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James Cameron Biography
James Cameron is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Kapuskasing, Canada. Acclaimed director of Titanic, Aliens, Avatar, The Abyss, The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. He co-created the 3D Fusion Camera System, which enabled the look of the fantastical Avatar world.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio co-starred in his 1997 film Titanic, which received a record-breaking 14 Academy Award nominations and went on to win 11 awards.
James Francis Cameron CC (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker and environmentalist who is best known for making science fiction and epic films for the Hollywood mainstream. Cameron first gained recognition for directing The Terminator (1984). He found further critical and commercial success with Aliens (1986), The Abyss (1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), and the comedy thriller True Lies (1994). His other productions include Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009), with the former earning him Academy Awards in Best Picture, Best Director and Best Film Editing. Avatar, filmed in 3D technology, also garnered him nominations in the same categories.
Cameron has resided in the United States since 1971, but he remains a Canadian citizen. Cameron applied for American citizenship in 2004, but withdrew his application after George W. Bush won the presidential election. Captivated by New Zealand while filming Avatar, Cameron bought a home there. He divides his time between California and New Zealand. Cameron has said he is a “Converted Agnostic”, adding “I’ve sworn off agnosticism, which I now call cowardly atheism”. Cameron met close friend Guillermo del Toro on the production of his 1993 film, Cronos. In 1998, Toro’s father was kidnapped in Guadalajara and Cameron gave Toro more than $1 million in cash to pay a ransom and have his father released.
He married Sharon Williams in 1978, Gale Anne Hurd in 1985, director Kathryn Bigelow in 1989, and Linda Hamilton in 1997 before marrying Suzy Amis in 2000. He has three daughters named Josephine, Claire, and Elizabeth and a son named Quinn.
| Name | James Cameron |
| First Name | James |
| Last Name | Cameron |
| Occupation | Director |
| Birthday | August 16 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Place of Birth | Kapuskasing |
| Home Town | Kapuskasing |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Suzy Amis Cameron |
| Children(s) | Josephine Archer Cameron, Quinn Cameron, Elizabeth Rose Cameron, Claire Cameron |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Cameron has been married five times. He was married to Sharon Williams from 1978 to 1984. A year after he and Sharon divorced, Cameron married film producer Gale Anne Hurd, a close collaborator for his 1980s films. They divorced in 1989. Soon after separating from Hurd, Cameron met the director Kathryn Bigelow whom he wed in 1989, but they divorced in 1991. Cameron then began a relationship with Linda Hamilton, actress in The Terminator series. Their daughter was born in 1993. Cameron married Hamilton in 1997. Amid speculation of an affair between Cameron and actress Suzy Amis, Cameron and Hamilton separated after two years of marriage, with Hamilton receiving a settlement of $50 million. He married Amis, his fifth wife, in 2000. They have one son and two daughters together.
James Cameron Net Worth
James Cameron is one of the richest Director from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Cameron's net worth $700 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was enrolled at Fullerton College in the early 1970s, but dropped out before graduation. He would then work as a truck driver before quitting his job to write and direct his first film, Xenogenesis, in 1978.
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 was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario. He was born to Philip Cameron, an electrical engineer, and Shirley (née Lowe), an artist and nurse. His paternal great-great-great-grandfather emigrated from Balquhidder, Scotland, in 1825. Cameron is the eldest of five siblings. As a child he described the Lord’s Prayer as a “tribal chant”. He attended Stamford Collegiate School in Niagara Falls. At age 17, Cameron and his family moved from Chippawa to Brea, California. He attended Sonora High School and then moved to Brea Olinda High School. Classmates recalled that he was not a sportsman but instead enjoyed building things that “either went up into the air or into the deep”.
| Net Worth | $700 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Director |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Inspired by John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) and other science fiction work, Cameron in 1982 wrote the script for The Terminator (1984), which is a thriller about a cyborg sent from the future to carry out a lethal mission. Cameron wanted to sell the script so that he could direct the movie. Whilst some film studios expressed interest in the project, many executives were unwilling to let a new and unfamiliar director make the movie. Gale Anne Hurd, a colleague and founder of Pacific Western Productions, to whom Cameron was married from 1984 to 1989, agreed to buy Cameron’s script for one dollar, on the condition that Cameron direct the film. Eventually, he convinced the president of Hemdale Pictures to make the film, with Cameron as director and Hurd as a producer. Lance Henriksen, who had starred in Piranha II: The Spawning, was considered for the lead role, but Cameron decided that Arnold Schwarzenegger was more suitable as the cyborg villain due to his bodybuilder appearance. Henriksen was given a smaller role instead. Michael Biehn and Cameron’s future wife, Linda Hamilton, also joined the cast. The Terminator was a box office success, exceeding expectations set by Orion Pictures. The film proved popular with audiences and earned over $78 million worldwide. George Perry of the BBC praised Cameron’s direction, writing “Cameron laces the action with ironic jokes, but never lets up on hinting that the terror may strike at any moment”. In 2008, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Cameron was hired as the special effects director for the sequel to Piranha (1978), titled Piranha II: The Spawning in 1982. The original director, Miller Drake, left the project due to creative differences with producer Ovidio Assonitis. Shot in Rome, Italy and on Grand Cayman Island, the film gave Cameron the opportunity to become director for a major film for the first time. However, Cameron later said that it did not feel like his first movie due to power-struggles with Assonitis. Disillusioned from being in Rome and suffering from a fever, Cameron had a nightmare about an invincible robot hit-man sent from the future to assassinate him, which later led to the inspiration of The Terminator (1984). Upon release of Piranha II: The Spawning, critics were not impressed. Author Tim Healey, called it “a marvellously bad movie which splices cliches from every conceivable source”.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
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After high school, Cameron enrolled at Fullerton College, a community college in 1973 to study physics. He switched subjects to English, but left the college at the end of 1974. He worked odd jobs, including as a truck driver and a janitor, but wrote in his free time. During this period, he learnt about special effects by reading other students’ work on “optical printing, or front screen projection, or dye transfers, anything that related to film technology” at the library. After the excitement of seeing Star Wars in 1977, Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry.
In 1984, Cameron co-wrote the screenplay to Rambo: First Blood Part II with Sylvester Stallone. Soon, Cameron moved onto his next directorial feature, which was the sequel to Alien (1979), a science fiction horror by Ridley Scott. After titling the sequel Aliens (1986), Cameron recast Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, who first appeared in Alien. Aliens follows the protagonist, Ripley, as she helps a group of marines fight off extraterrestrials. Despite conflicts with cast and crew during production, and having to replace one of the lead actors—James Remar with Michael Biehn—Aliens was a box office success, generating over $130 million worldwide. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1987; Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. It won awards for Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. In addition, the film including Weaver made the cover of Time magazine in July 1986.
Who is James Cameron Dating?
According to our records, James Cameron married to Suzy Amis Cameron . As of December 1, 2023, James Cameron’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for James Cameron. You may help us to build the dating records for James Cameron!Cameron’s directing career began in 1978. After borrowing money from a consortium of dentists, he learnt to direct, write and produce his first short film, Xenogenesis (1978) with a friend. Learning as they went, Cameron said he felt like a doctor doing his first surgical procedure. He then served as a production assistant for Rock and Roll High School (1979). While educating himself about filmmaking techniques, Cameron started a job as a miniature model maker at Roger Corman Studios. He was soon employed as an art director for the science-fiction film Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). He carried out the special effects for John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (1981), served as production designer for Galaxy of Terror (1981), and consulted on the design for Android (1982).
Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. James Cameron celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.
Speaking of her experience of filming Titanic, Kate Winslet said that she admired Cameron but “there were times I was genuinely frightened of him”. Describing him as having “a temper like you wouldn’t believe”, she had said she wouldn’t work with him again unless it was “for a lot of money”. Winslet, however, has since joined the cast for Avatar 2. Her co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, told Esquire magazine, “when somebody felt a different way on the set, there was a confrontation. He lets you know exactly how he feels”, but complimented Cameron, “he’s of the lineage of John Ford. He knows what he wants his film to be.” Sam Worthington, who starred in Avatar, said that if a mobile phone rang during filming, Cameron would “nail it to the wall with a nail gun”. Film score composer James Horner was also not immune to Cameron’s demands; he recalls having to write music in a short time frame for Cameron’s 1986 Aliens. After the strained experience, Horner did not work with Cameron for a decade. In 1996, they reconciled their friendship and Horner produced the soundtracks for Titanic and Avatar.
What is James Cameron worth?
| Born | James Francis Cameron August 16, 1954 Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Fullerton College |
| Occupation | Director producer writer editor environmentalist |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Did James Cameron go to the Titanic?
In preparation for his 2001 expedition to the Titanic wreck, Cameron developed revolutionary fiber-spooling mini-ROVs, as well as other deep-ocean lighting and photographic technology. His team’s historic exploration of Titanic’s interior was the subject of his 3-D IMAX film, Ghosts of the Abyss.
Why is James Cameron so famous?
James Cameron, (born August 16, 1954, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada), Canadian filmmaker known for his expansive vision and innovative special-effects films, most notably Titanic (1997), for which he won an Academy Award for best director, and Avatar (2009).
Did James Cameron make money from Titanic?
Two days before Titanic hit theaters and broke box office records, director James Cameron told Howard he forfeited his salary, his backend points, and millions of dollars in order to get the film made.
Who is the richest film director?
| 1 | George Lucas | $7.62 Billion |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg | $5.41 Billion |
| 3 | Joao Moreira Salles | $5.33 Billion |
| 4 | James Cameron | $700 Million |
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