Tatum O’Neal: Troubles and Triumphs

Tatum O’Neal’s family are no stranger to trouble. Tatum’s father Ryan O’Neal and his 23-year-old son Redmond were arrested at the O’Neal family home in Malibu on September 17, 2008 after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies found Redmond in possession of methamphetamine and another vial of the drug in Ryan’s bedroom. The two had been charged with similar charges in California the year before and have had a long history of drug use. Tatum herself was arrested for crack possession in New York.

In spite of her troubles, we’d like to shed light on the fact of something positive. And since Oscar Season is coming up, we’ll share this fact with you: Did you know that Tatum was the youngest Oscar winner of all time? She won the coveted award at just 10 years old! She’s also an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning American actress with lots of good work, mostly from the 70’s. Sometimes Tatum gets a bad rap, but she’s really very talented!

We snapped Tatum as she walked her trusty canine sponsor around the Lower East Side on a bitter cold Super Bowl Weekend in New York City, New York. Tatum has a recurring role on FX’s series “Rescue Me.” We wish her well!