James Cameron
1 FOLLOWER • 64 CREDITS • AUG 16, 1954 • 70
Biography
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
Arnold
Light & Magic
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Titanic
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Ghosts of the Abyss
Aliens of the Deep
Secrets of the Whales
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Reflections on Titanic
Mission Blue
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Mars Rising
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Production Credits
Crash
True Lies
Solaris
Ghosts of the Abyss
Avatar 5
Avatar: The Way of Water
Terminator Zero
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Super/Natural
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Escape from New York
The Game Changers
Aliens
Secrets of the Whales
Terminator: Dark Fate
The Terminator
Secrets of the Octopus
Dark Angel
Avatar
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Aliens of the Deep
Apollo 13
Terminator Genisys
Battle Beyond the Stars
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Secrets of the Elephants
Years of Living Dangerously
Avatar 4
Blue Steel
Titanic
Gravity
Alita: Battle Angel
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Point Break
True Lies
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
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