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Also known as Anthony David Scott, Anthony David Leighton Scott, Anthony Scott

British film director and producer (1944–2012)

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Tony Scott was a British film director and producer known for making action and thriller movies from the 1970s until his death in 2012. He matters because his stylish, fast-paced films influenced modern action cinema and made him one of the most commercially successful directors of his era.

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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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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1944
Active to
2012

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There are multiple artists named Tony Scott: 1) American jazz clarinetist / new age musician. 2) Dutch hip hop artist. 3) Ska / reggae musician. 1) Tony Scott (17 June 1921 – 28 March 2007, birth name: Anthony Sciacca) was a jazz clarinetist and new age innovator. Since leaving New York in 1959, Tony Scott, a top bebop-oriented clarinetist, has been an eager world traveler who enjoys exploring the folk music of other countries. Unfortunately, his post-1959 recordings have been few <a href="http

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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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