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

  • CREDITS
  • 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
  • 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
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Executive producer and creator, Dark Angel (also known as JamesCameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2000-2002
  • Pilots
  • Executive producer, Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2000
  • Specials
  • Earthship.TV, 2001
  • Expedition: Bismarck (documentary; also known as James Cameron's "Expedition: Bismarck"), The Discovery Channel, 2002
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • "Freak Nation," Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "DarkAngel"), Fox, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • 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
  • Secrets Revealed, ABC, 1994
  • Interviewee, "Stan Lee: The ComiX-MAN!," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
  • Himself, Hollywood Aliens & Monsters, Arts and Entertainment,1997
  • Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998, ABC, 1998
  • Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger, TNT, 1998
  • Host, Martian Mania: The True Story of "War of the Worlds" (documentary), Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
  • The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft, 1998
  • Titanic Mania, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
  • 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
  • The Ultimate Auction, Fox, 2000
  • Himself, The Making of "Terminator 2: 3-D" (documentary), 2000
  • Himself, Alien Evolution (documentary), Channel 4, 2001
  • Heroes for the Planet--A Tribute to National Geographic, CNBC, FoxNews, and National Geographic, 2001
  • 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
  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary), Starz!, 2004
  • The Making of Alien vs. Predator (documentary), Fox, 2004
  • Awards Presentations
  • The MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992
  • The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
  • The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
  • Presenter, The 5th Annual ALMA Awards, ABC, 2000
  • Presenter, World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2001
  • 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.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games (Appearances)
  • Voice of himself, Titanic Explorer (also known as James Cameron's "Titanic Explorer"), 1997
  • Video Games (Work)
  • Executive producer, Titanic Explorer (also known as James Cameron's "Titanic Explorer"), 1997
  • Music Videos
  • Directed Martini Ranch's "Reach."
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • 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
  • 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
  • Alien Nation, 1988
  • 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
  • True Lies (based on the French film La totale!), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1994
  • Strange Days (based on a story by Cameron), Twentieth Century-Fox,1995
  • Terminator 2: 3-D (also known as T2 3-D: Battle across Time, Terminator 2: 3-D, and T2: Terminator 2:3-D), 1996
  • Titanic, Paramount, 1997
  • Television Pilots
  • Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2000
  • Television Awards Presentations
  • (Special material) The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Television Episodes
  • "The Sound of the Guns," Screenplay, ITV, 1979
  • Stories
  • "Freak Nation," Dark Angel, Fox, 2002
  • 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
    • Contemporary Authors, Volume 137, Gale, 1992
    • 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
    • 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
    • Entertainment Weekly, July 29, 1994, pp. 26-33; February 18, 2005,p. 10
    • Esquire, December, 1997, p. 98
    • Hollywood Reporter, April 22, 1992, pp. 1, 6
    • Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1991, pp. F1, F4-5; April 27, 1997
    • Maclean's, December 8, 1997, p. 86
    • Newsweek, December 15, 1997, p. 64; April 13, 1998, p. 70; March 22, 1999, p. 8
    • People Weekly, August 11, 1986, pp. 93-95
    • Premiere, August, 1994, p. 44; May 11, 1998, p. 64
    • Saturday Night, March, 1998, p. 26
    • Starlog, January, 1990, pp. 29-32, 62
    • Theatre Crafts International, January, 1998, p. 24
    • US, August, 1991
    • USA Today, March, 1998, p. 42
    • Variety, March 30, 1998, p. 4; April 6, 1998, p. 4

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