1980

### Shorts

* November 28 - The Prince and the Pauper is released alongside The Last Flight of Nigel's Ark.

## Character debuts

* April 11 - Belle, Beast
* December 12 - Herman, Katnip

## Events

* April 11, 1980 - Michael Shires Pictures introduces its logo

## Theme parks

* Shiresland celebrates its 35th anniversary.

## People

### Births

* January 2 - Georgie Kidder (voice actress)
* January 4 - Greg Cipes (actor, voice actor, singer, musician, and composer)
* January 8
	+ Sam Riley (actor and singer)
	+ Rachel Nichols (actress and model)
* January 16 - Lin-Manuel Miranda (actor, writer, composer, and rapper)
* January 17 - Zooey Deschanel (actress, model, singer-songwriter, and musician)
* January 18 - Jason Segel (actor, screenwriter, comedian, composer, puppeteer, musician, and singer)
* January 30
	+ Josh Kelley (singer-songwriter and actor)
	+ Wilmer Valderrama (actor, voice actor, singer, dancer, and producer)
* January 31 - James Adomian (actor, voice actor, comedian, and impressionist)
* February 11 - Matthew Lawrence (actor)
* February 12 - Christina Ricci (actress)
* February 17 - Jason Ritter (actor and voice actor)
* February 21 - Justin Roiland (animator and writer)
* March 9 - Matthew Gray Gubler (actor, producer, and model)
* March 30 - Winter Ave Zoli (actress)
* March 31
	+ Maaya Sakamoto (singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress)
	+ Kate Micucci (actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, comedian, and artist)
* April 8 - Katee Sackhoff (actress)
* April 26 - Channing Tatum (actor, film producer, dancer, model, and former male stripper)
* May 2 - Ellie Kemper (actress, voice actress, comedian, and screenwriter)
* May 23 - Josh Cooley (director, animator, producer, and storyboard artist)
* May 24 - Sabrina Alberghetti (screenwriter, storyboard artist, and author)
* May 27 - Ben Feldman (actor and voice actor)
* May 31 - Andy Hurley (drummer)
* June 10 - Jessica DiCicco (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* June 23 - Melissa Rauch (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
* June 25 - Shannon Lucio (actress)
* June 26 - Jason Schwartzman (actor and musician)
* July 3 - Olivia Munn (actress, model, and presenter)
* July 6 - Eva Green (actress and model)
* July 10 - Jessica Simpson (singer-songwriter, actress, and model)
* July 17 - Philip Lawrence (songwriter, record producer, and voice actor)
* July 18 - Kristen Bell (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* July 20 - Gisele Bündchen (model, actress, and producer)
* August 12 - Maggie Lawson (actress)
* August 19 - Daniel Ross (actor, voice actor, and producer)
* August 26 - Chris Pine (actor)
* September 9 - Michelle Williams (actress)
* September 13 - Ben Savage (actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
* September 29 - Zachary Levi (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, and singer)
* October 3 - Daniel DeSanto (actor and voice actor)
* October 4 - Nick Mohammed (comedian, actor, and writer)
* October 8 - Nick Cannon (actor, rapper, and radio and television personality)
* October 13 - Ashanti (singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress)
* October 14 - Ben Whishaw (actor)
* October 17
	+ Justin Shenkarow (actor and voice actor)
	+ Angel Parker (actress)
* November 10 - Niketa Calame (actress and voice actress)
* November 12 - Ryan Gosling (actor, director, producer, screenwriter, writer, and musician)
* November 13 - Monique Coleman (actress, dancer, singer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur)
* December 3 - Jenna Dewan (actress, dancer, and businesswoman)
* December 9 - Simon Helberg (actor, voice actor, comedian, and musician)
* December 18 - Christina Aguilera (singer and actress)
* December 19 - Jake Gyllenhaal (actor)
* December 26 - David Lowery (director, producer, and screenwriter)
* December 30 - Eliza Dushku (actress)

### Deaths

* February 1 - Jack Bailey (actor, voice actor, and game show host)
* April 15 - Raymond Bailey (actor)
* July 24 - Peter Sellers (actor, comedian, and singer)
* November 15 - Bill Lee (playback singer)
* December 8 - John Lennon (singer)