Tony Scott : The Top Gun of action movies

Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as Top Gun, Days of Thunder and Beverly Hills Cop II, and the brother of producer-director Ridley Scott, died on Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge, authorities said.
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investigated as a suicide, Los Angeles County Coroner's Lt. Joe Bale said.
The 68-year-old Scott jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island in Los Angeles, authorities said.
Scott's black Toyota Prius was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge.

According to witnesses, Tony jumped off the bridge in San Pedro Sunday afternoon. The Los Angeles Times earlier reported that a suicide note was found in Scott's car. However, the paper later clarified that it was just a note listing the contact information.
A suicide note was later found in Tony's office, but its contents were not revealed.

Simon Halls, a publicist who represents the Scott brothers, confirmed the death.

'The family asks for privacy during this time,' Halls said.

Tony Scott became a household name in 1986 as director of the mega-hit Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. He follow.