James Cameron
1 FOLLOWER • 62 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
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Dark Angel
Entourage
The Colbert Report
HBO First Look
The Movies That Made Us
Mad About You
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
MythBusters
Arnold
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
Titanic: Stories From the Heart
Secrets of the Whales
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Mission Blue
Mars Rising
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Reflections on Titanic
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
Production Credits
Point Break
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Secrets of the Octopus
Titanic
Years of Living Dangerously
Secrets of the Elephants
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Game Changers
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: Dark Fate
True Lies
Solaris
Avatar 5
Ghosts of the Abyss
Dark Angel
Avatar: The Way of Water
Crash
Apollo 13
Super/Natural
Avatar 4
Avatar 3
The Terminator
Avatar
Aliens of the Deep
True Lies
Gravity
Secrets of the Whales
Blue Steel
Terminator Zero
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Battle Beyond the Stars
Alita: Battle Angel
Escape from New York
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Aliens
Terminator Genisys
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