# James Cameron

> He sent a killer cyborg through time, sank the Titanic for real on a soundstage, then built a sci-fi world that became the highest-grossing film ever made - twice. Cameron's films have pulled in over $10 billion, and he holds the record for directing the only three movies to each cross $2 billion worldwide.

*Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-cameron

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1954-08-16
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in Ontario in 1954, Cameron moved to California at 17 and started in community college before breaking through with The Terminator in 1984, a low-budget thriller that made him a name to watch. He followed with Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2, and True Lies through the early '90s, each pushing visual effects further. Then came Titanic in 1997 - a production so troubled it became industry legend, until it swept the Oscars and became the first film to gross over $1 billion. Twelve years later Avatar did it again, this time past $2 billion, inventing new 3D camera systems along the way. Between blockbusters he's dived to the deepest point in the ocean, solo, in a submersible he helped design, and produced deep-sea documentaries as a National Geographic explorer. Avatar: The Way of Water followed in 2022, clearing $2 billion again and cementing him as the only director with three films at that altitude.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 71.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 41.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #21
- **Category rank:** #13

## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/jamescameronofficial/ (@jamescameronofficial)
- **X**: https://x.com/JimCameron (@JimCameron)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000116/ (@nm0000116)

## Topics
#Actors, #Movie Director, #Film Directing, #Television, #Screenwriting, #Movies, #Chemistry, #Literature

## Timeline
- **2013** - Nierenberg Prize
- **2012** - Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
- **2010** - California Hall of Fame
- **2004** - Hans Hass Award
- **1998** - Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- **1997** - Golden Globe Award for Best Director
- **1997** - Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director
- **1986** - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- **1978** - Xenogenesis
- **1954** - Born

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