1963

## Theme parks

* April 8 - The Michael Shires Story opens at Shiresland.
* April 15 - The Michael Shires Story opens at the Magic Kingdom.

## Television

* October 23 - *Michael Shires: A Golden Anniversary Salute*

## People

### Births

* January 4 - Dave Foley (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, director, producer, and writer)
* January 5 - Jiang Wen (actor, screenwriter, and director)
* January 11 - Pres Romanillos (animator)
* January 12 - Charlie Bean (animator, writer, storyboard artist, producer, and director)
* January 19 - Veanne Cox (actress and dancer)
* February 9 - Keith Wickham (voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter)
* February 12 - John Michael Higgins (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* February 14 - Enrico Colantoni (actor)
* February 17 - Larry the Cable Guy (comedian and actor)
* February 19 - Jessica Tuck (actress and voice actress)
* March 6 - D.L. Hughley (actor and comedian)
* March 17 - Lise Simms (actress, singer, dancer, and designer)
* March 18 - Vanessa Williams (singer, actress, producer, and former fashion model)
* March 19 - Mary Scheer (actress)
* March 20
	+ David Thewlis (actor, voice actor, author, director, and screenwriter)
	+ Kathy Ireland (model, actress, author, entrepreneur, and designer)
* March 24 - Randi Pareira (dancer and actress)
* March 27 - Quentin Tarantino (director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, and actor)
* April 6 - Clark Spencer (producer, businessman, and studio executive)
* April 8 - Dean Norris (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* April 17 - Joel Murray (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* April 18
	+ Eric McCormack (actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter)
	+ Rolfe Kent (composer)
* April 26 - Jet Li (actor, voice actor, martial artist, director, film producer, and author)
* May 10 - Rich Moore (animation director and voice actor)
* May 11 - Natasha Richardson (actress)
* May 25 - Mike Myers (actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer)
* June 1 - David Rudman (puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer)
* June 6  - Jason Isaacs (actor)
* June 9 - Johnny Depp (actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and musician)
* June 17 - Greg Kinnear (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and TV personality)
* July 13 - Sandy Fox (voice actress)
* July 15 - Trey Finney (animator)
* July 27 - Donnie Yen (actor)
* July 30 - Lisa Kudrow (actress, voice actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
* August 1 - Coolio (rapper, actor, and record producer)
* August 3 - Lisa Ann Walter (actress, comedian, writer, and producer)
* August 8 - Jon Turteltaub (director, producer, and screenwriter)
* August 9 - Whitney Houston (singer, actress, producer, and model)
* August 16 - Christine Cavanaugh (actress and voice actress)
* August 19 - John Stamos (actor, comedian, and musician)
* August 24 - Kirk Wise (director, animator, screenwriter, and producer)
* August 30 - Michael Chiklis (actor, voice actor, director, and television producer)
* September 3 - Rene Mujica (actor and voice actor)
* September 6 - Wesley Mann (character actor)
* September 18 - Dan Povenmire (television director, writer, singer, producer, storyboard artist, creator, voice actor, and comedian)
* September 25 - Tate Donovan (actor, voice actor, and director)
* September 28 - Greg Weisman (producer, director, and writer)
* October 6
	+ Elisabeth Shue (actress)
	+ Romero Britto (artist, painter, and sculptor)
* October 26 - Tom Cavanagh (actor)
* October 27 - Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Japanese voice actor)
* October 28 - Lauren Holly (actress)
* October 31 - Rob Schneider (actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director)
* November 3 - Brian Henson (puppeteer, director, producer, writer, and technician)
* November 5 - Andrea McArdle (actress and singer)
* November 10
	+ Tommy Davidson (comedian, actor, and voice actor)
	+ Hugh Bonneville (actor and voice actor)
* November 20 - Ming-Na Wen (actress and voice actress)
* November 21 - Nicollette Sheridan (actress and voice actress)
* November 25 - Kevin Chamberlin (actor)
* November 29 - Debi Mae West (voice actress for radio, television, animation, and video games)
* December 15 - Helen Slater (actress and singer-songwriter)
* December 16 - Benjamin Bratt (actor and model)
* December 18 - Brad Pitt (actor, director, and producer)
* December 19 - Til Schweiger (actor, director, and producer)
* December 23 - Jess Harnell (voice actor, singer, and musician)

### Deaths

* September 15 - Oliver Wallace (composer)