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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
HBO First Look
SNL Digital Shorts
The Movies That Made Us
Mad About You
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
MythBusters
Light & Magic
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Titanic
The Oscars
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Ghosts of the Abyss
Aliens of the Deep
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Arnold
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
Secrets of the Whales
Reflections on Titanic
Mars Rising
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Mission Blue
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Production Credits
Aliens
Escape from New York
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Battle Beyond the Stars
Super/Natural
Gravity
The Terminator
True Lies
Alita: Battle Angel
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Dark Angel
Avatar 4
Ghosts of the Abyss
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Game Changers
Terminator Zero
True Lies
Terminator: Dark Fate
Secrets of the Elephants
Years of Living Dangerously
Crash
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Apollo 13
Titanic
Solaris
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Point Break
Secrets of the Whales
Avatar 5
Aliens of the Deep
Blue Steel
Terminator Genisys
Secrets of the Octopus
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