While at WDFA, he shared an office with Andreas Deja.

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.

Among his cinematic influences are Mario Bava, Vincent Price, Roger Corman and Barbara Steele whom he homaged in Sleepy Hollow (1999).

Credits his former fiancée, Lisa Marie, as his muse. She is often in his projects (Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), The World of Stainboy (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001)) or is paid homage in them (she was the inspiration for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)'s Sally).

He was hired as the director of the failed Superman (1997) movie.

Bought the rights to a Topps trading card series with the intention of turning it into a film, but couldn't decide between calling it "Dinosaurs Attack!" and "Mars Attacks!". Jurassic Park (1993) then came out, and to avoid comparison, he made it as Mars Attacks! (1996) instead, but then it faced comparison to Independence Day (1996).

Was voted the 49th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly, being the youngest director on this list of 50.

Was slated to direct The Fly (1986) with Michael Keaton in the lead role, but he backed out and David Cronenberg took over.

Is scheduled to direct the Broadway musical version of his film Batman (1989).

Has made six films with Johnny Depp: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

Was originally set to do a re-make of Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920) in the early 1980s.

Was working on a documentary about Vincent Price, called "Conversations with Vincent". After Price's death in 1993 he shelved the project and it has never been completed.

Ranked #6 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100].

In October 2001, he began his current relationship with actress Helena Bonham Carter, whom he met while filming Planet of the Apes (2001), and she has appeared in all of his subsequent films. They live in adjoining houses with a hallway that connects the two homes, they have a son, Billy-Ray Burton, born on October 4, 2003, and a girl born on December 15, 2007.

Engaged to Helena Bonham Carter [2001-present] 2 children.

Johnny Depp is a godfather of his son Billy Ray Burton.

Grew up in Burbank on Evergreen Street, and his family lived in the 2000 block, near Valhalla Cemetary. Attended Providencia Elementary School in Burbank, California.

Is a big fan of Italian director Mario Bava. He once said he would like to remake Bava`s classic Maschera del demonio, La (1960) with his former partner Lisa Marie. He also appeared in two documentaries about Bava.

Played water polo and swam for Burbank High School in California.

He once said he never remembers his dreams, apart from five recurring dreams, one of them involving the girl he was in love with when he was a teenager and another involving his parents` bedroom.

Is a big fan of "nudie" director Russ Meyer.

Younger brother Daniel Burton is also an artist.

Usually dresses in black, because he doesn`t like spending too much time matching colors.

Nearly everywhere he goes, he carries a pocket-size sketchbook and a small watercolor kit.

Is a "Bollywood" fan.

Lives in Ojai (California) and New York.

Used the song "It`s Not Unusual", performed by Tom Jones, in Edward Scissorhands (1990) and then in Mars Attacks! (1996).

He has an interest in clowns, and his films will often include them or make reference to them.

Engaged to Lisa Marie from 1992-2001.

At the end of Beetle Juice (1988), Beetlejuice metamorphoses into a bizarre creature with a merry-go-round on his head. On the top of this merry-go-round is a smiling skull which became Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). The latter movie had been a pet project of Burton`s since his days as an animator at Disney.

Often looks into the main character`s past through a series offlashbacks (i.e.Edward Scissorhands (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)).

Usually includes fantasy elements in his films.

His movies always opens with a personal version of the studio`s logo.

Often shows scarecrows in his movies.

Obsession with horror actors: he makes movies about them (Vincent (1982), Ed Wood (1994)), or he actually casts them in his films (e.g. Vincent Price, Michael Gough, Christopher Lee, Christopher Walken).

Many of his films feature townspeople who misunderstand and/ordistrust the lead character.

He often likes to open his films with a quiet night time snowfall.

Frequently features dead or dismembered dogs.

Frequently casts Jeffrey Jones, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, Michael Keaton, Lisa Marie, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gough, Deep Roy and Christopher Lee.

Frequently uses composer Danny Elfman.

Plot often focuses around a misunderstood outcast.

His films often have a Gothic feel to them, often including Christmas and/or Halloween scenes.

Often does the beginning credits sequence with the camera going through something (Batman (1989),Beetle Juice (1988),Edward Scissorhands (1990), orfollowing something(Batman Returns (1992),Mars Attacks! (1996),Sleepy Hollow (1999) , Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005) _,_and SweeneyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)).

Spouse: Lena Gieseke (24 February 1989 - 31 December 1991) (divorced)

Born in Burbank, California, USA