Tony Scott...1944-2012

Shockingly, director Tony Scott ended his life yesterday by jumping from a Los Angeles bridge. The younger brother of Ridley Scott, the 68-year-old filmmaker climbed a fence on the Vincent Thomas bridge that spans L.A. harbor and "without hesitation," jumped to his death, according to authorities. A suicide note was found afterwards.

Scott had an amazingly successful career as a high octane director of action films - from 1983's The Hunger to 2010's Unstoppable, Scott was the more action-focused of the two brothers, but his films delivered strong box office results and always kept the audience entertained. Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide,  Enemy of the State, Spy Game and Man on Fire number among Scott's many films.

This is a hard one to take. Scott left behind a wife and twin boys. My thoughts go out to his family.