Tony Scott

Tony Scott was born on July 21, 1944 in North Shields, England. He graduated from the art school in the painting class, then the art college in the film class. He planned to make a career as an artist, but after several unsuccessful attempts he decided to engage in directing, starting to shoot commercials. At the age of 16, the young man starred in a short film, on which his brother Ridley worked. In 1983, Tony Scott made his screen debut in the film Hunger, starring David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve. more

Tony Scott was born on July 21, 1944 in North Shields, England. He graduated from the art school in the painting class, then the art college in the film class. He planned to make a career as an artist, but after several unsuccessful attempts he decided to engage in directing, starting to shoot commercials. At the age of 16, the young man starred in a short film, on which his brother Ridley worked.
In 1983, Tony Scott made his screen debut in the film Hunger, starring David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve. Despite the excellent cast, the picture did not have success with the audience.

In 1986, producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer invited Tony to participate in the filming of Top Gunn, where Tom Cruise played the main role. This tape became a hit. Since then, the director worked for a long time under the guidance of Sompson and Bruckheimer.
In 1993, he finally decided to release a film on his own. True love" scripted by K. Tarantino. Despite the praise of critics, the picture went unnoticed by the audience. However, in 1995, the film “Crimson Tide”, in which Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman played, became very popular.
Then the director worked on the film “Fan” scripted by P. Abrahams, but despite the presence of such stars as Wesley Snipes and Robert De Niro, the picture went unnoticed.

He and his brother Ridley founded Scott Free Productions. The brothers’ joint work includes the series “Numbers”, on which they worked from 2005 to 2010.
In 1998, a film was released on the screens. Enemy of the State" , which became the impetus for the career of the director and grossed $ 250 million at the world box office. All of Tony's subsequent work attracted interest from the public and critics: Anger "Spy Games", "Emma's War", "Andromeda Strain", etc.