James Cameron

Born in Kapuskasing, Cameron enrolled at Fullerton College, and then studied at the USC library. He began his career with the 1978 short film ''Xenogenesis'', but he first gained recognition for writing and directing the science fiction action film ''The Terminator'' (1984). He had further success with ''Aliens'' (1986), ''The Abyss'' (1989), ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), and ''True Lies'' (1994), as well as ''Avatar'' (2009) and its sequels. He directed, wrote, co-produced, and co-edited the historical romance epic ''Titanic'' (1997), winning Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. 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, he became the world's deepest man, i.e. the first person to complete a solo descent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's ocean, in the ''Deepsea Challenger'' submersible. Three of his films—''Avatar'' (2009), ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022) and ''Titanic'' (1997)—are amongst the top four highest-grossing films of all time, with ''Avatar'' on the top spot until it was surpassed ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, but returned on first place since 2021. Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion, the first two films to gross over $2 billion each, and is the only director to have had three films gross over $2 billion each. He is also an environmentalist and runs several sustainability businesses. Provided by Wikipedia
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