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TIM BURTON’S LIFETim Burton is one of the most talented film maker and scriptwriter in the world. He also proved to be a valuable producer. He made a lot of huge hits.
A world star was born
Timothy William Burton was born in Burbank, California, USA, on August 25, 1958. He grew up in this town near Los Angeles and he showed keen interest in draw, movie and cartoon from a very early age. While he was 15, he won a local completion with his anti-litter poster. He was in favor of ecology. But he won also a scholarship to learn in California Institute of the Arts, in 1976.
He had his first job when he was 21: animator for the Disney Studios but he leaves it because the Disney Studios released his project: he had made a short film, Frankenweenie declared “too scary for children”.
A rising star
After that, in 1985, Tim made a film, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, who was a box-office hit. It was a big surprise. However, from 1985 to 1988, he didn’t make one film.
In 1989, when he made Batman (a world fame for him and one of the biggest hits ever) he had already produced Beetlejuice, a box-office hit too, with Michael Keaton. In the ‘90s he made Edward Scissorhands, a big hit, the first film with his friend, Johnny Depp. While Batman Returns was a financial success, fans were disappointed about this film. In the mid-‘90s, Warner Brothers rejected Burton as director of Batman Forever and in 1996, Mars Attack, was not very successful. However, in 1999, Sleepy Hollow was a big hit.
The life continues
In 2001, He met the actress, Helena Bonham Carter, on set of The Planet of the Apes. She is, now, his partner in life. 2 years later, he made Big Fish.
In 2007, when he produced Corpse Bride, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Sweeney Todd, and when he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and he won a Golden Globe for Best Picture, he had already