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