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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
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
Dark Angel
Entourage
The Colbert Report
SNL Digital Shorts
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
Titanic
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
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
Secrets of the Whales
Arnold
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Mission Blue
Reflections on Titanic
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Mars Rising
Production Credits
Super/Natural
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Game Changers
Ghosts of the Abyss
Secrets of the Whales
Secrets of the Octopus
Aliens
Gravity
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Escape from New York
Blue Steel
Terminator Genisys
The Terminator
Alita: Battle Angel
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Secrets of the Elephants
Avatar
Titanic
Aliens of the Deep
Battle Beyond the Stars
Solaris
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
True Lies
Years of Living Dangerously
Crash
Avatar 5
Point Break
Apollo 13
Terminator Zero
Avatar 4
Dark Angel
True Lies
Avatar: The Way of Water
Terminator: Dark Fate
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
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