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James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Saturday Night Live
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James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. Cameron first gained recognition for writing and directing The Terminator (1984), and found further success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. He is a recipient of various other industry accolades, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Cameron co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions. In addition to filmmaking, he is a National Geographic explorer-in-residence. He has produced many documentaries on deep-ocean exploration, including Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) and Aliens of the Deep (2005). Cameron has also contributed to underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies and helped create the digital 3D Fusion Camera System. In 2012, Cameron became the first person to solo descend the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger submersible.
Cameron's films have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director. Three of Cameron's films are among the top four highest-grossing films of all time; Avatar (2009), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Titanic (1997) are the highest, third-highest and fourth-highest-grossing films of all time, respectively. Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion, the first two films to gross over $2 billion, and is the only director to have had three films grossing over $2 billion. In 2010, Time named Cameron one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Cameron is also an environmentalist and runs several sustainability businesses.
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Gender
Male
Birthday
August 16, 1954
Birthplace
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Titanic
1997
Duets
2000
Mission Blue
2014
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
True Lies
1994
Avatar: A New Era - Special Edition of 20/20
2025
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003
Your Studio and You
1995
Deepsea Challenge 3D
2014
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017
The Alien Saga
2002
Aliens Expanded
2024
Attack of the Doc!
2023
Capturing Avatar
2010
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
Alien Evolution
2001
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
2010
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001
The Muse
1999
Side by Side
2012
+ 59 more movies
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
MythBusters
2003
The Colbert Report
2005
Entourage
2004
Mad About You
1992
The Oscars
1953
HBO First Look
1992
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Click
2000
Directors on Directors
2021
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
2023
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015
+ 9 more TV shows