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James Francis Cameron [2] (born August 16,
1954) is a Canadian film director, film producer,
deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, and editor. [3]
[4][5][6] He first found success with the
science-fiction hit The Terminator (1984). He
then became a popular Hollywood director and
was hired to write & direct Aliens (1986) and
three years later followed up with The Abyss
(1989). He found further critical acclaim for his
use of special effects in the action packed
blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991). After his film True Lies (1994) Cameron
took on his biggest film at the time, Titanic
(1997), which earned him three Academy
Awards for Best Picture , Best Director and Film
Editing. After Titanic , Cameron began a project
that took almost 10 years to make: his science-
fiction epic Avatar (2009), for which he received
the three same Academy Award nominations. In
the time between making Titanic and Avatar ,
Cameron spent several years creating many
documentary films (specifically underwater
documentaries) and co-developed the digital 3D
Fusion Camera System . Described by a
biographer as part-scientist and part-artist, [7]
Cameron has also contributed to underwater
filming and remote vehicle technologies. [5][6]
[8] On March 26, 2012, Cameron reached the
bottom of the Mariana Trench , the deepest part
of the ocean, in the Deepsea Challenger
submersible. [9][10][11] He is the first person to
do this in a solo descent, and is only the third
person to do so ever.
He has been nominated for six Academy
Awards overall and won three for Titanic . In
total, Cameron's directorial efforts have grossed
approximately US$2 billion in North America
and US$6 billion worldwide. [12] Not adjusted
for inflation, Cameron's Titanic and Avatar are
the two highest-grossing films of all time at
$2.19 billion and $2.78 billion respectively. [13]
In March 2011 he was named Hollywood's top
earner by Vanity Fair, with estimated 2010
earnings of $257 million. [14] In October 2013 a
new species of frog Pristimantis jamescameroni
from Venezuela was named after him in
recognition of his efforts in environmental
awareness, in addition to his public promotion
of vegetarianism. [15][16]