Directing · Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada · Born August 16, 1954
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.
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2023
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2023
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2023
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2023
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2023
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2022
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2022
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2022
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2020
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2020
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2019
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2019
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2018
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MovieTitanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
2017
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2017
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2017
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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MovieMission Blue
2014
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MovieAmazon Unknown
2013
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James Cameron & Buzz Aldrin: Explorers - Von der Titanic bis zum Mond
2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
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James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth
2012
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2011
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2011
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2011
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2010
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2010
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2010
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2010
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TVMars Rising
2007
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2006
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Explorers: From The Titanic To The Moon
2006
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2004
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2004
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TVEntourage
2004
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2003
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MovieNo Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
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2003
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TVMythBusters
2003
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2002
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MovieIron and Beyond
2002
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MovieThe Alien Saga
2002
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2001
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MovieFrom Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001
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2001
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Movie2001: The Making of a Myth
2001
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MovieDuets
2000
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2000
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TVClick
2000
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Auto Motives
2000
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MovieRay Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
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MovieVirus: Ghost in the Machine
1999
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MovieThe Muse
1999
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MovieFrom Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
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MovieTitanic: Breaking New Ground
1998
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MovieMythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
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1998
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1998
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MovieTitanic
1997
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1997
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MovieYour Studio and You
1995
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MovieTrue Lies
1994
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1993
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1993
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TVMad About You
1992
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TVHBO First Look
1992
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1992
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1991
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MovieThe Making of the Terminator
1985
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1975
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1953
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TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
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