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Tony Scott was a British-born film director and producer. He was the youngest of three brothers, one of whom is fellow film director Ridley Scott. He was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England to parents Jean and Colonel Francis Percy Scott. As a result of his father's career in the British military, his family moved around a lot.
Aug 20, 2012 · LOS ANGELES — Tony Scott, the director of exuberant action films including “Top Gun” and “Unstoppable” and a prolific producer of television shows and commercials in partnership with his older brother, Ridley Scott, died on Sunday after jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge into the Los Angeles Harbor. He was 68.
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 ...
Aug 20, 2012 · Tony Scott, director of Top Gun and Crimson Tide, has died after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles, authorities said. Rory Carroll in Los Angeles. Mon 20 Aug 2012 00.53 EDT. Top Gun director ...
May 26, 2022 · May 26, 2022. As Top Gun: Maverick blasts into theaters an astounding 36 years after the original, the celebration has a bittersweet note due to the absence of director Tony Scott. It’s been almost a decade since Tony, the younger brother of fellow director Ridley Scott, took his own life. But he left behind a legacy of movies that were both ...
Aug 20, 2012 · Director Tony Scott, best known for action movies such as Top Gun and Man on Fire and the brother of fellow director Ridley Scott, has died aged 68 after jumping from a bridge in Los Angeles.
Aug 21, 2012 · Aug. 20, 2012. Tony Scott, who died on Sunday at 68, apparently from suicide, was one of the most influential film directors of the past 25 years, if also one of the most consistently and ...
