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