James Cameron
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-08-16 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
James Cameron
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Cameron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
Titanic
Entourage
Golden Globe Awards
MythBusters
The View
Mad About You
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
The Oscars
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
Capturing Avatar
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
HBO First Look
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
True Lies
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
The Movies That Made Us
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
Great Minds
The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Click
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Aliens Expanded
Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films
Titanic: 25 Years Later with James Cameron
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Duets
Alien Evolution
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
The Muse
Aliens of the Deep
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Ghosts of the Abyss
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Inside Pandora's Box
Side by Side
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors
Mission Blue
Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli
Secrets of the Whales
Reflections on Titanic
Attack of the Doc!
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Deepsea Challenge 3D
Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss'
Titanic: Breaking New Ground
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Your Studio and You
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck
The Alien Saga
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Solartaxi: Around the World with the Sun
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Tony Robinson's Titanic Adventure
OceanXplorers
Eating You Alive
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
Save the Titanic: Treasures From the Deep
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2nd Unit: Invisible Action Stars
A Message from Pandora
Iron and Beyond
Visionaries
Brian May's Brief History of 3D
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Atlantis Rising
The Six
Expedition: Bismarck
Mars Rising
2001: The Making of a Myth
Tipping Point: The End of Oil
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
Titanic: 100 Years On
Amazon Unknown
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
The Making of the Terminator
The Exodus Decoded
The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute
James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction
Fatal Dive to the Titanic: Truth and Lies
Auto Motives
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
Last Mysteries Of The Titanic
