent, a six-minute black-and-white stop motion film based on a poem written by the filmmaker, and depicting a young boy who fantasizes that he is his hero Vincent Price, with Price himself providing narration.
Talking about his personal life, he was married to his wife Lena Gieseke in 1987 but just after 4 years of their marriage, he had to go through divorce and he has 2 children to take care of.