Tony Scott
- Birthplace: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Birthday: June 21, 1944
Often dismissed by some as Ridley Scott's more commercial brother, director Tony Scott established himself in the mid-1980s as one of mainstream Hollywood's more reliable and stylish action filmmakers. Not necessarily an auteur, Scott built a solid reputation as a skilled hired gun for producers Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson on several of the highest grossing films, starting with “Top Gun” (1986), a high-concept action movie that made a mega-star out of the film’s lead, Tom Cruise. Though he struggled a bit afterwards…more