Tony Scott 1944-2012

Leslie Cheung over 12 years ago

Tony Scott jumped to his death on Sunday (August 19, US Time) from the Vincent Thomas Bridge near Long Beach, California, US.

According to officials, the director climbed a fence on the south side of the bridge and leapt off around 12:30pm. Police reportedly found a suicide note inside Scott's black Toyota Prius, which was parked on the bridge.

Tony Scott is known for directing films like The Hunger, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Days Of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Enemy Of The State, Man On Fire, The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3, and recently, 2010's Unstoppable.

Scott and his older brother Ridley Scott (director of Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, and Prometheus) together produced films and TV series like Numb3rs and The Good Wife. Their latest project is A&E's four-hour medical thriller Coma, due to air next month in US.