# James Cameron

James Cameron is the most commercially successful filmmaker in history, the director of three of the highest-grossing films ever made — 'Titanic' (1997), 'Avatar' (2009), and 'Avatar: The Way of Water' (2022), the last two of which became the first and third films to gross over $2 billion worldwide. Born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, he moved to California as a young man and worked as a truck driver before getting his start in the film industry, making his breakthrough with 'The Terminator' (1984). He won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for 'Titanic' and is also a record-setting deep-sea explorer, having solo-dived to the deepest point in the ocean — the Mariana Trench — in 2012.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** August 16, 1954
- **Birthplace:** Kapuskasing, Canada
- **Nationality:** Canadian
- **Occupation:** film producer
- **Category:** Movies & TV
- **Net Worth:** $700M (est. 2024)
- **Also Known As:** King of the World

## Overview

James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer. His films combine cutting-edge film technology with classical filmmaking techniques and have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director of all time. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, Cameron has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for six British Academy Film Awards.

## Wikipedia Context

This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for James Cameron. Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer (born 1954)

## Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron

## Timeline

### 1954 — Birth
Birth of James Cameron.

### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement
Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references.

### 2026 — Profile Update
Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness.

## Quotes

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