James Cameron is a Canadian and New Zealand director, screenwriter, and producer who has had an extensive career in film and television. Cameron's debut was the 1978science fictionshortXenogenesis, which he directed, wrote and produced.^[1][2] In his early career, he did various technical jobs such as special visual effects producer, set dresser assistant, matte artist, and photographer. His feature directorial debut was the 1982 releasePiranha II: The Spawning.^[2][3] The next film he directed was the science fiction action thrillerThe Terminator (1984) which starredArnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg assassin, and was Cameron's breakthrough feature.^[4][5][6] In 1986, he directed and wrote the science fiction action sequelAliens starringSigourney Weaver.^[7] He followed this by directing another science fiction filmThe Abyss (1989). In 1991, Cameron directed the sequel toThe Terminator,Terminator 2: Judgment Day (with Schwarzenegger reprising his role),^[8] and also executive produced the action crime filmPoint Break. Three years later he directed a third Schwarzenegger-starring action filmTrue Lies (1994).^[9]

In 1997, Cameron directed, wrote, and produced the epic romantic disaster filmTitanic which grossed over $1.8 billion^[11][a] at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time.^[b] He received theAcademy Award for Best Director, theAcademy Award for Best Film Editing, and shared theAcademy Award for Best Picture with the other producers. It had a total of 14 Oscar nominations (tying the record set by the 1950 dramaAll About Eve) and won 11 (tying the record set by the 1959 epic historical dramaBen-Hur).^[16] Cameron also won theGolden Globe Award for Best Director and shared theGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama with the other producers.^[17] He followed this by directing, and producing two underwater documentaries:Ghosts of the Abyss (2003), andAliens of the Deep (2005). He returned to directing features in 2009 with the 3D science fiction filmAvatar. It grossed over $2.9 billion at the worldwide box-office and became the highest grossing of all time surpassingTitanic.^[c][15][20]Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won three in technical categories.^[21] Cameron also earned a second Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and Best Motion Picture – Drama.^[22] He followed this by executive producing two 3D films,Sanctum (2011) andCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012), as well as the documentaryDeepsea Challenge 3D (2014).

Cameron made his television debut in 1998 playing himself in the sitcomMad About You. Two years later he executive produced the science fiction television seriesDark Angel (2000) starringJessica Alba. In 2005, he appeared in two documentaries about thesinking of the RMS Titanic:Last Mysteries of the Titanic, andTony Robinson's Titanic Adventure. He also made appearances as himself on the comedy-drama television seriesEntourage that same year. Cameron followed this by executive producing two biblical documentaries,The Exodus Decoded (2006) andLost Tomb of Jesus (2007). He executive produced and appeared in a third Titanic related documentary,Titanic: Final Word with James Cameron, in 2012. Two years later, Cameron executive produced the climate change documentary television seriesYears of Living Dangerously (2014) which received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.^[23]

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