<p>Tony Scott, director of Hollywood hits Top Gun, 'Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died on Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 68-year-old Scott’s death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt Joe Bale said.<br /><br />Investigators found a note in Scott’s black Toyota Prius, which was parked on the bridge. That note listed contact information. A suicide note was later found at his office. Its contents have not been revealed. The British-born Scott, who lived in Beverly Hills, was producer and director Ridley Scott’s younger brother. Distinct visual styles mark both siblings’ films — Ridley Scott mastering the creation of entire worlds with such films as Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien and this year’s Prometheus, Tony Scott known for hyper-kinetic action and editing on such films as his most recent, the runaway train thriller Unstoppable, starring regular collaborator Denzel Washington.<br /><br />Scott was a thrill-seeker himself in his personal life, an avid rock climber who also liked driving fast cars and motorcycles. Still, filmmaking was his real thrill. “The biggest edge I live on is directing. That’s the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life,” Scott said in an interview for his 1995 naval adventure Crimson Tide. <br /><br />Tony was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, the top-grossing film of 1986 at $176 million. </p>
<p>Tony Scott, director of Hollywood hits Top Gun, 'Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, died on Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 68-year-old Scott’s death was being investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner’s Lt Joe Bale said.<br /><br />Investigators found a note in Scott’s black Toyota Prius, which was parked on the bridge. That note listed contact information. A suicide note was later found at his office. Its contents have not been revealed. The British-born Scott, who lived in Beverly Hills, was producer and director Ridley Scott’s younger brother. Distinct visual styles mark both siblings’ films — Ridley Scott mastering the creation of entire worlds with such films as Gladiator, Blade Runner, Alien and this year’s Prometheus, Tony Scott known for hyper-kinetic action and editing on such films as his most recent, the runaway train thriller Unstoppable, starring regular collaborator Denzel Washington.<br /><br />Scott was a thrill-seeker himself in his personal life, an avid rock climber who also liked driving fast cars and motorcycles. Still, filmmaking was his real thrill. “The biggest edge I live on is directing. That’s the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life,” Scott said in an interview for his 1995 naval adventure Crimson Tide. <br /><br />Tony was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, the top-grossing film of 1986 at $176 million. </p>