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  • NAME: Timothy Tarquin Hutton
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor
  • BIRTH DATE: August 16, 1960 (Age: 51)
  • EDUCATION: Fairfax High School
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Malibu, California
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Timothy Hutton was the youngest actor to be awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor when he won at the age of 20 for his performance in Ordinary People.

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Timothy Hutton was the youngest actor to be awarded an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor when he won at the age of 20 for his performance in Ordinary People. Hutton's career has had several starts and stops since. Other notable films of his include 1993's The Dark Half,

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1996's Beautiful Girls and 1997's Playing God. In 2008, he took the role of Nathan Ford on the TNT series Leverage.

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Actor. Born August 16, 1960 in Malibu, California. The son of actor Jim Hutton, Timothy received stardom early in his career. After doing a few small parts on television, he was cast in his first feature film, Ordinary People, and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. In 1980 just shy of his 20th birthday, he was the youngest actor to ever win the award.

Hutton's acting career has had several starts and stops since, and he often opts for quiet, brooding, intellectual roles that shadow stronger characters. Notable films include 1993's The Dark Half, 1996's Beautiful Girls and 1997's Playing God. He gained notice in 2001 for A?E's A Nero Wolfe Mystery and has starred in several successful TV movies, including 2006's Kidnapped. He currently serves as president of the exclusive Players Club of New York City.

Hutton was married to actress Debra Winger from 1986 to 1990; they have a son. He married illustrator Aurore Giscard d'Estaing in 2000; they have a son.

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