RIDLEY SCOTT

RIDLEY SCOTT

Complete Name: Sir Ridley Scott
Date of Birth: November 30, 1937
Place of Birth: South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Education: Studied at West Hartlepool College of Art; Graduated from

the prestigious Royal College of Art in London, England
Spouse: None
Height: 5 feet 7.5 inches
Net Worth: $ 91 million U.S. dollars
Hollywood Power Ranking: Top 50

Upon the outbreak of World War II, Scott’s father left his successful shipping business and took a job with the Army. Now a military family, the Scott’s found themselves frequently relocating over the next several years. In school Scott struggled academically, but excelled in the arts. Hoping to nurture their son’s gift, Scott’s exceptionally supportive parents allowed him to transfer his studies over to the West Hartlepool College of Art where he would spend the next four years immersed in drawing, painting, still photography, and graphic design. At the age of twenty Scott graduated from West Hartlepool with honors and had earned a scholarship to continue his studies at the Royal College of Art. He would spend three years, and two additional postgraduate courses, at the RCA furthering his artistic abilities. It was also during this time that Scott would develop a fascination with the cinema.

Scott’s first experiment with filmmaking came in 1961 with a 16mm Bolex loaned to him by the RCA’s theater department. His short film, funded with £65 of his own money, was titled “Boy and Bicycle”. The film would finally be completed and copyrighted in 1965 with a £250 grant from the British Film Institute, but in the meantime Scott would graduate and head to New York City on a traveling scholarship. In New York he gained experience in editing at Leacock/Pennebaker. A year later he would return to England where he would work as an art director for the BBC. His skill in designing sets for television eventually led to designing sets for commercials. After becoming familiar with the format, he was soon start to direct his own TV ads. After participating in the BBC’s directors training course, he reached a realization that television work wasn’t for him. He then decided to focus almost entirely on his advertisements and in 1965 he opened his own commercial production company called Ridley Scott Associates.


HIS WORKS:

Factor X (2008) (producer)
Body of Lies (2008) (producer)
Churchill at War (2008) (TV) (executive producer)
"The Andromeda Strain" (2008) (mini-series) TV Series (executive producer)

Emma's War (2007) (producer)
Barry Schindel Project (2007) (TV) (executive producer)
"The Company" (2007) (mini-series) TV Series (executive producer)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) (producer)
American Gangster (2007) (producer)

A Good Year (2006) (producer and director)
Tristan & Isolde (2006) (executive producer)

Domino (2005) (producer)
In Her Shoes (2005) (producer)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (producer and director)
"Numb3rs" (2005) TV Series (executive producer)

Matchstick Men (2003) (director)
Cinema16 (2003) (V)

Black Hawk Down (2001) (director)
Hannibal (2001) (director)

Gladiator (2000) (director)

G.I. Jane (1997) (director)

White Squall (1996) (director)

1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) (director)

Thelma & Louise (1991) (director)

Black Rain (1989) (director)

Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) (director)

Legend (1985) (director)

Blade Runner (1982) (director)

Alien (1979) (director)

Duellists, The (1977) (director)

"Informer, The" (1966) TV Series
"Adam Adamant Lives!" (1966) TV Series

Boy on a Bicycle (1965)
"Troubleshooters, The" (1965) TV Series

"Z Cars" (1962) TV Series