Ridley Scott

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  • Birth Place: South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/30/1937, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Director; producer
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Ridley Scott Fast Facts:
  • Graduated from London's Royal College of Art with first-class honors.
  • Began career in the 1960s as a set designer, then director, for BBC TV.
  • First feature film, The Duellists, was nominated for the Palme d'Or and unanimously won Best First Work at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977.
  • Founded Ridley Scott Associates, a U.K.-based commercial production company, through which he directed some 3,000 TV commercials, including the classic 1984 ad for Apple Computers that aired during the 1984 Super Bowl.
  • Owns a production company called Scott Free with his brother, director Tony Scott.
  • His son Jake and daughter Jordan are both filmmakers.
  • Knighted in 2003.
  • Ridley Scott Relationships:
  • Elizabeth Jean Scott - Mother
  • Felicity Heywood - Ex-wife
  • Francis Scott - Father
  • Frank Scott - Brother
  • Giannina Facio - Significant Other
  • Jake Scott - Son
  • Jordan Scott - Daughter
  • Luke Scott - Son
  • Sandy Watson - Ex-wife
  • Tony Scott - Brother
  • Ridley Scott Awards:
  • 1991 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
  • 2010 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2007 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 2000 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 1991 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1991 BAFTA Awards: The David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction - Nominee
  • 2001 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries or Movie - Nominee
  • 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Nonfiction Special - Winner
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Winner
  • College:
  • West Hartlepool College of Art, Hartlepool, England (1958); Royal College of Art, London, England (BA in Graphic Design, 1961)
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Judd Hirsch, Rob Morrow, Ridley Scott, CBS and UPN Winter Press Tour Party John Sciulli/WireImage.com
Ridley Scott, Giannina Facio Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com
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Russell Crowe, Marion Cotillard, Ridley Scott Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com
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