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