Global InformationJames Cameron information
James Cameron CC | |
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 Cameron in 2016 | |
| Born | James Francis Cameron August 16, 1954 Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Fullerton College |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouses | Sharon Williams
(m. 1978; div. 1984)Gale Anne Hurd
(m. 1985; div. 1989)Kathryn Bigelow
(m. 1989; div. 1991)Linda Hamilton
(m. 1997; div. 1999)Suzy Amis (m. 2000) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Full list |
James Francis Cameron CC (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era. He often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. He 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), True Lies (1994), as well as Avatar (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited Titanic (1997), winning three 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 and 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 do a solo descent to the bottom of 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 of all time. Three of Cameron's films are amongst 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.[1] 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 gross over $2 billion.[2][3] 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.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grosses". BoxOfficeMojo. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "'Avatar' Sequel Will Break $2 Billion in Next Few Days, Cameron Says—Gaining on Other Highest Grossing Films of All Time". Forbes.
- ^ "James Cameron becomes first director in history to have three films reach $1.5 billion at the box office". UNILAD. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.