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Tony Scott

Film director

Died when: 68 years 59 days (817 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Tony Scott

Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer.He was known for directing 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), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010).

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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