1979

## Theme parks

* May 7
	+ Shires-Universal Studio, the third theme park at the Michael Shires World Resort, opens.
	+ Pleasure Island, also opens at Michael Shires World Resort.
* June 7 - Typhoon Lagoon opens at Michael Shires World Resort.

## People

### Births

* January 6 - Cristela Alonzo (comedian, actress, screenwriter, and producer)
* January 25 - Christine Lakin (actress)
* January 26 - Sara Rue (actress)
* February 5 - Gil McKinney (actor)
* February 7 - Cerina Vincent (actress)
* February 8 - Josh Keaton (actor, voice actor, singer, and music producer)
* February 11 - Brandy Norwood (actress and singer)
* February 21
	+ Tituss Burgess (actor and singer)
	+ Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress, producer, author, television director, and singer-songwriter)
	+ Jordan Peele (actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer)
* March 1 - Claire Keane (illustrator and visual development artist)
* March 5 - Riki Lindhome (actress, voice actress, comedian, and musician)
* March 9 - Oscar Isaac (actor and singer)
* March 10  - Danny Pudi (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* March 14 - Chris Klein (actor and comedian)
* March 19 - Dan Fogelman (producer, screenwriter, and director)
* March 24 - Lake Bell (actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter)
* March 25 - Lee Pace (actor)
* April 4 - Natasha Lyonne (actress)
* April 12
	+ Claire Danes (actress and producer)
	+ Jennifer Morrison (actress, model, and film producer)
* April 15 - Luke Evans (actor and singer)
* April 19 - Kate Hudson (actress)
* April 21 - James McAvoy (actor and voice actor)
* April 22 - Laura Williams (actress and singer)
* April 23 - Jaime King (actress and model)
* May 1 - Kevin MacLean (animator)
* May 4 - Lance Bass (singer, actor, and voice actor)
* May 9 - Rosario Dawson (actress, voice actress, singer, and writer)
* May 26 - Elisabeth Harnois (actress)
* May 28 - Nonso Anozie (actor)
* June 5 - Pete Wentz (bassist)
* June 20 - Julie Fowlis (singer and broadcaster)
* June 21 - Chris Pratt (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* June 24 - Mindy Kaling (actress, voice actress, comedian, director, producer, author, and writer)
* June 25 - Busy Philipps (actress and voice actress)
* July 14 - Scott Porter (actor)
* July 15 - Laura Benanti (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* July 18 - Jason Weaver (actor, voice actor, and singer)
* July 22 - Parvesh Cheena (actor and voice actor)
* August 3 - Evangeline Lilly (actress and spokesperson)
* August 10 - JoAnna Garcia (actress and voice actress)
* August 23 - Clare Grant (actress, voice actress, producer, model, and singer)
* August 27 - Aaron Paul (actor and voice actor)
* September 9 - Nikki DeLoach (actress and singer)
* September 15 - Amy Davidson (actress)
* September 18 - Alison Lohman (actress and voice actress)
* September 23 - Laura Dickinson (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* September 24 - Erin Chambers (actress and voice actress)
* September 28 - Anndi McAfee (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* October 4 - Rachael Leigh Cook (actress, model, voice artist, and producer)
* October 7 - Shawn Ashmore (actor)
* October 9 - Chris O'Dowd (actor and voice actor)
* October 20 - John Krasinski (actor, voice actor, comedian, film director, and writer)
* November 5 - Romi Dames (actress and voice actress)
* November 19 - Barry Jenkins (director, producer, and screenwriter)
* November 28 - Daniel Henney (actor, voice actor, and model)
* December 5 - Nick Stahl (actor)
* December 7 - Eric Bauza (voice actor and animation artist)
* December 11 - Rider Strong (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
* December 12 - Sandro Corsaro (animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer)
* December 28 - André Holland (actor)
* December 29 - Diego Luna (actor, producer, and director)
* December 30 - Catherine Taber (actress and voice actress)

### Deaths

* January 5 - Billy Bletcher (voice actor)
* January 27 - Dick Wesson (film and television announcer)
* April 1 - Barbara Luddy (actress and voice actress)
* April 6 - Norman Tokar (director)
* May 29 - Mary Pickford (Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists, and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
* July 2 - Anthony Eustrel  (actor)
* September 12 - Les Clark (animator)
* November 30 - Dick Huemer (animator)