Timothy Hutton

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Timothy Hutton

Hutton at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival
Born Timothy Tarquin Hutton
August 16, 1960 (1960-08-16) (age 47)
Malibu, California
Spouse(s) Debra Winger (1986-1990)
Aurore Giscard d'Estaing (2000-)

Timothy T. Hutton[1] (born August 16, 1960) is an American Academy Award-winning actor — the youngest ever to win the award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 20. Hutton received the award for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People (1980), the Oscar-winning directorial debut of Robert Redford.

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[edit] Early life

Hutton was born in Malibu, California. His mother, Maryline Adams (née Poole), was a teacher and ran a small publishing company, while his father was actor Jim Hutton (star of NBC TV's Ellery Queen). Hutton attended Fairfax High School and Berkeley High School, and made his acting debut in 1965, playing a small role in the film Never Too Late, which starred his father.

[edit] Career

Since winning the Oscar and the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for Ordinary People, Hutton has gone on to numerous popular roles in feature films and television. He starred as detective Archie Goodwin in the A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), and also served as an executive producer and directed several episodes of the critically acclaimed series. His other directing credits include the family film Digging to China (1998). He acted in the TV miniseries WW3 (2001), and in 2006 he had a lead role in the NBC series Kidnapped, playing Conrad Cain, the wealthy father of a kidnapped teenager.

One of the owners of the venerable New York City restaurant and bar P. J. Clarke's, Timothy Hutton became president of the prestigious Players Club in 2003.

[edit] Personal life

Hutton has married twice. His first marriage (1986-1990) was to actress Debra Winger; they have a son, Noah. In 2000, he married illustrator Aurore Giscard d'Estaing; their son Milo was born in Paris on September 11, 2001.

[edit] Filmography

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[edit] Director

"The Doorbell Rang" (2001)
"Champagne for One" (2001)
"Over My Dead Body" (2001)
"Death of a Doxy" (2002)
Awards
Preceded by
Melvyn Douglas
for Being There
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1980
for Ordinary People
Succeeded by
John Gielgud
for Arthur
Preceded by
Robert Duvall
for Apocalypse Now
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1981
for Ordinary People
Succeeded by
John Gielgud
for Arthur

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