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