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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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James Cameron Biography (1954-)
Full name, James Francis Cameron; born August 16, 1954, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada; immigrated to the United States, 1971; son of Phillip (an electrical engineer) and Shirley (an artist and nurse) Cameron; married Sharon Williams (a waitress), February 14, 1978 (divorced, 1984); married Gale Anne Hurd(a producer and screenwriter), 1985 (divorced, 1989); married Kathryn Bigelow(a motion picture director, writer, and producer), August 17, 1989 (divorced, 1991); married Linda Hamilton (an actress), July 26, 1997 (divorced, 1999);married Suzy Amis (an actress), June 4, 2000; children: (fourth marriage) Josephine Archer; (fifth marriage) Carol. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Office: c/o Digital Domain, 300 Rose Ave., Venice, CA 90291; Lightstorm Entertainment, 919 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90401.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, art director
- Birth Details
- August 16, 1954
- Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Director, Xenogenesis (short film), 1978
- Art director, additional photographer, miniature constructor, and miniature designer, Battle beyond the Stars, New World, 1980
- Set dresser assistant, Happy Birthday, Gemini, United Artists, 1980
- (With Ovidio Assonitis) Director, Piranha II: The Spawning (also known as Piranha II: Flying Killers,
Piranha paura, and The Spawning), Columbia, 1981
- Production designer and unit director, Galaxy of Terror (also known as An Infinity of Terror,
Mindwarp,
Mindwarp: An Infinityof Terror,
Planet of Horrors, and Quest), New World, 1981
- Special effects assistant, matte artist, and special effects cinematographer, Escape from New York (also known as John Carpenter's "Escape from New York"), Avco Embassy, 1981
- Design consultant, Android, New World, 1982
- Director, The Terminator, Orion, 1984
- Director and (uncredited) alien queen designer, Aliens, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1986
- Director, The Abyss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
- Producer and director, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2,
El Exterminator 2,
T2--Terminator 2: Judgment Day,
T2: Extreme Edition,
T2: Ultimate Edition, and Terminator 2--Le jugement dernier), TriStar, 1991
- Executive producer, Point Break, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Additional photography, Under Pressure: Making "The Abyss" (documentary), 1993
- Producer and director, True Lies, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Producer and editor, Strange Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
- (Uncredited) Visual effects consultant, Apollo 13 (also known as Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience), 1995
- Director, Terminator 2: 3-D (also known as T2 3-D: Battle across Time,
Terminator 2: 3-D, and T2: Terminator 2:3-D), 1996
- Producer, director, editor, cinematographer: Titanic deep dive camera, special camera equipment designer, and camera operator, Titanic, Paramount, 1997
- Producer, Solaris, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Director, producer, and reality camera system designer, Ghosts of TheAbyss (documentary; also known as Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss),Buena Vista, 2003
- Executive producer, Volcanoes of the Deep Sea (documentary short film), 2003
- Director, producer, and cinematographer, Aliens of the Deep (documentary), Buena Vista, 2005
- Producer, Godspeed, 2005
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Film Appearances
- Himself, The Making of "Terminator": A Retrospective (documentaryshort film), Live Home Video, 1992
- Himself, Under Presser: Making "The Abyss" (documentary), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 1993
- Himself, T2: More Than Meets the Eye, 1993
- Himself, Your Studio and You, 1995
- Himself, Directors: James Cameron (documentary), 1997
- Cameo, Titanic, Paramount, 1997
- Himself, The Muse, October Films, 1999
- Himself, Virus: Ghost in the Machine (documentary short film), Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
- Himself, Auto Motives, 2000
- Himself, Other Voices: Creating "The Terminator" (documentary), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001
- Himself, From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (documentary short film), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001
- Himself, Iron and Beyond (documentary short film), 2002
- Himself, No Feat But What We Make: "Terminator 2" and the Rise of Digital Effects (documentary short), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
- Himself, Ghosts of the Abyss (documentary short film; also known as Titanic3D: Ghosts of the Abyss), Buena Vista, 2003
- Himself, Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens" (documentary),Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
- Himself, The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of "Star Wars" (documentary short film), 2004
- Himself, Aliens of the Deep (documentary), Buena Vista, 2005
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer and creator, Dark Angel (also known as JamesCameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2000-2002
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Pilots
- Executive producer, Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2000
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Specials
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Earthship.TV, 2001
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Expedition: Bismarck (documentary; also known as James Cameron's "Expedition: Bismarck"), The Discovery Channel, 2002
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Freak Nation," Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "DarkAngel"), Fox, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, The Making of "Terminator" (documentary), 1984
- Himself, The Making of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (documentary),1992
- Himself, The Making of "Alien 3" (documentary), 1992
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Secrets Revealed, ABC, 1994
- Interviewee, "Stan Lee: The ComiX-MAN!," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
- Himself, Hollywood Aliens & Monsters, Arts and Entertainment,1997
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Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998, ABC, 1998
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Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger, TNT, 1998
- Host, Martian Mania: The True Story of "War of the Worlds" (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
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The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft, 1998
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Titanic Mania, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
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Titanic: Breaking New Ground, Fox, 1998
- Himself, Beyond Titanic (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
- Himself, From Star Wars to Star Wars (also known as From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light and Magic), 1999
- Himself, Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (documentary), Channel 4, 1999
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The Ultimate Auction, Fox, 2000
- Himself, The Making of "Terminator 2: 3-D" (documentary), 2000
- Himself, Alien Evolution (documentary), Channel 4, 2001
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Heroes for the Planet--A Tribute to National Geographic, CNBC, FoxNews, and National Geographic, 2001
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002
- (Uncredited) Himself, The Alien Saga (documentary), 2002
- ROV pilot (submersible dive team), Expedition: Bismarck (also known as James Cameron's "Expedition: Bismarck"), The Discovery Channel, 2002
- (Uncredited) Himself, Who Is Alan Smithee? (documentary), AMC, 2002
- Himself, Terminator: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E!Entertainment Television, 2002
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary), Starz!, 2004
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The Making of Alien vs. Predator (documentary), Fox, 2004
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Awards Presentations
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The MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992
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The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
- Presenter, The 5th Annual ALMA Awards, ABC, 2000
- Presenter, World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2001
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Episodic
- Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1989
- Himself, "Hollywood's Robots," Movie Magic, 1997
- Himself, Howard Stern, 1998
- Himself, "The Finale," Mad about You, NBC, 1998
- (Uncredited) Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1999
- Himself, Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- Himself, The Buzz, YTV, 2003
- Himself, The View, ABC, 2005
- Also appeared as himself, "James Cameron," The Directors; himself,"Roger Corman," The Directors.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games (Appearances)
- Voice of himself, Titanic Explorer (also known as James Cameron's "Titanic Explorer"), 1997
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Video Games (Work)
- Executive producer, Titanic Explorer (also known as James Cameron's "Titanic Explorer"), 1997
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Music Videos
- Directed Martini Ranch's "Reach."
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Xenogenesis (short film), 1978
- (With Gale Anne Hurd and William Wisher, Jr.) The Terminator, Orion, 1984
- (With Sylvester Stallone) Rambo: First Blood, Part II, TriStar, 1985
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Aliens (based on a story by Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill;based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
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Alien Nation, 1988
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The Abyss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
- (With Wisher) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2,
El Exterminator 2,
T2--Terminator 2: Judgment Day,
T2: Extreme Edition,
T2: Ultimate Edition, and Terminator 2--Le jugement dernier), TriStar, 1991
- (With Kathryn Bigelow) Point Break, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
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True Lies (based on the French film La totale!), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1994
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Strange Days (based on a story by Cameron), Twentieth Century-Fox,1995
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Terminator 2: 3-D (also known as T2 3-D: Battle across Time,
Terminator 2: 3-D, and T2: Terminator 2:3-D), 1996
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Titanic, Paramount, 1997
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Television Pilots
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Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2000
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Television Awards Presentations
- (Special material) The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
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Television Episodes
- "The Sound of the Guns," Screenplay, ITV, 1979
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Stories
- "Freak Nation," Dark Angel, Fox, 2002
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Books
- (Author of forward) Charles R. Pellegrino, Ghosts of the Titanic: NewDiscoveries from the Depths of the Ocean Floor, William Morrow, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Authors, Volume 137, Gale, 1992
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Film Directors: A Complete Guide, Lone Eagle Press, 1987, pp. 3-5,8-9
- Heard, Christopher, Dreaming Aloud: The Films of James Cameron, Bantam Books, 1998
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000
- Parisi, Paula, Titanic and the Making of James Cameron: The Inside Story of the Three-Year Adventure That Rewrote Motion Picture History, Newmarket Press, 1998
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, July 29, 1994, pp. 26-33; February 18, 2005,p. 10
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Esquire, December, 1997, p. 98
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Hollywood Reporter, April 22, 1992, pp. 1, 6
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Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1991, pp. F1, F4-5; April 27, 1997
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Maclean's, December 8, 1997, p. 86
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Newsweek, December 15, 1997, p. 64; April 13, 1998, p. 70; March 22, 1999, p. 8
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People Weekly, August 11, 1986, pp. 93-95
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Premiere, August, 1994, p. 44; May 11, 1998, p. 64
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Saturday Night, March, 1998, p. 26
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Starlog, January, 1990, pp. 29-32, 62
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Theatre Crafts International, January, 1998, p. 24
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US, August, 1991
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USA Today, March, 1998, p. 42
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Variety, March 30, 1998, p. 4; April 6, 1998, p. 4
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