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Tony Scott

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  • Birth Place: Stockton-on-Tees, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/21/1944, Cancer
  • Profession: Director; producer; actor
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Tony Scott Fast Facts:
  • Made his acting debut in brother Ridley Scott's first film, the 1965 short Boy and Bicycle.
  • After pursuing a career as a painter for several years, he broke into the entertainment industry as a partner and director for Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), the UK-based commercial production company his brother founded in 1968.
  • Big box-office success came in 1986 with the Tom Cruise vehicle Top Gun, which grossed more than $175 million in the U.S. and nearly $350 million worldwide.
  • Has received numerous Television/Cinema Clio Awards for directing commercials for the likes of British Airways, Marlboro, United Airlines, Holiday Inn and the Oldsmobile Intrigue.
  • Was good friends with the real-life Domino Harvey, subject of his 2005 film Domino.
  • Keeps some of LSD guru Timothy Leary's ashes in his bathroom.
  • Tony Scott Relationships:
  • Donna Wilson - Wife
  • Elizabeth Jean Scott - Mother
  • Francis Scott - Father
  • Frank Scott - Brother
  • Frank Scott - Son
  • Glynis Sanders - Ex-wife
  • Jake Scott - Nephew
  • Jordan Scott - Niece
  • Luke Scott - Nephew
  • Max Scott - Son
  • Ridley Scott - Brother
  • Tony Scott Awards:
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Made for Television Movie - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended West Hartlepool College of Art, Hartlepool, England; Sunderland Art College, Sunderland, England (BFA in Painting); Leeds College of Art and Design, Leeds, England; Royal College of Art, London, England (MFA in Film, 1972)
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