Tony Scott

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).

This article is about the film director. For other people with similar names, see Tony Scott (disambiguation).

Tony Scott
Scott in 2009
Born
Anthony David Leighton Scott

(1944-06-21)21 June 1944
Tynemouth, England
Died19 August 2012(2012-08-19) (aged 68)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Alma materRoyal College of Art
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
Years active1965–2012
Spouses
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(m. 1967; div. 1974)​
    Glynis Staunton
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    (m. 1986; div. 1987)​
      Donna W. Wilson
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      (m. 1994)​
      Children2
      FamilySir Ridley Scott (brother)
      Jake Scott (nephew)
      Jordan Scott (niece)
      Luke Scott (nephew)

      Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir 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. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.

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