FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, director Tony Scott arrives at the premiere of "Unstoppable" in Los Angeles. weekend travel specials Authorities say Scott died after jumping of a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, director Tony Scott arrives at the premiere of "Unstoppable" in Los Angeles. Authorities say Scott died after jumping of a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.
FILE -- In a Nov. 1, 2001 file photo traffic rolls over the the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday Aug. 19, 2012, after jumping from the Los Angeles County bridge, authorities said.
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, director Tony Scott arrives at the premiere of "Unstoppable" in Los Angeles. Authorities say Scott died after jumping off a bridge in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.
In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 photo, Los Angeles weekend travel specials Port Police pull the body of Tony Scott from the water beneath the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, Calif. Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," has died after jumping from the bridge.
In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 photo, Los Angeles Port Police pull the body of Tony Scott from the water beneath the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, Calif. Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters weekend travel specials as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," has died after jumping from the bridge.
Traffic rolls over the the Vincent Thomas Bridge weekend travel specials in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles on Monday weekend travel specials Aug. 20, 2012. Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday Aug. 19, 2012, after jumping weekend travel specials from the Los Angeles weekend travel specials County bridge, authorities said.
Traffic rolls over the the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles on Monday Aug. 20,2012. Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," died Sunday Aug. 19, 2012, after jumping from the Los Angeles County bridge, weekend travel specials authorities said.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director Tony Scott loved fast cars, riding fast motorcycles and creating weekend travel specials some of the most memorable action sequences of the past quarter century. He was even planning a sequel to his hit "Top Gun."
Notes to loved ones were found in his Scott's and at another location, Coroner's Chief of Operations Craig Harvey said. The death was being treated as a probable suicide, but a formal determination could take a month or more as toxicology and tissue tests are completed.
The bridge where Scott jumped has appeared in "The Fast and the Furious," weekend travel specials ''Gone in 60 Seconds," weekend travel specials ''Charlie's Angels" and "To Live and Die in L.A." It has been used in filming 13 times since 2011, according to the California Film Commission .
Motorist David Silva told the Los Angeles Times that Scott appeared to hesitate weekend travel specials before climbing a fence along the bridge, and again before leaping. He said fellow motorists at first thought the director was performing an extreme sports stunt, but quickly realized he didn't weekend travel specials have a parachute or other safety equipment.
The brothers frequently collaborated on movies, and their company also produced the successful TV series "Numb3rs" weekend travel specials and "The Good Wife." CBS, which aired both shows, said "one of the brightest lights in the industry has gone out."
Scott, who was born in Great Britain and lived in Beverly Hills, is survived weekend travel specials by his wife, actress Donna Scott, who appeared in several of her husband's films, and twin sons. He had been planning a sequel to "Top Gun," the movie that helped propel him to other big-budget films.
"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 about his 1995 naval adventure "Crimson Tide." ''The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through."
He was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with "Top Gun," the top-grossing film of 1986 at $176 million. Scott teamed with Cruise weekend travel specials again four years later on the hit "Days of Thunder."
Ridley Scott later surpassed his younger brother's career in terms of hits and accolades, earning an Oscar for "Gladiator" and three best director nominations. Tony Scott never was in the running for an Oscar, and critics often slammed his movies for emphasizing style over substance.
He said he gained perspective by mixing things up between film, TV and commercials. "I like changing the pace of my life, changing my discipline. It gives me ideas for how to see the world differently," Scott said in a 2007 interview.
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