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James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.
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James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Dark Angel
Entourage
The Colbert Report
HBO First Look
The Movies That Made Us
Mad About You
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Arnold
MythBusters
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Light & Magic
Titanic
The Oscars
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Aliens of the Deep
Ghosts of the Abyss
Secrets of the Whales
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Reflections on Titanic
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Mission Blue
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Mars Rising
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Production Credits
Avatar
True Lies
Escape from New York
Solaris
Secrets of the Whales
Dark Angel
Ghosts of the Abyss
Blue Steel
Aliens
Alita: Battle Angel
Avatar 5
Avatar: Fire and Ash
The Game Changers
Titanic
Apollo 13
Terminator Genisys
Crash
The Terminator
Terminator Zero
Aliens of the Deep
True Lies
Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Gravity
Point Break
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Secrets of the Elephants
Battle Beyond the Stars
Years of Living Dangerously
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Secrets of the Octopus
Avatar: The Way of Water
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Super/Natural
Avatar 4
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