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