Tim Burton

Tim Burton is a director/producer/screenwriter. As a child, he had an obsession with classical horror films. He went to the California Institute of Arts and majored in animation. He worked at Disney for less then a year before quitting and doing his own thing. His first work outside of Disney was an award winning short dedicated to his long-time idol, Vincent Price. After that he started to make full length movies like Batman, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.