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Timothy Hutton

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Timothy Hutton was born in Malibu, California, one of three children born to Maryline (Poole), a teacher, and actor Jim Hutton (Dana James Hutton). He burst onto the acting scene in the late 1970s. After only a few significant roles in TV movies, he bagged the part of Conrad in the Robert Redford-directed Ordinary People (1980).

His performance as a troubled teenager trying to deal with the death of his older brother won him the 1980 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the youngest actor to date to win that award. With more than 70 film, TV, and stage appearances (including an impressive 15 features films between 2006-08), Hutton headlined the television series Leverage (2008) as insurance investigator Nate Ford. He starred in the acclaimed Roman Polanski film The Ghost Writer (2010). Hutton made his Broadway debut in 1989 in "Love Letters."
- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Lee-Williams/Robert Sieger

In "The 10 Li'l Grifters" episode of Leverage (2008) (season 4, episode 2), the crew attends a costume party at which everyone dresses up as a character from a mystery story. Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) tells someone that he is dressed up as Ellery Queen, the character played by Hutton's father, Jim Hutton in Ellery Queen (1975), the TV show based on a popular mystery book series. Ford is also wearing the trademark hat worn by Ellery Queen on that show.
He was twenty years old when he won his Oscar for Ordinary People (1980), making him the youngest winner to date of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Became a father for the first time at age 26 when his first wife, Debra Winger, gave birth to their son Emmanuel Noah Hutton, aka Noah Hutton, on April 29, 1987.
Directed the music video for The Cars' song "Drive".
Son of actor Jim Hutton, star of NBC TV's Ellery Queen (1975), and Maryline Adams (née Poole), a teacher who also ran a small publishing company. Brother of Punch Hutton and Heidi Hutton.(born 1960).

[9/1/98, in interview in "Daily News", about following his own gut in career choices] I was 18, did a couple of things on TV, then I did Ordinary People (1980) and when you are fortunate enough to be in a movie like that, working with Robert Redford as the director and the movie is as well received as it was, it would be ludicrous to have a master plan for a career. So next, I was in Wayne, PA, doing Taps (1981) and then I was back in New York working with Sidney Lumet doing an ensemble movie called Daniel (1983). And I turned down a starring role in Risky Business (1983), even though all my agents and manager said I was crazy. But I looked at it and asked myself, "What was the experience going to be like? What will I learn?" And looking back at myself at 23, being able to work with Sidney Lumet and E.L. Doctorow, I have absolutely no regrets. I learned stuff that will stay with me forever.
[Upon receiving his Academy Award for Ordinary People (1980)] This is for my dad. I wish he were here to see it.
[on George C. Scott] It was amazing just to stand by him and see him at work on Taps (1981)--a real experience to see such discipline and concentration.

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