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