Date of Birth
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21-June-1944
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Place of Birth
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North Shields
(United Kingdom, Tyne and Wear, England, Northumberland)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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Anthony Scott, Anthony D. L. Scott, T-Scott, Anthony D. L. "Tony" Scott, The Scott brothers, Anthony David Scott, Anthony David "Tony" Scott, Anthony D. L. Scott, T-Scott, Anthony Scott, Anthony "Tony" David Scott, Anthony David Scott, Anthony David Scott, Anthony D.L. "Tony Scott", Anthony Scott, Anthony David Scott, Tony, Anthony David "Tony" Scott, Anthony David Scott
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Profession
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Film Producer, Film director, Television Producer, Television Director, Cinematographer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Editor
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Anthony David "Tony" Scott 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, and include The Hunger, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, Man on Fire, Déjà Vu, The Taking of Pelham 123, and Unstoppable.
In November 2010, Tony Scott received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. Tony Scott died on 19 August 2012, committing suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California.
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