Ridley Scott was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. He and his brother Tony Scott have worked with several of the same actors. Ridley cast Tom Skerritt as Captain Dallas in Alien (1979), while Tony cast him as Mike Metcalf, mentor to Tom Cruise´s character in Top Gun (1986). Tom Cruise appeared in Top Gun for Tony, and Legend (1985) for Ridley. Giancarlo Giannini played a police officer in Hannibal (2001), and again in Man on Fire (2004). Gary Oldman appeared in True Romance (1993) for Tony and Hannibal (2001) for Ridley. Brad Pitt appeared in True Romance for Tony and Thelma and Louise for Ridley. Viggo Mortensen appeared in Crimson Tide (1995) for Tony, and G.I. Jane (1997) for Ridley. In addition, Tim Robbins, who appeared in Top Gun, has been involved in a long term relationship with Susan Sarandon, who appeared in Thelma and Louise, since 1988.
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