James Cameron
The director who created The Terminator.
James Cameron is the Canadian filmmaker, born August 16, 1954, who first made his name writing and directing The Terminator (1984) and followed it with Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). His films have grossed over $10 billion, making him the second highest-grossing director of all time.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- James Francis Cameron
- Born
- 16 August 1954
- Birthplace
- Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
- Citizenship
- Canada (by birth), New Zealand (acquired, since 2025)
- Occupation
- Film director
- producer
- screenwriter
- editor
- entrepreneur
- philanthropist
- explorer
- Years active
- 1978–present
- Organization
- Lightstorm Entertainment
- Digital Domain
- Earthship Productions
- Children
- 5
Career
Raised in Ontario, he moved to California at 17 and began with the short Xenogenesis (1978). Beyond the Terminator films he made Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic and the Avatar films, and has won three Academy Awards.
The Terminator
The idea came to him in a fever dream; he sold the rights to Gale Anne Hurd on the condition that he would direct. Genisys's producers later consulted him.
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