Ridley Scott
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EDUCATION
Royal College of Art
1960 - 1962
Graduated with first class honors; contemporaries included David Hockney
West Hartlepool College of Art
Hartlepool
Graduated with a Diploma in Design
Milestones
2016
Received a Best Picture Oscar nod for producing "The Martian"
2015
Executive produced Amazon TV series "The Man in the High Castle," based on the novel by Philip K. Dick
2015
Directed science fiction drama "The Martian"
2014
Directed biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Monsters"
2013
Directed offbeat rime thriller "The Counselor"
2012
Returned to sci-fi roots as director and producer of "Prometheus," starring Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, and Michael Fassbender
2010
Helmed an adaptation of "Robin Hood," starring Crowe as the legendary outlaw and Cate Blanchett as Lady Marian
2010
Executive produced the Starz miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth"
2010
Co-produced with brother Tony, the film adaptation of the 1980s TV cult classic "The A-Team"
2008
Once again teamed with Crowe for the film adaptation of "Body of Lies"
2007
Helmed "American Gangster," starring Denzel Washington and Crowe; film based on "The Return of Superfly," a New York magazine story by Mark Jacobson about the rise and fall of the 1970s heroin kingpin Frank Lucas
2006
Once again directed actor Russell Crowe in the romantic drama "A Good Year"
2005
Directed Orlando Bloom in "Kingdom of Heaven," about the 12th Century Crusades
2003
Directed Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell in "Matchstick Men"
2001
Directed the fact-based drama "Black Hawk Down" about the 1993 U.S. raid on Somalia
2001
Helmed "Hannibal," the long-awaited sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs"
2000
Directed the box-office smash "Gladiator," a drama set in ancient Rome starring Russell Crowe; film received 12 Oscar nominations, including one for Best Director
2000
Produced "Where the Money Is," a modest caper film enlivened by the casting of Paul Newman and Linda Fiorentino
1999
Served as excutive producer of the acclaimed HBO original movie "RKO 281," about the making of 1941 classic "Citizen Kane"
1998
Co-produced "Clay Pigeons," helmed by David Dobkin
1997
Directed Demi Moore in "G.I. Jane"
1996
Executive produced and directed "White Squall," a fact-based tale of a prep school aboard a brigantine
1995
Formed (with brother Tony) the film and television production company Scott Free Productions in Los Angeles, CA
1995
With brother Tony, purchased London's Shepperton Studios from Panavision subsidiary Lee International
1994
Served as producer only in "Monkey Trouble" and the remake of "The Browning Version," helmed by Mike Figgis
1992
Helmed "1492: The Conquest of Paradise," starring Gerard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus
1991
Produced and directed the acclaimed and controversial "Thelma & Louise"
1989
Helmed the intriguing thriller "Black Rain" about two NYC cops who must escort members of the Yakuza back to Japan
1987
Executive produced "Someone to Watch Over Me," a rather conventional but visually stylish romantic thriller; also directed
1985
Stumbled with the fantasy "Legend," starring Tom Cruise; film was critical and box-office disappointment
1982
Helmed first American feature, the sci-fi themed "Blade Runner"
1979
Directed the stylish and thrilling sci-fi actioner "Alien"
1977
Made feature directorial debut, with period drama "The Duellists"
1968
With brother Tony, co-founded Ridley Scott Associates, a commercial production house; served as managing director
1965
Directed episodes of popular crime docudrama series "Z Cars" (BBC)
1963
Joined BBC television as a production designer; later promoted to director
1962
Directed his first short film "Boy and Bicycle" (released 1965), shot during attendance at Royal College of Art; starred brother Tony and their father
Spent one year in the U.S. on scholarship from Royal College of Art; worked at Time-Life, Inc. with Richard Leacock and D. A. Pennebaker
Bonus Trivia
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Scott ran a production company with his brother Tony called Scott Free.
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Scott's commercial work was recognized at Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, and by the New York Art Directors' Club.
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Beginning in the 1990s, Ridley Scott enjoyed a secondary career as a producer of such efforts as the 1994 remake of "The Browning Version," "Clay Pigeons" (1998), the acclaimed HBO drama "RKO 281" (1999), and the Paul Newman vehicle "Where the Money Is" (2000).
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On his interest in the military, Scott told Empire (December 1997): "I am interested in that arena. It's pretty sick, I suppose, because in the end they are killers. But they serve their purpose, and there are arguments for and against. But there is war. There's an argument for the presence of real power; the fact that there has been no third world war. Others will argue that that's just a matter of time. But I think not. I think there is an argument for a deterrent."
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