Tim Burton by Maddalena Bignù

Tim Burton was born in Burbank in California on the twenty-fifth of August 1958. He is an American film director, an actor and a screenwriter. He has worked with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter for his films. He's very famous for his films. He directed and produced "The Iland of Doctor Agor" (1971), " Lord of the Rings" (1978), "Vincent"(1982), "Hansel and Gretel"(1982),"Frankenweeine"(1984),"Pee-wee's Big Adventure"(1985),Beetle Juice"(1988)," Batman"(1989),"Edward Scissorhands" (1990),"Batman Returns"(1992)"Nightmare before Christmas" (1993), " Ed Wood"(1994),"Mars Attacks" (1996), " Sleepy Hollow" (1999),"Palanet of the Apes" (2001),"Big Fish" (2003),"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"(2005),"Corpse Bride" (2005), "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (2007) and other famous film. His film often have a dark and fantasty quality. Now, he is working on a film. Its name is " Alice in the wonderland". The film will be released in March 2010.


Also, he has published a book: "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories".