Timothy Headington
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Timothy Headington | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma Fuller Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | President and owner, Headington Resources, Inc |
Timothy Headington (born 1950) is an American billionaire, the CEO of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.[1][2][3]
Early life
Headington's father was a geologist. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor's degree in history.[1] He received graduate degrees in theology and psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California,[1] and completed his residency at the University of Southern California.
He has received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater.[citation needed]
Career
Headington is president and sole shareholder of Headington Resources, Inc., a Dallas-headquartered company, concentrated primarily in oil and natural gas, real estate/hotel development, film production, private equity and entertainment.[citation needed] Headington is an active philanthropist, personally and through various family foundations.[citation needed]
Inspired by his geologist father, Headington founded Headington Oil in 1978.[citation needed] He stayed under the radar until 2008 when he sold acreage in North Dakota's Bakken oil play to XTO Energy for $1.85 billion.[citation needed]
As a film Producer and Executive Producer, Headington has worked on numerous projects most recently World War Z (EP credit) and Hugo (producer), which was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning five as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture - Drama.[citation needed]
He produced Angelina Jolie's feature directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, which was Golden Globe nominated for Best Foreign Language Film; as well as the recipient of the Stanley Kramer Award and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture in 2012.[citation needed]
Headington also served as an executive producer on Gore Verbinski's Rango, featuring the voice of Depp, which won an Oscar and a BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature, as well as numerous critics awards.[citation needed]
Other productions include the action thriller The Tourist, starring Depp and Jolie, which garnered three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp which was produced with Depp’s company, infinitum nihil. Edge of Darkness starring Mel Gibson, the three-time Academy Award-nominated romantic drama The Young Victoria, and the TV produced miniseries Camelot.[citation needed]
Headington owns two hotels in Dallas, Lumen and Joule.[citation needed]
Headington is intimately involved in two charities. He serves as chairman of Art of Elysium, which uses art as a catalyst for social change, and Headington Institute located in Pasadena, CA, as co-founder, which offers care for caregivers worldwide by providing resilience support.[citation needed]
Honors
Headington was honored in November 2013 as an inductee to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
Personal life
He is single, and lives in Dallas, Texas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Timothy Headington". Forbes. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ BusinessWeek profile
- ^ Headington Institute