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  Tim Burton was born in 1958, in Burbank, California.
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  In his second year, Tim joined the Disney Animation Program.
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  Burton joins the Disney animation ranks at Walt Disney Productions’ animation studio
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  Tim graduated form the California Institute of Arts.
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  Tim works as a concept artist for the movie "The Fox and the Hound".
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  Paul Ruebens wanted Tim Burton to produce the full length feature, "Peewee's Big Adventure". The movie was released in 1985.
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  Burton released the dark comedy Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton and Alec Baldwin, which grossed over $80M dollars on a relatively low budget.
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  Burton co-wrote and directed "Edward Scissorhands" which starred Johnny Depp, sparking a relationship between the two that would be beneficial to both their careers.
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  Tim Burton gets married to Lisa Geiseke.
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  Tim Burton writes and produces a feature length stop-motion film, whgich has become a cult lassic over time.
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  Tim Burton leaves his wife to live with model and actress Lisa Marie, who he was with from 1994 to 2001.
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  Tim Burton produced James and the Giant Peach, based off the book by Roald Dahl.
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  Burton and Johnny Depp reunited for a supernatural film based off the classic tale of Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman.
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  Tim Burton begins seeing Helena Bonham Carter during the filming of "Planet of the Apes".
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  Burton and Carters son, Billy Burton, was born.
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  Burton directs a remake of the movie "Willy Wonka", which starred his good friend Johnny Depp.
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  Burton directs his first full length Stop-motion animated movie, which featured the voices of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter as the lead characters.
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  Burton does a collaboration with Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, winning himself a Golden Globe for best director.
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  Tims daughter, Nell Burton, was born.
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  Burton directs a dark version of the childrens story "Alice in Wonderland", once again starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.
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  Burton produced a very odd movie on Aberham Lincoln with a slight twist... In which he hunts vampires.
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  Tim Burton realeased his most recent stop-motion film that he produced, based off a short he realeased in the 1980's.