James Cameron
1 FOLLOWER • 60 CREDITS • AUG 16, 1954 • 69
Biography
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
The Oscars
Saturday Night Live
Entourage
The Colbert Report
HBO First Look
The Movies That Made Us
Mad About You
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
MythBusters
Arnold
Light & Magic
Titanic
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Aliens of the Deep
Ghosts of the Abyss
Titanic: Stories From The Heart
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Secrets of the Whales
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Mars Rising
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Mission Blue
Reflections on Titanic
Production Credits
The Terminator
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Apollo 13
Terminator: Dark Fate
Solaris
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Secrets of the Whales
Avatar 4
Ghosts of the Abyss
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator Genisys
Point Break
Super/Natural
The Game Changers
Secrets of the Elephants
Gravity
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Avatar
Avatar: The Way of Water
Terminator (Anime)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Aliens
Aliens of the Deep
Escape from New York
Titanic
True Lies
Crash
Years of Living Dangerously
Secrets of the Octopus
Avatar 3
Dark Angel
Alita: Battle Angel
Blue Steel
True Lies
Avatar 5
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