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Ridley Scott: Biography

Ridley Scott

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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