Timothy Headington, an American entrepreneur, real estate developer, and film producer, has a net worth of $2.7 billion.
Tim Headington has made a fortune in the oil industry, but he still has a true passion for making movies.
After earning a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, he founded Headington Oil, a company based in Dallas, in 1978.
The oil business idea was conceived by Timothy Headington, his father, who was a geologist.
He is the owner and president of Headington Resources, Inc., which has interests in real estate, hotel development, natural gas, oil, film production, entertainment, private equity, and two prominent hotels in Dallas called the Joule and Lumen Hotels.
In addition to his work in the oil and gas field, Headington is a partner at GK Films, a production company that has created several award-winning features.
The company’s latest financial successes include the romantic thriller The Tourist (2010) and the animated film Hugo (2011).
Out of the eleven nominations received by the latter, five have been won.