Tony Scott

Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English filmmaker.

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. 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. Provided by Wikipedia