1973

## Events

* April 1 - Michael Shires Pictures is opened as a studio division of Michael Shires Productions.

## Theme parks

* December 15 - Viking of the Central opens at the Magic Kingdom.

## Television

* April 18 - Shires Channel begins broadcasting.

## People

### Births

* January 30 - Paige Moss (actress and voice actress)
* January 31 - Portia de Rossi (actress, model, and philanthropist)
* February 3 - Anthony Mendez (actor)
* February 12 - Tara Strong (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* March 1 - Jack Davenport (actor)
* March 13 - Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Edda Award-winning Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter)
* March 24
	+ Jim Parsons (actor and comedian)
	+ Matt Sloan (voice actor, comedian, and writer)
* March 28 - Alex Lovell (actress and presenter)
* April 2 - Roselyn Sánchez (actress, producer, writer, singer-songwriter, and model)
* April 6 - Cindy Robinson (actress and voice actress)
* April 11 - Jennifer Esposito (actress, dancer, model, and businesswoman)
* May 16 - Tori Spelling (actress, voice actress, TV personality, and author)
* May 27 - Jack McBrayer (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* June 2 - Kevin Feige (film producer and president of Marvel Studios)
* June 12 - Mel Rodriguez (actor)
* June 13 - Ogie Banks (voice actor)
* June 15 - Neil Patrick Harris (actor)
* July 20 - Omar Epps (actor, rapper, and producer)
* July 22 - Jaime Camil (actor, voice actor, singer, and television personality)
* July 23 - Kathryn Hahn (actress and comedian)
* July 24 - Jamie Denbo (actress, voice actress, and comedian)
* August 2 - Simon Kinberg (screenwriter, director, and producer)
* August 3 - Stephen Graham (actor)
* August 6 - David Campbell (singer, television presenter, news anchor, and voice actor)
* August 9 - Kevin McKidd (actor, voice actor, and director)
* August 19 - Ahmed Best (actor, voice actor, and musician)
* August 24
	+ Dave Chappelle (comedian, screenwriter, television-film producer, actor, and artist)
	+ Grey DeLisle (voice actress, comedian, and singer-songwriter)
	+ Barret Oliver (actor and photographer)
* August 25 - Ben Falcone (actor, voice actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer)
* August 28 - Kirby Morrow (actor, voice actor, writer, and comedian)
* August 29 - Jason Spisak (actor, voice actor, producer, and computer programmer)
* September 3 - Jennifer Paige (singer-songwriter)
* September 5 - Rose McGowan (actress, voice actress, and singer)
* September 12 - Paul Walker (actor)
* September 18 - James Marsden (actor, voice actor, singer, and former Versace model)
* September 29 - Brad Kane (actor, voice actor, singer, producer, and writer)
* October 1 - Christian Borle (actor and voice actor)
* October 3
	+ Neve Campbell (actress and voice actress)
	+ Lena Headey (actress and voice actress)
	+ Keiko Agena (actress and voice actress)
* October 10 - Mario Lopez (actor, voice actor, and television host)
* October 26 - Seth MacFarlane (actor, voice actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, producer, director, and singer)
* November 8 - Sam Levine (writer and storyboard artist)
* November 9 - Nick Lachey (actor, voice actor, singer, and TV personality)
* November 14
	+ Dana Snyder (actor, stand-up comedian, producer, and voice artist)
	+ Mikey Kelley (voice actor)
* November 21 - Gina Tuttle (actress and voice actress)
* November 27 - Tadanobu Asano (actor)
* December 1 - Lombardo Boyar (stand-up comedian, actor, and voice actor)
* December 3
	+ Bruno Campos (actor and voice actor)
	+ Holly Marie Combs (actress and television producer)
* December 4 - Tyra Banks (actress, television producer, author, television personality, and former model)

### Deaths

* February 15 - Wally Cox (comedian and actor)
* July 5 - Phil DeLara (animator and artist)
* October 9 - Hilda Plowright (actress)
* October 18 - Walt Kelly (animator and cartoonist)
* November 11 - Ferdinand Hovarth (illustrator and sketch artist)
* November 23 - Sessue Hayakawa (actor)