Tony Scott

Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) is known as a pioneering English filmmaker. His directorial debut occurred with The Hunger in 1983. He then went on to create a number of 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). Being the younger brother of renowned film director Ridley Scott, both brothers graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and are among British film directors who have marked their success in Hollywood. Both Tony and Ridley were accoladed with the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema in 1995 and the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment in 2010. Regarding Tony’s early life, he spent his childhood in Tynemouth, Northumberland, North East England, and was the youngest of three sons. Scott left his mark in film with distinct visual styles and techniques and has had a profound influence on the contemporary blockbuster genre. Among his unfinished projects was a sequel to Top Gun which was in location scouting phase just before his untimely death.