Tim Burton was immortalized in Hollywood history on Tuesday afternoon.
The director, who has been turning out classic films since the â80s including âBeetlejuice,â Edward Scissorhands,â and âThe Nightmare Before Christmas,â landed a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Actors Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton spoke at the ceremony. Ryder and Keaton both starred in Burtonâs 1988 movie âBeetlejuiceâ and its 2024 sequel âBeetlejuice Beetlejuice.â Additionally, Keaton played Batman in Burtonâs 1989 âBatmanâ and 1992âs âBatman Forever.â Ryder starred opposite Johnny Depp in 1990âs âEdward Scissorhands.â

Tim Burton attends his ceremony for a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 03, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Warner Bros. via Getty Images)
Burtonâs films are often known to be quite quirky, something both Ryder and Keaton acknowledged and loved about the director.
âGiving him this star is sort of like pinning a star on Mount Everest to me,â Ryder explained. âTim has such a beautiful understanding of the human heart. He knows the heartache of the misunderstood, the strange and unusual.â
Keaton touted his 30-year friendship with Burton and praised the directorâs ability to make him feel at ease on the set.
âWhen I hear Winona and all these other people use this word âweird,â well then count me in because I feel really, really comfortable working with this guy right here,â he explained. âItâs just a joy.â
Actor Danny DeVito was also in attendance, he was The Penguin in âBatman Returns.â
Burton grew up in Burbank, California watching Vincent Priceâs horror films, which influenced the gothic themes woven into his films.
He received his star in the motion pictures category and itâs appropriately placed in front of Hollywood Toys & Costumes, as itâs a location that means a lot to him.
âI used to come down here (Hollywood) and visit the Larry Edmunds Bookshop,â he reminisced. âWhen I found out it (the starâs location) was here, I almost started crying because Iâve been coming here ever since I was a little child and this store hasnât changed at all. So for me, itâs just an honor to have a star but also to have it right here in front of this incredible shop.â
Burtonâs latest film, âBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,â is set to hit theaters on Sept. 6.