James Cameron

About James Cameron

Titanic, Aliens, Avatar, The Abyss, The Terminator, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day director. He was a co-creator of the 3D Fusion Camera System, which gave the Avatar world its aesthetic.

James Francis Cameron is a Canadian director, producer, screenwriter, editor and environmentalist. He is best known for making sci-fi and epic films. Cameron was first recognized as director The Terminator. He has achieved other critical and commercial successes with Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the comedy horror film True Lies. His other big-budget works include Titanic and Avatar, and Titanic earned him the Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Film Editor. Avatar, filmed using 3D technology, also won a nomination for him in the same category. He co-founded production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain and Earthship Productions. In addition to directing films, he is also a marine explorer at National Geographic and has produced numerous documentaries on the subject, including Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep.

Alma mater	Fullerton College
Occupation	Director, producer, writer, editor, environmentalist
Years active	1974–present
Born	James Francis Cameron, August 16, 1954, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Children	4

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Trivia

He began development of Avatar in 1994, but he had to wait over a decade for the proper technologies to begin filming. In December 2009, the highly-anticipated blockbuster was released and it went on to set a number of box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film of all-time with over $2 billion in earnings.

James Cameron before fame

In the early 1970s, he enrolled at Fullerton College but dropped out before graduating. After that, he worked as a truck driver until 1978, when he quit to write and create his debut film, Xenogenesis.

Achievement of James Cameron

He started working on Avatar in 1994, but it took him almost a decade to get the right technology to start production. The highly anticipated movie was released in December 2009, and it went on to break a number of box office records, including being the highest-grossing film of all time with over $2 billion in box office receipts.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$700 Million

James Cameron family life

Before marrying Suzy Amis in 2000, he married Sharon Williams in 1978, Gale Anne Hurd in 1985, director Kathryn Bigelow in 1989, and Linda Hamilton in 1997. Josephine, Claire, and Elizabeth are his three daughters, while Quinn is his son.

Associations of James Cameron

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio co-starred in his 1997 blockbuster Titanic, which was nominated for a record-breaking 14 Academy Awards and went on to win 11 of them.

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