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My Take
Timothy Hutton holds a record that still gives me chills: the youngest man ever to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, claiming it at twenty for Ordinary People. He swept the Golden Globes that same year too. What I admire most, though, is not the meteoric start but the refusal to be a flash in the pan. Plenty of prodigies burn out, yet Hutton kept grinding through Taps, The Falcon and the Snowman, and The Dark Half, then expanded into directing and screenwriting. To me that arc, early genius followed by quiet, decades-long persistence, is the harder and more admirable story.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Timothy Hutton
- Name (Japanese)
- ティモシー・ハットン
- Reading
- てぃもしー・はっとん
- Born
- August 16, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Malibu, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / television actor / film actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Fairfax High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1981 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1981 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
- 1981 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Timothy Hutton born?
Born August 16, 1960 (age 65).
Where is Timothy Hutton from?
Timothy Hutton is from Malibu, California, United States.
What does Timothy Hutton do?
Timothy Hutton works as actor, film director, television actor, film actor, screenwriter.
Actor — see all → · Film director — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.