Tim Burton equals my hero.

He was an odd boy who read Poe instead of fairytales...  His art work is amazing and creative with a subject matter that focuses on monsters and dysmorphia. Check out his interactive web gallery.
http://timburton.com/

Also, please check out the video below. It is his first animated short that he made while still working at Disney.  The film is called Vincent Price. It is a depiction of Burton when he was a boy and how he felt "different" than the other children.