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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
Light & Magic
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
MythBusters
Arnold
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
Secrets of the Whales
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Mars Rising
Reflections on Titanic
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Mission Blue
Production Credits
True Lies
Gravity
Alien Resurrection
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Aliens
The Game Changers
Dark Angel
Titanic
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Aliens of the Deep
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Alien³
Point Break
Ghosts of the Abyss
Secrets of the Elephants
Terminator: Dark Fate
Avatar
Terminator Zero
Alita: Battle Angel
The Terminator
Terminator Genisys
Battle Beyond the Stars
Apollo 13
Crash
Secrets of the Octopus
Blue Steel
Avatar: The Way of Water
Super/Natural
Secrets of the Whales
Escape from New York
Years of Living Dangerously
Solaris
True Lies
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
The Abyss
Avatar 5
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Avatar 4
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