Tim Burton was raised in Burbank, California. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons and watching old movies (he was especially fond of films with Vincent Price). When he was in the ninth grade, his artistic talent was recognized by a local garbage company when he won a prize for an anti-litter poster he designed...See full bio »
[on cult director Edward D. Wood Jr.] "Nobody had his style. That's something I try to do in my films. You have your own kind of cryptic messages in there - cryptic things that most people wouldn't understand but are important to you. Things that kind of keep you going through the process."
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He has an interest in clowns, and his films will often include them or make reference to them.
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,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 5: Episode 1 -- A common boy named Aladdin has big dreams, which start to come true when he is approached by a Moroccan magician who presents him an offer he can't refuse.")
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