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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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Dark Angel
Saturday Night Live
Entourage
The Colbert Report
SNL Digital Shorts
HBO First Look
The Movies That Made Us
Mad About You
Light & Magic
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
MythBusters
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Arnold
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
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Reflections on Titanic
Mission Blue
Mars Rising
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Production Credits
Avatar 5
Dark Angel
Super/Natural
Ghosts of the Abyss
Solaris
Secrets of the Octopus
Escape from New York
Aliens
Terminator Genisys
Titanic
Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Abyss
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Aliens of the Deep
Alita: Battle Angel
Terminator: Dark Fate
True Lies
Secrets of the Whales
Alien³
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Avatar
Terminator Zero
Blue Steel
Point Break
Crash
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Terminator
True Lies
The Game Changers
Secrets of the Elephants
Years of Living Dangerously
Gravity
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Avatar 4
Apollo 13
Alien Resurrection
Battle Beyond the Stars
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