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James Cameron

Age: 55
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Born: Aug. 16th, 1954

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James Cameron's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Mars Rising	James Cameron

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

James Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, on August 16, 1954. He moved to the USA in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University but, after graduating, drove a truck to support his screen-writing ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and debuted as a director with Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981) the following year.

In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton (I). It was a huge success. After this came a string of successful science-fiction action films such as Aliens (1986) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Cameron is now one of the most sought-after directors in Hollywood. He was formerly married to producer Gale Anne Hurd, who produced several of his films. He married Kathryn Bigelow in 1989.

TRIVIA:

Received a star at Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto. Says he's too cheap to pay for a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Had daughter, Elizabeth Rose, with Suzi Amis born on 29 December 2006.
Security is provided by 'Gavin De Becker' (qv), author of "The Gift of Fear."
The mandibles of the Predator from _Predator (1987)_ (qv) were his idea.
Drew the picture of Rose ('Kate Winslet' (qv)) in the movie, _Titanic (1997)_ (qv). The image was flipped so it would appear that Jack ('Leonardo DiCaprio' (qv)) was drawing it with his right hand.
He has developed a new generation stereo imaging camera called "The Fusion Camera"
Considered directing "Solaris" (2002) but opted to produce instead. Job went to 'Steven Soderbergh' (qv).
The October 1987 draft of the screenplay for _Alien Nation (1988)_ (qv) credits a rewrite to 'James Cameron (I)' (qv). He is not credited in the final film.