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Tony Scott
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British film director and producer (1944–2012)
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Tony Scott was a British and American film director and producer. Born Anthony David Leighton Scott in North Shields, he was the brother of Ridley Scott. He began his work period in 1969 and continued until 2012. Scott was educated at the Royal College of Art, the University of Sunderland, and Leeds Arts University. He spoke and wrote in English.
He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special and a Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. Scott had two children. He died by suicide in San Pedro. He is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. 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…
Known for
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend — Self (archive footage)2021
- Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window — Self2007
- Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' — Self2005
- Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun — Self2004
- 100 Greatest Sexy Moments — Self2003
- Providence — Young Kerry1999
- Angelo Nero1998
- Cityscrapes: Los Angeles — Director B1996
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick — Self1995
- The Making of 'Crimson Tide' — Self1995
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Scott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- North Shields
- Place of death
- San Pedro
- Sibling
- Ridley Scott
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1944-06-21
- date of death
- 2012-08-19
- manner of death
- Suicide
- birth name
- Anthony David Leighton Scott
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Tony Scott
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- Commons category
- Tony Scott (director)
- writing language
- English language
- topic has template
- Template:Tony Scott
- cause of death
- jumping
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Encyclopedic overview
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), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Unstoppable (2010).
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. 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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