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'{{About|the film director|other people named Tony or Anthony Scott|Tony Scott (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Scott | image = Tony Scott.jpg | image_size = | caption = Tony Scott in 2012 | birth_name = Anthony David Scott | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|6|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[North Shields]], Northumberland, England, United Kingdom | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|8|19|1944|6|21|df=y}} | death_place = [[San Pedro, Los Angeles]], California, United States | death_cause = Jumping from a bridge (suicide) | citizenship = British | nationality = English | occupation = Film director and producer | years_active = 1969–2012 | spouse = [[Gerry Scott|Gerry Boldy]]<br />(m. 1967–1974, divorced)<br />Glynis Staunton<br />(m. 1986–1987, divorced)<br />Donna W. Wilson<br />(m. 1994–2012; his death) | children = 2 | family = Frank Scott (brother, deceased)<br />[[Ridley Scott]] (brother) | partner = | website = }} '''Anthony David''' "'''Tony'''" '''Scott''' (21 June 1944&nbsp;– 19 August 2012) was a British film director and producer. He was the younger brother of film director [[Ridley Scott]]. His films were generally more popular with audiences than critics,<ref name=LAT198/><ref name=WP198>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/authorities-say-top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-after-jumping-off-los-angeles-county-bridge/2012/08/20/9e5572da-ea7d-11e1-866f-60a00f604425_story.html |title=Authorities say 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies after jumping off Los Angeles County bridge |agency=Associated Press|date=19 August 2012 |work=The Washington Post |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3Oe4mC5 |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> and include ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'' (1983), ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986), ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' (1987), ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990), ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' (1991), ''[[True Romance]]'' (1993), ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' (1995), ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' (1998), ''[[Spy Game]]'' (2001), ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' (2004), ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' (2006), ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' (2009), and ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' (2010). He died on 19 August 2012, committing suicide by jumping off the [[Vincent Thomas Bridge]] in [[San Pedro, California]].<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221702/Tony-Scott-autopsy-reveals-taken-anti-depressants-sleeping-pills--confirms-director-WASNT-suffering-cancer.html</ref> ==Early life== Scott was born in [[North Shields]], Northumberland, the youngest of three sons of Colonel Francis Percy Scott, who served in the [[Royal Engineers]], and Elizabeth.<ref name=LAT198/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/how-winston-helped-save-the-nation-1-846294 |title=How Winston helped save the nation |date=6 July 2002 |work=The Scotsman |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6A3QNPdF5 |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> He followed in his elder brother's footsteps, studying at [[Grangefield School]], [[West Hartlepool College of Art]] and [[University of Sunderland|Sunderland Art School]], for a fine arts degree. At the age of 16, he appeared in ''[[Boy and Bicycle]]'', a short film marking the directorial debut of his then 23-year-old brother [[Ridley Scott|Ridley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9486824/Tony-Scott.html |title=Tony Scott |work=The Telegraph |date= |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Scott studied art in [[Leeds]] after failing to gain admission to the [[Royal College of Art]] in London at his first attempt. He made a short film in 1969 based on the [[Ambrose Bierce]] story ''One of the Missing''. As Ridley had previously cast him in a film, he reciprocated by giving his brother a role too. "The film cost £1,000", he recalled in April 2012. Whilst at the [[Royal College of Art]], he starred in "Don't Walk", a film by fellow students, Hank Onrust and Richard Stanley: the film credits state it was "made for [[BUNAC]] by MARCA films at the Royal College of Art". He graduated from the [[Royal College of Art]], following in the footsteps of his elder brother Ridley, with the intention of becoming a painter.<ref name="Galloway">{{cite web|last=Galloway|first=Stephen|title=Tony Scott's Unpublished Interview: 'My Family Is Everything to Me'| url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-ridley-scott-interview-364528|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=22 August 2012}}</ref> His eldest brother Frank had earlier joined the [[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy]]. ==Film career== ===Commercials=== It was the success of his elder brother's fledgling television commercial production outfit, Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), that subsequently diverted his attention to film. His brother Ridley said, "Tony had wanted to do documentaries at first. I told him, 'Don't go to the BBC, come to me first.' I knew that he had a fondness for cars, so I told him, 'Come work with me and within a year you'll have a Ferrari.' And he did!"<ref>Ridley Scott's comment on The Directors—The Films of Ridley Scott.</ref> Scott said, "I was finishing eight years at art school, and Ridley had opened Ridley Scott Associates and said, 'Come and make commercials and make some money' because I owed money left and right and centre."<ref name="Galloway"/> He directed many television commercials for RSA while also overseeing the company's operation while his brother was developing his feature film career. "My goal was to make films but I got sidetracked into commercials and then I took off. I had 15 years [making them], and it was a blast. We were very prolific, and that was our training ground: You'd shoot 100 days in a year, then we gravitated from that to film," he said.<ref name="Galloway"/> Scott took time out in 1975 to direct a telsfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffsdpojpodjfosjfosdofsjdopfjsodpjfospjfsopjfopjdfopjfopjsdf ef wef wsfws f wsefws fe ew fwf wf evision adaptation of the [[Henry James]] story ''[[The Author of Beltraffio]]''.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/aug/20/tony-scott?newsfeed=true Tony Scott obituary]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 21 August 2012</ref> After the feature film successes of fellow British directors [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Alan Parker]], [[Adrian Lyne]] and his elder brother during the late 1970s, all of whom had graduated from directing advertising commercials, he received initial overtures from Hollywood in 1980. His eldest brother Frank died, aged 45, of skin cancer during the same year.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/hollywood-pays-tribute-to-top-gun-director-tony-scott-following-suicide-leap-8062363.html | title= Hollywood pays tribute to Top Gun director Tony Scott following suicide leap | first1= Tom | last1= Harper |first2= Louise | last2= Jury | date= 20 August 2012 | newspaper= [[Evening Standard]] | accessdate= 5 September 2012 }}</ref> ===Early films=== Scott reflected on his career in 2009:<ref name="RichInterview">{{cite web|last=Rich|first=Katey|title=Interview: Tony Scott|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Tony-Scott-13537.html|work=Cinema Blend|accessdate=20 August 2012|date=12 June 2009}}</ref> {{Quotation|The '80s was a whole era. We were criticised, we being the Brits coming over, because we were out of advertising—[[Alan Parker]], [[Hugh Hudson]], [[Adrian Lyne]], my brother—we were criticised about style over content. [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] was very bored of the way American films were very traditional and classically done. Jerry was always looking for difference. That's why I did six movies with Jerry. He always applauded the way I wanted to approach things. That period in the '80s was a period when I was constantly being criticised, and my press was horrible. I never read any press after ''The Hunger''.}} Scott persisted in trying to embark on a feature film career. Among the ideas interesting to him was an adaptation of the [[Anne Rice]] novel ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'' then in development.<ref name=empiremag>{{cite news|last=White|first=James|title=Tony Scott Dies|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=34930|accessdate=24 August 2012|newspaper=Empire|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] was already developing the vampire film ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'', for which they brought Scott on in 1982. ''The Hunger'' starred [[David Bowie]] and [[Catherine Deneuve]] and introduced [[Willem Dafoe]] in a small role. ''The Hunger'' had elaborate photography and sumptuous production design, but it failed to find an audience or impress the critics, and had disappointing box office sales<ref name=LAT208 /><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/aug/20/tony-scott "Tony Scott Obituary"]. The Guardian.</ref> (though it later became a cult favourite).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/08/british-director-tony-scott-dead-in-apparent-suicide-at-68/ |title=British Director Tony Scott Dead in Apparent Suicide at 68 |first=Kevin |last=Wicks |date=20 August 2012 |work=BBC America |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3RVkGd0 |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Finding few film opportunities in Hollywood over the next two and a half years, Scott returned to commercials and music videos.<ref name=LAT208>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tony-scott-a-film-career-in-retrospective-20120819,0,3017909.story |title=Tony Scott dies at 68; a film career in retrospective |first1=Julie |last1= Makinen |first2= Geoff |last2= Boucher |date=20 August 2012 |work=The Los Angeles Times |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3Mmy0qf |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> In 1985, producers [[Don Simpson]] and [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] approached Scott to direct ''[[Top Gun]]'' on the strength of ''The Hunger'', as well as a commercial he had done for [[Sweden|Swedish]] automaker [[Saab automobile|Saab]] in the early 1980s, where a [[Saab 900]] turbo is shown racing a [[Saab 37 Viggen]] fighter jet. Scott, though reluctant at first, agreed to direct ''Top Gun''. Though the film received mixed critical review, it became one of the highest-grossing films of 1986, taking in more than US$176&nbsp;million,<ref name=LAT208 /> and making a star of its young lead, [[Tom Cruise]].<ref name=bbcobit>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Tony Scott| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19316140|accessdate=21 August 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> ===Hollywood success=== Following the success of ''[[Top Gun]]'', Scott found himself on Hollywood's A-list of action directors.<ref name=bbcobit /> He re-teamed with Simpson and Bruckheimer in 1987 to direct [[Eddie Murphy]] and [[Brigitte Nielsen]] in the highly anticipated sequel ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]''. While not being critically embraced, the film nevertheless became one of the year's highest grossers.<ref name=LAT208 /> His next film, ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' (1990), a thriller of adultery and revenge set in [[Mexico]], starred [[Kevin Costner]], [[Madeleine Stowe]] and [[Anthony Quinn]]. Once again directing Tom Cruise, Scott returned to the Simpson-Bruckheimer fold to helm the big-budget racing film ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990). Scott later stated that it was difficult to find the drama in racing cars in circles, so he "stole from all race movies to date ... then tried to build on them."<ref name=WP198/> Scott's next film was the cult action thriller ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' (1991) starring [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Damon Wayans]] and written by [[Shane Black]]. In 1993, Scott directed ''[[True Romance]]'' costing just $13m, from a script by [[Quentin Tarantino]].<ref name=guardianclips>{{cite news|last=Shoard|first=Catherine|title=Tony Scott: a career in clips|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/aug/20/tony-scott-career-clips|accessdate=21 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> The cast included [[Christian Slater]], [[Patricia Arquette]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Christopher Walken]], [[Gary Oldman]], [[Brad Pitt]], [[Tom Sizemore]], [[Chris Penn]], [[Val Kilmer]] and in bit roles, [[James Gandolfini]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. Although it received positive reviews from [[Janet Maslin]] and other critics, it took less than $13m and was considered a box office failure.<ref name=LAT208 /> Scott's next film, ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' (1995), was a submarine thriller starring [[Gene Hackman]] and [[Denzel Washington]]. His follow-up film, 1996's ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'', starred [[Robert De Niro]], [[Wesley Snipes]], [[Ellen Barkin]] and [[Benicio del Toro]]. Scott's 1998 film ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', a conspiracy thriller, starred [[Will Smith]] and Gene Hackman, and was his highest-grossing film of the decade.<ref name=LAT208 /> ''[[Spy Game]]'' was released in November 2001. It garnered 63% positive reviews at [[Metacritic]] and made a little over $60m at the US box office. ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' was released in April 2004 and made over $75m at the U.S. box office.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} Scott and his brother Ridley were co-producers of the TV series ''[[Numb3rs]]'',<ref name=WP198/> which aired from 2005 to 2010. Tony Scott directed the first episode of the fourth season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1090726/ |title=Numb3rs Season 4, Episode 1: Trust Metric |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3Tj4cPW |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> In 2006, he contributed voice-over to a song called ''Dreamstalker'' on [[Hybrid (Welsh band)|Hybrid]]'s album ''[[I Choose Noise]]''; Scott has worked together with Hybrid on several films through mutual friend [[Harry Gregson-Williams]]. Next for Scott came ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]'' (2005) starring [[Keira Knightley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421054/ |title=Domino |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3TUuAaY |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> In autumn 2006, Scott reteamed with Denzel Washington for the futuristic action film ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453467/ |title=Déjà Vu |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3Tc0ucD |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Scott once again teamed up with Denzel Washington on ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'', which also starred [[John Travolta]] and was released in cinemas on 12 June 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111422/ |title=The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 | archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6A3Tt2NJH |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)|1974 film of the same title]] starring [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Robert Shaw (British actor)|Robert Shaw]]. 2009 also saw the debut of ''[[The Good Wife (TV series)|The Good Wife]]'', a legal drama television series which had Scott and his brother as two of several executive producers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442462/fullcredits#cast |title=Full Cast and Crew for 'The Good Wife' |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6A3PxC5y0 |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> In 2010, the Scott brothers produced the feature film adaptation of the television series ''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/fullcredits#cast |title=The A-Team |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6A3QYLJ5o |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Scott's film, ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'', again starring Washington (with [[Chris Pine]]), was released in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477080/ |title=Unstoppable |publisher= Internet Movie Database |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3Q4fclf |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Shortly before his death he produced ''[[Coma (U.S. miniseries)|Coma]]'', an A&E miniseries,<ref>{{cite news| last= Marroquin| first=Art| date=19 August 2012|title=BREAKING: Film director Tony Scott jumps to his death from Vincent Thomas Bridge |work= Los Angeles Daily News|url=http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21349685/breaking-man-who-jumped-from-vincent-thomas-bridge |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> the [[Coca-Cola]] short film ''The Polar Bears'' and the thillers ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'' and ''[[The East (film)|The East]]'', both with his brother. ===Unreleased projects=== Scott developed a film adaptation of [[Clifford Irving]]'s novel ''Tom Mix and Pancho Villa'' (1981) for over a decade. In November 2003, he scouted locations in Mexico, and [[Steven Zaillian]] was writing the screenplay. "This is ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'' meets ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'', a huge film with trains, cavalry, thousands of soldiers in uniform and on horseback," Scott said.<ref>{{cite web| last1= Fleming| first1=Michael|last2=Bensinger|first2=Ken|title='Pancho' in Mexico mix|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117895873| work= [[Variety (newspaper)|Variety]] |accessdate=25 August 2012|date=17 November 2003}}</ref> In late 2006, Scott announced a remake of the [[action thriller]] ''[[The Warriors (film)|The Warriors]]'' (1979). "The original ''Warriors'' was New York in the 1970s, and everything went upwards, everything went vertically. And now I'm making it a contemporary thing and doing it in L.A., so everything is horizontal. So my vision of ''The Warriors'' is Los Angeles in 2007 and the gangs, instead of being 30, are going to be 3,000 or 5,000," he said.<ref name="WarriorsRemake">{{cite web|last=Collura|first=Scott|title=Helmer Talks Warriors Remake|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/16/helmer-talks-warriors-remake|work=IGN|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=16 November 2006}}</ref> Scott met with actual gang members for research: "I've met all the heads of all the different gangs, so I've already educated myself. They all said, 'Listen dude, if you get this on we'll sign a treaty and we'll all stand on the Long Beach Bridge. There'll be 150,000 members there. It'll look like the [[Los Angeles Marathon|L.A. Marathon]].{{' "}}<ref name="WarriorsRemake"/> Scott was simultaneously developing a drama project titled ''Emma's War'' about British foreign aid worker [[Emma McCune]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bunbury|first=Stephanie|title=Nicole enters movie maelstrom|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Nicole-enters-movie-maelstrom/2005/04/15/1113509924831.html|work=The Age |location=Australia|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=16 April 2005}}</ref> Scott said in October 2006, "It's been a difficult piece to crack. We had one writer aboard who did a pass at the script and didn't get it, but we've got someone else onboard now who I'm going to make live down there and smell it, touch it, feel it. There's nothing that can compare to that kind of first-hand experience."<ref>{{cite web|last=Alter|first=Ethan|title=SCOTT, TONY|url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003286739|work=Film Journal International|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=23 October 2006}}</ref> Scott was with Tom Cruise just two days prior to his death, scouting locations for a sequel to ''Top Gun'', scheduled for production in 2013.<ref name="McClintock">{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Tony Scott Spent Final Days Working With Tom Cruise on 'Top Gun 2'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-dead-tom-cruise-top-gun-2-364131|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, Paramount announced that the project was officially cancelled, but they would go ahead with a [[3D IMAX]] remastering of the original ''Top Gun,'' due to be released on 8 February 2013.<ref>http://www.imax.com/community/blog/for-the-very-first-time-top-gun-to-be-released-in-imax-3d/</ref> In June 2013 it was confirmed by Bruckheimer that ''Top Gun 2'' has been given the greenlight once again. Scott was also slated to direct ''Narco Sub'', from a script by David Guggenheim and [[Mark Bomback]], about "a disgraced American naval officer forced to pilot a sub carrying a payload of cocaine to America."<ref name="McClintock"/> Scott was also considering a remake of the classic western ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' (1969).<ref name="McClintock"/> ==Directing style== Katey Rich of [[Cinema Blend]] wrote that Scott had a "trademark frenetic camera style",<ref>{{cite web| last= Rich| first= Katey| title= Remembering Tony Scott, In His Own Words|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Remembering-Tony-Scott-His-Own-Words-32561.html| work= Cinema Blend|accessdate=20 August 2012|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> which Scott spoke about in June 2009, in reference to ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'': {{Quote|It's about energy and it's about momentum, and I think the movie's very exciting, and it's not one individual thing. The true excitement comes from the actors—that gives you the true drama—and whatever I can do with the camera, that's icing on the cake. I wanted the movie to grab you. I use four cameras and I maybe do three takes—so the actors love it. Maybe I move it more than I should, but that's the nature of the way I am.<ref name="RichInterview"/> }} Scott also spoke about his career in general: {{Quote|What always leads me in terms of my movies are characters. [I tell my production team] 'Go into the real world, cast these people in the real world, and find me role models for my writers.' Then I reverse-engineer. I don't change the structure of the script, but I use my research. That's always been my mantra, and that's what gets me excited, because I get to educate and entertain myself in terms of worlds I could never normally touch, other than the fact that I'm a director. [...] If you look at my body of work, there's always a dark side to my characters. They've always got a skeleton in the closet, they've always got a subtext. I like that. Whether it's Bruce Willis in ''Last Boy Scout'' or Denzel Washington in ''The Taking of Pelham 123''. I think fear, and there's two ways of looking at fear. The most frightening thing I do in my life is getting up and shooting movies. Commercials, movies, every morning I'm bolt upright on one hour two hours sleep, before the alarm clock goes off. That's a good thing. That fear motivates me, and I enjoy that fear. I'm perverse in that way. I do other things. I've rock climbed all my life. Whenever I finish a movie, I do multi-day ascents, I go hang on a wall in [[Yosemite]]. That fear is tangible. That's black and white. I can make this hold or that hold. The other fear is intangible, it's very abstract, and that's more frightening.<ref name="RichInterview"/> }} Manohla Dargis of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Scott was "one of the most influential film directors of the past 25 years, if also one of the most consistently and egregiously underloved by critics" and called him "[o]ne of the pop futurists of the contemporary [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]]".<ref name="Dargis">{{cite news|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|title=A Director Who Excelled in Excess|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/movies/tony-scott-made-movies-as-a-maximalist.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> She felt that "[t]here was plenty about his work that was problematic and at times offensive, yet it could have terrific pop, vigour, beauty and a near [[Cinéma pur|pure cinema]] quality. These were, more than anything, films by someone who wanted to pull you in hard and never let you go."<ref name="Dargis"/> Owen Gleiberman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote that "the propulsive, at times borderline preposterous popcorn-thriller storylines; the slice-and-dice editing and the images that somehow managed to glow with grit; the fireball violence, often glimpsed in smeary-techno telephoto shots; the way he had of making actors seem volatile and dynamic and, at the same time, lacking almost any subtext" were qualities of Scott's films that both "excited audiences about his work" and "kept him locked outside the gates of critical respectability."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=Was Tony Scott a good director? It depends on what your definition of good is|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/21/was-tony-scott-a-good-director/|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=25 August 2012|date=21 August 2012}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that after ''Top Gun'', Scott "found his commercial niche as a brash, flashy, sometimes vulgar action painter on celluloid", citing ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', ''Days of Thunder'', ''The Last Boy Scout'', ''True Romance'', and ''The Fan'' as examples.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|title=Todd McCarthy: How Tony Scott Finally Won Me Over|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-todd-mccarthy-364549|work=The Hollywood Reporter| accessdate=25 August 2012|date=22 August 2012}}</ref> McCarthy concluded that ''Unstoppable'', Scott's final film, was one of his best: Apart from having "its director's fingerprints all over it: the commitment to extreme action, frenetic cutting, stripped-down dialogue", McCarthy found "a social critique embedded in its guts; it was about disconnected working class stiffs living marginal lives on society's sidings, about the barely submerged anger of a neglected underclass", something which "always had been lacking from Tony Scott's work, some connection to the real world rather than just silly flyboy stuff and meaningful glances accompanied by this year's pop music hit."<ref name="McCarthy"/> Betsy Sharkey of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that Denzel Washington—who starred in ''Crimson Tide'', ''Man on Fire'', ''Déjà Vu'', ''The Taking of Pelham 123'', and ''Unstoppable''—was Scott's [[Wiktionary:muse#English|muse]], and Scott "was at his best when Washington was in the picture. The characters the actor played are the archetype of the kind of men Scott made. At their core, and what guided all the actions that followed, was a fundamental decency. They were flawed men to be sure, some more than others, but men who accorded dignity to anyone who deserved it."<ref>{{cite web| last= Sharkey| first= Betsy|title=Tony Scott, a man of action who brought out the best in his men|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-tony-scott-a-man-of-action-20120824,0,5630934.story|work=The Los Angeles Times|accessdate=25 August 2012| date=24 August 2012}}</ref> ==Personal life== Scott married three times. His first marriage was to [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Award]] winning TV production designer [[Gerry Scott|Gerry Boldy]] (1944–2007) in 1967. They were divorced in 1974.<ref name=gerryscott>{{cite news|last=Stafford-Clark|first=Nigel|title=Obituary: Gerry Scott Foulds| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/may/12/broadcasting.guardianobituaries|accessdate=27 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=12 May 2007}}</ref> His second marriage was in 1986 to advertising executive Glynis Sanders.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hough |first=Andrew |last2=Allen |first2=Nick |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/9486673/Top-Gun-director-Tony-Scott-dies-after-jumping-from-Los-Angeles-bridge.html |title=Top Gun director Tony Scott dies after jumping from Los Angeles bridge |work=The Telegraph |date=20 August 2012 |accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref> They divorced a year later when his affair with [[Brigitte Nielsen]], whom he met on the set of ''Beverly Hills Cop II'', became public. She was married to [[Sylvester Stallone]] at the time. He subsequently met film and TV actress Donna Wilson, who was 24 years younger, on the set of ''Days of Thunder'' in 1990; they married in 1994. She gave birth to their twin sons, Frank and Max, in 2000.<ref name=eveningstandard>{{cite news|title=Hollywood pays tribute to Top Gun director Tony Scott following suicide leap|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity - news/hollywood-pays-tribute-to-top-gun-director-tony-scott-following-suicide-leap-8062363.html|accessdate=27 August 2012|newspaper=London Evening Standard|date=20 August 2012}}</ref> ==Death== [[File:Vincent Thomas Bridge aerial view.jpg|Tony Scott jumped off the [[Vincent Thomas Bridge]] (pictured above in 2003) on 19 August 2012.|thumb|290px]] On 19 August 2012, at approximately 12:30&nbsp;pm PDT, Scott committed suicide by jumping off the [[Vincent Thomas Bridge]] in the [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] port district of Los Angeles, California.<ref>http://www.lifestyleuncut.com/film-tv/tony-scott-dies-after-bridge-plunge.html</ref> Investigators from the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]'s Harbor Division found contact information in a note left in his car, parked on the bridge,<ref name="blankstein2012">{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Blankstein|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/tony-scott-death.html|title='Top Gun' director Tony Scott dead after jumping off bridge|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> and a note at his office for his family.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/tony-scott-director-top-gun-dies-apparent-suicide-52661 |work=The Wrap |publisher=The Wrap News Inc |date=19 August 2012 |title=Tony Scott, Director of 'Top Gun,' Dies in Apparent Suicide |deadurl=no |accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="EW- Tony Scott">{{cite web |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/20/top-gun-director-tony-scott-dies-in-an-apparent-suicide/ |title='Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies at age 68 in apparent suicide |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=20 August 2012 |first=Thom |last=Geier |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3QfTsU6 |archivedate=20 August 2012 |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Witnesses said he did not hesitate before jumping.<ref name="blankstein2012"/><ref name="boyle2012">Louise Boyle (19 August 2012). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2190834/Top-Gun-director-Tony-Scott-commits-suicide-jumping-LA-bridge.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Top Gun director Tony Scott commits suicide by jumping off LA bridge.] ''[[The Daily Mail]]''. Retrieved 20 August 2012.</ref> His body was recovered from the water by the [[Los Angeles Port Police]].<ref name=LAT198>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tony-scott-20120820,0,398891.story |title='Top Gun' director Tony Scott jumps to his death from L.A. bridge |first1=Andrew |last1= Blankenstein |first2= John |last2= Horn |date=19 August 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |archivedate=20 August 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6A3NdPT24 |accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Within hours of his death, a rumor began circulating that a possible motive for his suicide was that he had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Both his widow and his brother Ridley categorically denied the rumor. On 22&nbsp;August, LA County coroner's spokesman Ed Winters said the two notes Scott left behind made no mention of any health issues<ref>{{cite web| title= Tony Scott Laid to Rest in Los Angeles|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-funeral-365409|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=26 August 2012|date=24 August 2012}}</ref> but neither the police nor the family disclosed what was on those notes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Winton|first1=Richard|last2=Blankstein|first2=Andrew|title=Tony Scott death: Director laid to rest as questions remain| url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/08/tony-scott-death-director-laid-to-rest-as-questions-remain.html|work=The Los Angeles Times|accessdate=27 August 2012|date=25 August 2012}}</ref> On 22 October 2012, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office announced that cause of death was "multiple blunt force injuries". Therapeutic levels of [[mirtazapine]] and [[eszopiclone]] were in his system at the time of death.<ref name=results>{{cite web|title=Antidepressant, Sleep Aid Found in Director Tony Scott's Body|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/22/anti-depressant-sleep-aid-found-in-director-tony-scott-s-body.html|publisher=The Daily Beast|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> A coroner's official also affirmed Scott "did not have any serious underlying medical conditions" and was not suffering from cancer.<ref name=results>{{cite web|title=Director Tony Scott had no serious medical conditions, coroner says|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/director-tony-scott-had-no-medical-condition.html|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=23 October 2012}}</ref> ==Funeral and legacy== A family press release on 22 August stated that "The family will announce plans after Labor Day for a gathering to celebrate the life and work of Tony Scott. Details will be forthcoming once they are formalised."<ref>{{cite web| last= Miller| first= Daniel| title=Tony Scott Funeral Plans and Memorial Announced|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-suicide-funeral-memorial-weekend-364908|work= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=26 August 2012|date=22 August 2012}}</ref> The family also announced that they had established a scholarship fund at the [[American Film Institute]] in Scott's name, stating: "The family ask that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the fund to help encourage and engage future generations of filmmakers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Daniel|title=Tony Scott Family Establishes AFI Scholarship|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-scott-death-afi-scholarship-fund-365549|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=28 August 2012|date=27 August 2012}}</ref> He was cremated, and his ashes were interred at a private family funeral on 24 August in Los Angeles. Subsequently it was reported that he had left his estate to his family trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/21/director-tony-scott-will-probate/ |title=Tony Scott's Will Leaves Entire Fortune to Wife and Kids |publisher=TMZ.com |date=21 September 2012 |accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref> He is survived by his wife, Donna Wilson Scott, their twin sons, and his brother, film director [[Ridley Scott]].<ref name=WP198/><ref name="Tony Scott Bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.nndb.com/people/711/000032615/ | title=Tony Scott | publisher=NNDB | accessdate=20 August 2012}}</ref> Many actors paid tribute to him, including [[Tom Cruise]], [[Christian Slater]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[Eddie Murphy]], [[Denzel Washington]], [[Gene Hackman]], [[Elijah Wood]], [[Dane Cook]], [[Dwayne Johnson]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Peter Fonda]] and [[Keira Knightley]],<ref name="Tony Scott Tributes">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19322540 "Tom Cruise leads tributes to director Tony Scott"]. BBC News. Retrieved 21 August 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNco-W4swyg2rcWq8agPttdIhL7w?docId=ee255fbfa4f64851bd8fc7c9e02a0458 "Hollywood reacts to the death of Tony Scott"]. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 August 2012</ref> as well as musical collaborators [[Hybrid (Welsh band)|Hybrid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hybridsoundsystem.com/film-director-tony-scott-in-remembrance |title=Film Director Tony Scott : In Remembrance |publisher=Hybridsoundsystem.com |date=21 August 2012 |accessdate=16 October 2012}}</ref> Cruise stated; "He was a creative visionary whose mark on film is immeasurable."<ref name="Tony Scott Tributes"/> Denzel Washington, Scott's most frequent acting collaborator, said, "Tony Scott was a great director, a genuine friend and it is unfathomable to think that he is now gone." [[Directors UK]] chairman [[Charles Sturridge]] commented: "Tony Scott was a brilliant British director with an extraordinary ability to create energy on screen, both in action and in the creation of character."<ref>[http://www.directors.uk.com/about-us/news/tony-scott-dies-aged-68 "Tony Scott dies aged 68"]. Directors UK. Retrieved 29 August 2012.</ref> The first episode of ''[[Coma (U.S. miniseries)|Coma]]'' and the first episode of [[The Good Wife (season 4)|''The Good Wife'' Season 4]] were dedicated in his memory. His brother Ridley's 2013 film ''[[The Counselor]]'' was also dedicated in memory of him. ==Filmography== ===Films=== ;Features {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Producer ! Writer |- | 1971 | ''[[Loving Memory]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 1983 | ''[[The Hunger (1983 film)|The Hunger]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1986 | ''[[Top Gun]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1987 | ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | rowspan="2"| 1990 | ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1991 | ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1993 | ''[[True Romance]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1995 | ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1996 | ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 1998 | ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 2001 | ''[[Spy Game]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 2004 | ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2005 | ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2006 | ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' | {{yes}} | | |- | 2009 | ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | rowspan="2"| 2010 | ''[[The A-Team (film)|The A-Team]]'' | | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- | rowspan="3"| 2013 | ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'' | | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[The East (film)|The East]]'' | | {{yes}} | |- | ''[[Out of the Furnace]]'' | | {{yes}} | |- |} ;Shorts *''[[One of the Missing]]'' (1969) *''[[The Hire#Beat The Devil|The Hire: Beat the Devil]]'' (2002) *''[[Agent Orange (film)|Agent Orange]]'' (2004) ===Television=== *''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]'' (1 episode in 1997 and 1 in 1999) *''[[AFP: American Fighter Pilot]]'', Executive producer (2002) *''[[Numb3rs (TV series)|Numb3rs]]'', Executive producer (2009–10) *''[[The Good Wife]]'', Executive producer (2009–12) *''[[Gettysburg (2011 film)|Gettysburg]]'', Executive producer (2011) *''[[Labyrinth (TV miniseries)|Labyrinth]]'', Executive producer (2012) *''[[World Without End (miniseries)|World Without End]]'', Executive producer (2012) *''[[Killing Lincoln (film)|Killing Lincoln]]'', Executive producer (2013) ===Others=== ;Music videos *"[[Danger Zone (Top Gun song)|Danger Zone]]"&nbsp;– [[Kenny Loggins]] (1986) *"[[One More Try (George Michael song)|One More Try]]"&nbsp;– [[George Michael]] (1988) ;Commercials *DIM Underwear (1979) *''Player'', ''Achievements'' and ''Big Bang'' for [[Barclays Bank]] (2000) *[[Telecom Italia]] (2000) (Starring [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Woody Allen]]) *''Ice Soldier'' for [[US Army]] (2002) *''One Man, One Land'' for [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] (2003) ===Recurring collaborators=== ;Actors and actresses <div class="center"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! Actor !! ''[[Top Gun]]'' !! ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' !! ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' !! ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' !! ''[[True Romance]]'' !! ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' !! ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' !! ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' !! ''[[Spy Game]]'' !! ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' !! ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]'' !! ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' !! ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' !! ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' !! Total |- ! [[Shondrella Avery]] | || || || || || || || || || ||{{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || 2 |- ! [[Jack Black]] | || || || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Lillo Brancato, Jr.]] | || || || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Dan Butler]] | || || || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Kevin Corrigan]] | || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || {{X mark}} || 2 |- ! [[Matt Craven]] | || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || 2 |- ! [[Tom Cruise]] | {{X mark}}|| ||{{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[James Gandolfini]] | || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || ||{{X mark}} || || 3 |- ! [[Gene Hackman]] | || || || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Val Kilmer]] | {{X mark}}|| || || ||{{X mark}} || || || || || || ||{{X mark}} || || || 3 |- ! [[John Leguizamo]] | || {{X mark}} || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || 2 |- ! Frank Medrano | || || || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Brad Pitt]] | || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Mickey Rourke]] | || || || || || || || || ||{{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || 2 |- ! [[Joe Santos]] | || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Tom Sizemore]] | || || || || {{X mark}} || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Lew Temple]] | || || || || || || || || || ||{{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || 3 |- ! [[Christopher Walken]] | || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || ||{{X mark}} ||{{X mark}} || || || || 3 |- ! [[Denzel Washington]] | || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || ||{{X mark}} || ||{{X mark}} || {{X mark}}||{{X mark}} || 5 |} </div> ;Film crew <div class="center"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;" |- style="vertical-align:bottom;" ! Crew member !! ''[[Top Gun]]'' !! ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'' !! ''[[Revenge (1990 film)|Revenge]]'' !! ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' !! ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' !! ''[[True Romance]]'' !! ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' !! ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' !! ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'' !! ''[[Spy Game]]'' !! ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]'' !! ''[[Domino (film)|Domino]]'' !! ''[[Déjà Vu (2006 film)|Déjà Vu]]'' !! ''[[The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)|The Taking of Pelham 123]]'' !! ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]'' !! Total |- ! [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] (producer) | {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || {{X mark}} || || || 6 |- ! [[Paul Cameron (cinematographer)|Paul Cameron]] (cinematographer) | || || || || || || || || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || 2 |- ! [[Harold Faltermeyer]] (composer) | {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Harry Gregson-Williams]] (composer) | || || || || || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || 7 |- ! [[Samuel Hadida]] (producer) | || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || || 2 |- ! [[Brian Helgeland]] (screenwriter) | || || || || || || || || || || {{X mark}} || || || {{X mark}} || || 2 |- ! Jeffrey L. Kimball (cinematographer) | {{X mark}}||{{X mark}} ||{{X mark}} || || ||{{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || 4 |- ! [[Chris Lebenzon]] (editor) | {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || {{X mark}} ||{{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || 9 |- ! [[Daniel Mindel]] (cinematographer) | || || || || || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || 3 |- ! Ward Russell (cinematographer) | || || ||{{X mark}} ||{{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Don Simpson]] (producer) | {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || 4 |- ! [[Michael Tronick]] (editor) | || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || 4 |- ! [[Christian Wagner]] (editor) | || || || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || 5 |- ! [[Billy Weber]] (editor) | {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || || || || || 3 |- ! [[Dariusz Wolski]] (cinematographer) | || || || || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || 2 |- ! [[Hans Zimmer]] (composer) | || || || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || || || || || || || 4 |} </div> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0001716}} * {{AllRovi person|110585}} * [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=tonyscott.htm Tony Scott] on [[Box Office Mojo]] * [http://www.memorialleaf.com/blogs/tony-scott In Memory of Tony Scott] * {{Find a Grave|95638753|accessdate= 11 June 2013}} {{Tony Scott}} {{BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards}} {{Persondata<!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Scott, Tony | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Anthony Scott | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English film director | DATE OF BIRTH = 21 June 1944 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[North Shields]], Northumberland, England, UK | DATE OF DEATH = 19 August 2012 | PLACE OF DEATH = [[San Pedro, Los Angeles]], California, USA }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Tony}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of the Royal College of Art]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Sunderland]] [[Category:English film directors]] [[Category:English television directors]] [[Category:English film producers]] [[Category:English television producers]] [[Category:BAFTA winners (people)]] [[Category:Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Suicides by jumping in the United States]] [[Category:Suicides in California]] [[Category:Film directors who committed suicide]] [[Category:People from North Shields]] '