    anthony david "tony" scott (21 june 1944 â 19 august 2012) was an english film director and producer. his films include the hunger (1983), top gun (1986), beverly hills cop ii (1987), days of thunder (1990), the last boy scout (1991), true romance (1993), crimson tide (1995), the fan (1996), enemy of the state (1998), spy game (2001), man on fire (2004), domino (2005), dÃ©jÃ  vu (2006), the taking of pelham 123 (2009), and unstoppable (2010). he was the younger brother of film director ridley scott. in november 2010, tony (and ridley) 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."tony scott had taken anti-depressants and sleeping pills before he jumped off bridge to his death as autopsy confirms director wasn't suffering from cancer". daily mail. retrieved 19 august 2012 ==early life== scott was born in north shields, tyne & wear, the youngest of three sons of colonel francis percy scott, who serv
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