Timothy Walter Burton was born on 25 August 1958, in Burbank, California USA. He is a well-known movie director, writer, artist and producer, particularly known for such movies as “Sleepy Hollow”, “Planet of the Apes”, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Dark Shadows”, and “Alice in Wonderland”. Tim is also known for his friendship with Johnny Depp, with whom he has created many successful movies. During his career, Tim has been nominated for and has won numerous awards. Some of them include Academy award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Producers Guild of America Award, BAFTA Award and many others. Burton still continues his career creating new, successful and interesting movies.
So how rich is Tim Burton? Sources estimate that Burton’s net worth is $140 million. Tim mainly gained this sum of money through his career as a movie director, although his other activities have also added to Tim’s net worth. If Tim continues his career for a long time, there is a high chance that this sum of money will become higher. Hopefully, his fans soon will hear about his new work and will be able to see new movies directed by Tim.
Tim Burton Net Worth $140 Million
From an early age, Tim Burton was interested in movie making, beginning with short films. Tim attended Burbank High School and later continued his studies at the California Institute of the Arts. Soon after his graduation he began working in Walt Disney Productions’ animation department. Tim worked on such movies as “The Black Cauldron”, “The Fox and the Hound” and “Tron”. This was the time when Tim Burton’s net worth began growing.
Step by step Burton became more recognizable and famous. In 1984 Tim made a short movie called “Frankenweenie”. In 1985 Tim directed the movie entitled “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure”, which added a lot to his net worth. During the making of this movie Tim worked together with Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones and others. In 1989 Tim directed “Batman” and gained a lot of praise and the movie became one of the most successful of Tim’s movies. In 1990 Tim collaborated with Johnny Depp on the movie, entitled “Beetlejuice”. This collaboration was a start of a long-lasting friendship and Johnny later appeared in many of Tim’s movies, for example “Ed Wood”, “Corpse Bride”, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and others. These movies gained huge success and had a huge impact on the growth of Tim Burton’s net worth. Some of the recent works of Tim include, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and “Big Eyes”. What is more, Burton is also working on new projects, which will be released in upcoming years.
In addition to his work in the movie industry, Burton has also released two books: “The Art of Tim Burton” and “The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories”. These books also increased Tim’s net worth. Luckily, Tim has many ideas and he is planning to fulfill them in the near future. This only means that soon we will see his new work.
To talk about Tim Burton’s personal life, it can be said that in 1987 he married Lena Gieseke. Sadly, their marriage ended in 1991. Later Tim had relationships with Lisa Marie Smith, and Helena Bonham Carter with whom he has two children. All in all, Tim Burton is one of the most talented movie directors. He has created a lot of successful and acclaimed movies, which are famous all over the world. Hopefully, the list will only become longer in the future.
