Tony Scott

Tony Scott
Scott in 2009
Born	Anthony David Leighton Scott (1944-06-21)21 June 1944 Tynemouth, England
Died	19 August 2012(2012-08-19) (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, US
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Alma mater	Royal College of Art
Occupations	Film director producer
Years active	1965–2012
Spouses	Gerry Boldy ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1974)​ Glynis Staunton ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1987)​ Donna W. Wilson ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Family	Ridley Scott (brother) Jake Scott (nephew) Jordan Scott (niece) Luke Scott (nephew)

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 (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), 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.^[1] In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema.^[2] In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.^[3]