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