Timothy Headington

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Timothy Headington
Born1950 (age 70–71)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
Fuller Theological Seminary
OccupationPresident and owner, Headington Resources, Inc

Timothy Clare Headington (born 1950) is an American billionaire, the CEO and owner of Headington Oil, a film producer, and real estate developer.[1][2][3]

Early life[]

Timothy Clare Headington is the son of a geologist father, Clare W. Headington, and Catherine Meyer Headington.[4][5][6] He has a brother, Gregory Headington, and a sister, Jeanette Kern.[5][6] In 2013, his brother Gregory married Carrie Christine Boren, daughter of David Boren, the 21st governor of Oklahoma.[7]

Headington attended the University of Oklahoma on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history.[1] He received graduate degrees in theology and psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California,[1] and completed his psychology residency at LA County Hospital.

He has received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater.[citation needed]

Career[]

Oil Industry

Inspired by his geologist father and uncle, Headington founded Headington Oil In 1978, an oil and gas producer based in Oklahoma City.[7]In 1984, he moved his company to Dallas.

Headington is currently president and sole shareholder of Headington Resources, Inc. a Dallas-headquartered company. The company is 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]

Headington 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]

Entertainment

Headington was invested in GK Films with British Academy Award-winning producer Graham King from 2007 until 2012.[8][9] He subsequently formed two production companies, Tango Entertainment and Leyline Entertainment.[10]

As a film producer/executive producer, Headington has worked on numerous projects including Hugo (co-producer) and World War Z (EP credit).[11]

Headington produced Angelina Jolie's feature directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey.[12] The movie won the Stanley Kramer for “(an) achievement or contribution (that) illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion.”[13] He was an executive producer on Gore Verbinski's animated film Rango.[11]

Other productions include The Young Victoria,[14] The Tourist,[12] Edge of Darkness,[14] The Rum Diary,[15] and the TV miniseries Camelot.[9]

In 2013, Headington partnered with grammy award winning music producer Max Martin to produce the musical &Juliet. The play premiered in London at the Shaftesbury theater in November of 2019. It received nine Olivier Award nominations in 2020, winning three.[16]

Real Estate

Headington developed a hotel in downtown Dallas, The Joule - a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.[8] The Joule is a landmark historical building that has been transformed into a boutique hotel by renowned architect and designer Adam Tihany.

Headington recently completed the renovation of the former Republic National Bank building, now transformed into the Drakestone, a 20 floor apartment building on Main St.[17]

Headington has been acknowledged as a leader in the revitalization of downtown Dallas.[18]

Philanthropy

Headington is co-founder of the nonprofit ,[19] headquartered in Pasadena, California. Its mission is to support first responders and caregivers worldwide who have experienced emotional trauma. Headington remains an active philanthropist through his support of the arts, education and health in his community, including DIFFA/Dallas[20] and the Aging Mind Foundation.[21]

Honors[]

Headington was an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in November 2013.[22]

Personal life[]

He lives in Dallas, Texas.[1]

Filmography[]

He was producer for all films unless otherwise noted.

Film[]

Year Film Credit
2009 The Young Victoria
2010 Edge of Darkness
London Boulevard
The Tourist
2011 Rango Executive producer
Hugo
The Rum Diary
In the Land of Blood and Honey
2012 Dark Shadows Executive producer
Argo Executive producer
2013 World War Z Executive producer
2014 Jersey Boys Executive producer
2018 Little Woods
Delirium
The Old Man & the Gun Executive producer
2019 Light from Light
Get Duked! Executive producer
Come to Daddy Executive producer
Blow the Man Down
How to Build a Girl Executive producer
2020 Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Miss Juneteenth
2021 Strawberry Mansion Executive producer
Together Together
Little Fish
Italian Studies Executive producer
The Green Knight
TBA
 Everything Everywhere All at Once Executive producer
Little White Corvette
Spaceman

Television[]

Year Title Credit
2008 The Challenge Supervising producer
2011 Camelot Executive producer

References[]

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  2. ^ "Executive Profile: Timothy Headington". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Catherine Headington Obituary - Bellingham, WA | Dallas Morning News".
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carrie Boren, Gregory Headington". The New York Times. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Telling Fortunes No. 27: Timothy Headington". Texas Monthly. September 15, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Starz Sets April 1st Premiere Date for 'Camelot,' a New Take on the Timeless Tale of King Arthur". PR Newswire. December 20, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ WCST.com. "/project/tango-entertainment". www.filmograph.tv. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Helman, Christopher (February 27, 2012). "Meet Tim Headington, The Billionaire Oil Man Behind Oscar Winners 'Hugo' And 'Rango'". Forbes. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Weinstein, Joshua L. (December 5, 2011). "Can Hollywood risk-taker Graham King survive 'Hugo'?". Reuters. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Abedi, Jamal (2011), "Language Issues in the Design of Accessible Items", Handbook of Accessible Achievement Tests for All Students, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 217–230, ISBN 978-1-4419-9355-7, retrieved 2021-06-06
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "The 400 Richest Americans #163 Timothy Headington". Forbes. September 17, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "The World's Billionaires #488 Timothy Headington". Forbes. March 10, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  16. ^ Meyer, Dan (October 25, 2020). "Dear Evan Hansen, & Juliet, More Win Big at the 2020 Olivier Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  17. ^ "Dallas, TX Apartments for Rent | The Drakestone Apts". The Drakestone. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  18. ^ "The Billionaire Who Is Trying to Make Dallas Trendy". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  19. ^ "Headington Institute". Headington Institute.
  20. ^ "House of DIFFA: Futurø". Issuu.
  21. ^ "Headington Companies and Aging Mind Foundation Team Up Against Alzheimer's". June 3, 2019.
  22. ^ "Headington, Timothy C. - 2013". oklahomahof.com. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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