Tony Scott
British film director and producer (1944–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with The Hunger (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010).
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Born | Anthony David Leighton Scott (1944-06-21)21 June 1944 Tynemouth, England |
Died | 19 August 2012(2012-08-19) (aged 68) |
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Alma mater | Royal College of Art |
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Years active | 1965–2012 |
Spouses | Glynis Staunton
(m. 1986; div. 1987)Donna W. Wilson (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Family | Ridley Scott (brother) Jake Scott (nephew) Jordan Scott (niece) Luke Scott (nephew) |
Scott was the younger brother of film director Ridley Scott. They both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials.[1] In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema.[2] In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.[3]