The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1980 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Worldwide gross revenue

The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1980. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1980.

Events

* April 29 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, known as "The Master of Suspense", dies at his home in Bel Air, California, at the age of 80. * May 21 – '' The Empire Strikes Back'' is released and is the highest-grossing film of the year (just as its predecessor, '' Star Wars'', was three years prior). * June 9 – Richard Pryor sets himself on fire while free-basing cocaine and drinking 151-proof rum. Pryor ran down his street in Northridge, California, until subdued by police. * June 20 – '' The Blues Brothers'' is released, and in addition to becoming one of the top-grossing films of the year, it also became the first feature film to be based on characters created on '' Saturday Night Live''. * November 4 – Former Screen Actors Guild president and film actor Ronald Reagan wins the 1980 United States presidential election in a landslide victory. * November 7- Legendary actor Steve McQueen dies at the age of 50 after surgery to remove tumours in his neck after previously been diagnosed with lung cancer. * November 19 – '' Heaven's Gate'' becomes one of the biggest box office bombs of all-time and its colossal failure bankrupts United Artists. * Allied Artists is sold to Lorimar Productions.

Context

Industry professionals predicted comedy films and upbeat entertainment to dominate theaters in 1980. This was a response to poor morale in a nation suffering through economic recession, which generally increased theatrical visits as audiences sought escapism and ignored romantic films and depictions of blue-collar life. The financial success and low cost of production cost of comedies such as '' Blazing Saddles'' (1974) and '' Animal House'' (1978), had further driven demand for comedies; '' Airplane!'', '' The Blues Brothers'', '' Caddyshack'', and '' The Jerk'', were all scheduled for release that year. The average cost of making films had risen to $6million which had reduced the number of films being made for niche audiences. Some studios continued to release a wide variety of films, hoping that few significant successes would compensate for other failures. A surge of interest in science-fiction following ''Star Wars'' release had led to many low-budget entries in the genre attempting to profit by association, and big budget entries such as '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' and '' The Black Hole'', both of which were released in late 1979, just months before ''The Empire Strikes Back''.

Awards

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' All That Jazz'', directed by Bob Fosse, United States :'' Kagemusha, 影武者'' (''Shadow Warrior''), directed by Akira Kurosawa, Japan Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival): :'' Atlantic City'', directed by Louis Malle, US / Canada / France :'' Gloria'', directed by John Cassavetes, United States Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' Heartland'', directed by Richard Pearce, United States :'' Palermo or Wolfsburg'' (''Palermo oder Wolfsburg''), directed by Werner Schroeter, West Germany

Notable films released in 1980

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Martin Sheen Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans over six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and ...

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Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

David Dukes David Coleman Dukes (June 6, 1945 – October 9, 2000) was an American character actor. He had a long career in films, appearing in 35. Dukes starred in the miniseries ''The Winds of War (miniseries), The Winds of War'' and ''War and Remembrance ...

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Madeline Kahn Madeline Gail Kahn (''née'' Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was known for her comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including '' What's Up, Doc ...

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Cherie Currie Cherie Ann Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American singer, musician, actress, and artist. Currie was the lead vocalist of the Runaways, a rock band from Los Angeles, in the mid-to-late 1970s. She later became a solo artist. Currie and h ...

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Lauren Bacall Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), professionally known as Lauren Bacall ( ), was an American actress. She was named the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the America ...

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Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (; born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Nol ...

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Don Scardino Donald Joseph Scardino (born February 17, 1949) is an American television director, producer, and retired actor. Career Acting Scardino was born in New York City, to jazz musician parents, Dorothy Denny Scardino and Charles Scardino. His first ...

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Michael Cimino Michael Antonio Cimino ( , ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. He achieved fame as the director of ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture and ...

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Kris Kristofferson Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a m ...

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Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, author, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligraphy, calligrapher, and composer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influ ...

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Dario Argento Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the horror film, horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the ...

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Laurence Olivier Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier ( ; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the m ...

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Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York City, New York dramas w ...

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Natalie Wood Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress. She began acting at age four and co-starred at age eight in ''Miracle on 34th Street'' (1947). As a teenager, she was nominated for an Academy Award f ...

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Melvin and Howard ''Melvin and Howard'' (stylized as ''Melvin (and Howard)'') is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The screenplay by Bo Goldman was inspired by real-life Utah service station owner Melvin Dummar, who was listed as th ...

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Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ...

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Guy Hamilton Mervyn Ian Guy Hamilton (16 September 1922 – 20 April 2016) was an English film director. He directed 22 films from the 1950s to the 1980s, including four James Bond films. Early life Hamilton was born in Paris on 16 September 1922, son of ...

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Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

Kim Novak Marilyn Pauline "Kim" Novak (born February 13, 1933) is an American retired actress and painter. Her contributions to cinema have been honored with two Golden Globe Awards, an Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and a s ...

, Rock Hudson – (U.K.) *'' Mon oncle d'Amérique'', directed by Alain Resnais, starring Gérard Depardieu – (

) – Cannes Special Jury Prize *'' Motel Hell'', starring

Rory Calhoun Rory Calhoun (born Francis Timothy McCown, August 8, 1922April 28, 1999) was an American film and television actor. He starred in numerous Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, and appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''How to Marry a Millio ...

*'' The Mountain Men'', starring

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Brian Keith Robert Alba Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997), known professionally as Brian Keith, was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his six-decade career gained recognition for his work in films such as the Disney family ...

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*'' The Ninth Configuration'', directed by

William Peter Blatty William Peter Blatty (January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017) was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel ''The Exorcist (novel), The Exorcist'' and for his screenplay for The Exorcist, the 1973 film adaptat ...

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Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his ...

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, with Blair Brown, Joan Hackett, Rip Torn *'' The Orchestra Conductor'' (Dyrygent), directed by

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

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John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud ( ; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Britis ...

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winner *'' Permanent Vacation'', directed by

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent film, independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as ''Stranger Than Paradise'' ...

*'' The Pilot'', directed by and starring

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Daniel Mann Daniel Chugerman (August 8, 1912 – November 21, 1991), known professionally as Daniel Mann, was an American stage, film director, film and television director. Originally trained as an actor by Sanford Meisner, between 1952 and 1987 he direct ...

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*'' Pray TV'', starring Dabney Coleman *'' Private Benjamin'', directed by

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Goldie Hawn Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an American actress, producer, dancer, and singer. She achieved stardom and acclaim for playing lighthearted comedic roles in film and television. In a career spanning six decades, she has received ...

, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber, Harry Dean Stanton *'' The Private Eyes'', starring Tim Conway and

Don Knotts Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom ''The Andy Griffith Show'', for which he earned five Emmy Awards. He als ...

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Robert De Niro Robert Anthony De Niro ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director, and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of List of awards and ...

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Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally by his stage name Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was known for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. ...

and Kaki Hunter *'' Le Roi et l'oiseau'' (The King and the Mocking Bird), animated film – (

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Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. He became well known in television series such as ''Gunsmoke'' (1962–1965), '' Hawk'' (1966) and '' Dan Augus ...

, Lesley-Anne Down, David Niven *'' Rude Boy'', a rockumentary featuring

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See You in the Next War ''See You in the Next War'' (, transliterated: ''Doviđenja u sledećem ratu'', ) is a 1980 Yugoslav war film directed by Živojin Pavlović. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film's screenplay ...

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and Charles Grodin *'' Serial'', starring Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Christopher Lee, Bill Macy, Sally Kellerman,

Tom Smothers Thomas Bolyn Smothers III (February 2, 1937 – December 26, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, widely known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick Smothers, Dick. I ...

*'' The Shining'', directed by

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Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-de ...

, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers *'' Simon'', starring Alan Arkin *'' A Small Circle of Friends'', starring Brad Davis and Karen Allen *''

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Hal Needham Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American Stunt performer, stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in film ...

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Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has performed in movies, Broadway theater, television, and made records of popular music. Known for her extensive work on screen and stage, she has received many accola ...

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, Jerry Reed and Dom DeLuise *'' Solo Sunny'' – (

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) *'' Somewhere in Time'', starring

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Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (; 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was ...

*'' Special Treatment'' (Poseban tretman) – (Yugoslavia) *'' Stardust Memories'', directed by and starring

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Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress. An icon of the Swinging London, Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role of Meredith in the 1966 film ''Georgy Girl'', which starred Lynn ...

and Jessica Harper *'' Stir Crazy'', directed by Sidney Poitier, starring Richard Pryor and

Gene Wilder Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his portrayal of Willy Wonka in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Fa ...

*'' Stalker'', directed by

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and released in 1979 but later released in 1980 *'' The Stunt Man'', directed by Richard Rush, starring Peter O'Toole, Barbara Hershey, Steve Railsback *''

Sunday Lovers ''Sunday Lovers'' is a 1980 internationally co-produced romantic comedy film directed by Bryan Forbes, Gene Wilder, Dino Risi and Édouard Molinaro. It stars Roger Moore, Gene Wilder, Priscilla Barnes, Lynn Redgrave, Denholm Elliott and Kathl ...

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Lino Ventura Angiolino Giuseppe Pasquale Ventura (14 July 1919 – 22 October 1987), known as Lino Ventura, was an Italian-born actor and philanthropist, who lived and worked for most of his life in France. He was considered one of the greatest leading men ...

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, Gene Hackman,

Margot Kidder Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was a Canadian and American actress and activist. She amassed List of Margot Kidder performances, several film and television credits in her career spanning five decades, including her bes ...

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*'' Terror Train'', starring Ben Johnson,

, Hart Bochner *'' La terrazza'' (The Terrace), starring

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Ugo Tognazzi Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...

– (

) *'' That Sinking Feeling'', directed by

Bill Forsyth William David Forsyth (born 29 July 1946) is a Scottish film director and writer known for his films '' Gregory's Girl'' (1981), '' Local Hero'' (1983) and '' Comfort and Joy'' (1984) as well as his adaptation of the Marilynne Robinson novel ...

, starring John Gordon Sinclair – ( U.K.) *'' Those Lips, Those Eyes'', starring

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and Stephen Furst *''Up the Academy'', directed by Robert Downey Sr. *''Urban Cowboy'', directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith, Barry Corbin *''Used Cars'', directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Deborah Harmon and Gerrit Graham

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and Peter Boyle *''Wholly Moses!'', starring Dudley Moore, Laraine Newman, Paul Sand, Dom DeLuise *''Who's Singin' Over There?'' (Ko to tamo peva) – (

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Births

*January 2 - David Gyasi, British actor *January 4 **June Diane Raphael, American actress and comedian **D'Arcy Carden, American actress and comedian **Greg Cipes, voice actor *January 7 **Hele Kõrve, Estonian actress and singer **Simon Woods, English actor and writer *January 8 **Rachel Nichols (actress), Rachel Nichols, American actress and model **Sam Riley, English actor and singer *January 10 **Katie Dippold, American actress, writer and screenwriter **Sarah Shahi, American actress and former model *January 16 – Lin-Manuel Miranda, American singer-songwriter and actor *January 17 – Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress *January 18 **Estelle (musician), Estelle, British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress **Jason Segel, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, author and producer *January 19 **Luke Macfarlane, American actor *January 21 **Nana Mizuki, Japanese singer and voice actress **Kim Sharma, Indian actress *January 29 - Jason James Richter, American actor and musician *January 30 – Wilmer Valderrama, American actor *February 2 – Zhang Jingchu, Chinese actress *February 3 - Ben Turner (actor), Ben Turner, British-Iranian actor *February 6 - Ben Lawson, Australian actor *February 8 **William Jackson Harper, American actor **Sinead Matthews, English actress *February 11 – Matthew Lawrence, American actor *February 12 **Christina Ricci, American actress **Enver Gjokaj, American actor **Sarah Lancaster, American actress *February 14 – Michelle Ye, Hong Kong actress and producer *February 17 - Jason Ritter, American actor, voice actor and producer *February 21 - Brendan Sexton III, American actor *February 22 - Haven Paschall, American actress, voice actress, and singer *February 25 **Chris Knowings, American actor **Christy Knowings, American actress and comedian **Rashaan Nall, American writer, director, screenwriter and actor *February 26 - Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Icelandic actor *February 28 **Denise Gough, Irish actress **Charles Halford, American actor *February 29 **Steven Cree, Scottish actor **Peter Scanavino, American actor *March 2 - Rebel Wilson, Australian actress, comedian, writer and producer *March 3 **Meiling Melançon, American actress and screenwriter **Katherine Waterston, American actress *March 5 - Jessica Boehrs, German actress and singer *March 7 ** Laura Prepon, American actress ** Mart Toome, Estonian actor *March 9 – Matthew Gray Gubler, American actor *March 13 - Nathan Phillips (actor), Nathan Phillips, Australian actor *March 17 - Katie Morgan, American pornographic actress *March 18 - Sophia Myles, English actress *March 20 - Mikey Day, American actor and comedian *March 23 - Itay Tiran, Israeli actor and director *March 25 - Tinsel Korey, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter *March 30 - Fiona Gubelmann, American actress *March 31 **Kate Micucci, American actress **Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese singer and voice actress *April 4 - Collette Wolfe, American actress *April 8 **Carrie Savage, American voice actress **Katee Sackhoff, American actress *April 10 – Charlie Hunnam, British actor and screenwriter *April 11 - Julia Chantrey, Canadian actress *April 13 ** Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress ** Kelli Giddish, American actress *April 14 **Tom Franco, American actor **Claire Coffee, American actress *April 15 - Arian Moayed, Iranian-born American actor, writer and director *April 17 **Nicholas D'Agosto, American actor **Samantha Soule, American actress *April 21 - Hadley Fraser, English actor and singer *April 22 - Rodrigo Hilbert, Brazilian television presenter, actor, and former model *April 24 - Reagan Gomez-Preston, American actress *April 25 - Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television presenter *April 26 **Jordana Brewster, American actress **Anna Mucha, Polish actress **Marnette Patterson, American actress **Channing Tatum, American actor *April 29 **Jo Martin, British actress **Damien Dante Wayans, American actor, screenwriter, producer and director *April 30 - Sam Heughan, Scottish actor *May 2 - Ellie Kemper, American actress and comedian *May 5 - Zach McGowan, American actor *May 8 ** Jasen Fisher, American former child actor ** Kimberlee Peterson, American actress *May 14 - Sérgio Guizé, Brazilian actor *May 18 - Matt Long, American actor *May 19 - Chris Jarvis (actor), Chris Jarvis, English actor *May 20 - Cauã Reymond, Brazilian actor *May 22 **Nazanin Boniadi, British actress **Lucy Gordon (actress), Lucy Gordon, English actress and model (died 2009 in film, 2009) **Evelin Võigemast, Estonian actress *May 23 **D. J. Cotrona, American actor **Chris Gethard, American actor, comedian and writer *May 25 - Will Janowitz, American actor *May 27 - Ben Feldman, American actor and producer *May 28 - Kelly Fremon Craig, American screenwriter, producer and director *May 29 - Adam Brown (actor), Adam Brown, English actor and comedian *June 3 - Billy Slaughter, American actor *June 10 - Jessica DiCicco, American film, television and voice actress *June 15 - Candace Brown, American actress and comedian *June 16 – Sibel Kekilli, German actress *June 18 - David Giuntoli, American actor *June 19 - Neil Brown Jr., American actor *June 20 - Tika Sumpter, American actress, singer, producer, television host and model *June 21 - Preeya Kalidas, British singer and actress *June 23 **Heath Freeman (actor), Heath Freeman, American actor (died 2021 in film, 2021) **Melissa Rauch, American actress and comedian *June 24 – Minka Kelly, American actress *June 26 - Jason Schwartzman, American actor, producer and musician *July 1 - Fortune Feimster, American writer, comedian and actress *July 3 – Olivia Munn, American actress *July 4 - Max Elliott Slade, American former child actor *July 6 – Eva Green, French actress *July 7 - Marika Domińczyk, Polish-American actress *July 10 **James Rolfe, American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber and online personality **Jessica Simpson, American singer and actress **Thomas Ian Nicholas, American actor **Aaron Staton, American actor *July 12 - Kristen Connolly, American actress *July 15 – Jasper Pääkkönen, Finnish actor and film producer *July 17 – Brett Goldstein, British actor and comedian *July 18 – Kristen Bell, American actress *July 19 **Mark Webber (actor), Mark Webber, American actor, screenwriter and director **Chris Sullivan (actor), Chris Sullivan, American actor *July 27 - Ewen Leslie, Australian actor *July 29 - Rachel Miner, American actress *July 30 - April Bowlby, American actress *August 3 **Hannah Simone, Canadian actress **Teuku Rifnu Wikana, Indonesian actor *August 5 - Sophie Winkleman, English actress *August 6 **Monique Ganderton, Canadian stunt performer and actress **Rory Scovel, American actor and comedian *August 8 – Marisa Quintanilla, American actress *August 9 - Stephen Schneider (actor), Stephen Schneider, American actor *August 10 **Pua Magasiva, New Zealand actor (died 2019 in film, 2019) *August 11 - Merritt Wever, American actress *August 12 - Dominique Swain, American actress and producer *August 13 - Álex González (actor), Álex González, Spanish actor *August 15 - Natalie Press, English actress *August 18 – Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress *August 19 **Adam Campbell (actor), Adam Campbell, English actor **Aaron Horvath, American animator, screenwriter, producer and director *August 20 - Corey Carrier, American former child actor *August 21 - John Brotherton, American actor *August 23 - Joanne Froggatt, English actress *August 25 – Jackie Tohn, American actress and singer *August 26 **Macaulay Culkin, American actor **Chris Pine, American actor *August 31 - Leo Bill, English actor *September 1 - Lara Pulver, English actress *September 7 **J. D. Pardo, American actor **Alex Hassell, English actor *September 9 – Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams, American actress *September 12 - Hiroyuki Sawano, Japanese music composer *September 13 – Ben Savage, American actor *September 13 – Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress *September 18 - Charity Wakefield, English actress *September 19 - Benjamin Davies (actor), Benjamin Davies, Scottish actor *September 21 **Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress **Autumn Reeser, American actress *September 25 **T.I., American actor and rapper **Chris Owen (actor), Chris Owen, American actor *September 29 **Zachary Levi, American actor and singer **Chrissy Metz, American actress *September 30 - Toni Trucks, American actress *October 1 - Sarah Drew, American actress *October 3 - Daniel DeSanto, Canadian actor and voice actor *October 4 **Nick Mohammed, English actor, comedian and writer **Morgan Spector, American actor *October 6 **David Alpay, Canadian actor, musician and producer **Jenny Wade, American actress *October 8 **Nick Cannon, American comedian, rapper and television host **Nathan Head, British actor *October 14 – Ben Whishaw, English actor *October 18 **Erin Dean, American former actress **Natasha Rothwell, American writer, actress and comedian *October 19 – Benjamin Salisbury, American actor *October 21 **Kim Kardashian, American media personality, model and actress **Lino Musella, Italian actor *October 23 - Robert Belushi, American actor *October 24 **Casey Wilson, American actress and comedian **Monica (singer), Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress *October 25 - Mehcad Brooks, American actor *October 28 - Wes Ball, American film director and artist *October 29 – Ben Foster (actor), Ben Foster, American actor *October 30 - Sarah Carter, Canadian actress *October 31 **Samaire Armstrong, American actress **Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor *November 1 - Dani Rovira, Spanish comedian and actor *November 2 - Kim So-yeon, South Korean actress *November 5 - Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor *November 8 - Brooke Lyons, American actress *November 9 - Vanessa Lachey, American actress, fashion model and television host *November 10 - Alberta Mayne, Canadian actress *November 12 **Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor **Gustaf Skarsgård, Swedish actor *November 13 - Monique Coleman, American actress *Novmber 17 - Stuart Stone, Canadian actor *November 18 - Mathew Baynton, English actor, writer, comedian, singer and musician *November 29 - Jason Griffith, American actor and voice actor *December 3 **Anna Chlumsky, American actress **Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer *December 5 - Jessica Paré, Canadian actress *December 9 – Simon Helberg, American actor and comedian *December 13 - Satoshi Tsumabuki, Japanese actor *December 15 - Yuri Kolokolnikov, Russian actor *December 16 - Michael Jibson, English actor, director, writer and voice over artist *December 18 **Christina Aguilera, American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality **Neil Fingleton, English actor (died 2017 in film, 2017) *December 19 **Jake Gyllenhaal, American actor **Marla Sokoloff, American actress *December 22 - Chris Carmack, American actor *December 26 - Jared Van Snellenberg, American former actor *December 27 - Elizabeth Rodriguez, American actress *December 30 – Eliza Dushku, American actress *December 31 – Rosanne Mulholland, Brazilian actress

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