Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American film director, producer, writer, and artist. He is best known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), "Ed Wood" (1994), "Sleepy Hollow" (1999), "Corpse Bride" (2005), "" (2007), "Frankenweenie" (2012), the superhero films "Batman" (1989) and "Batman Returns" (1992), the sci-fi film "Planet of the Apes" (2001), the drama film "Big Fish" (2003), the musical adventure film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), and the fantasy films "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) and "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2016).