Timothy Walter "
Tim"
Burton (; born August 25, 1958) is an American
film director,
producer,
artist,
writer and animator. He is known for his dark, gothic and quirky fantasy films such as
Beetlejuice (1988),
Edward Scissorhands (1990), the animated musical
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), the biographical film
Ed Wood (1994), the horror fantasy
Sleepy Hollow (1999), and later efforts such as
Corpse Bride (2005),
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007),
Dark Shadows (2012) and
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.