June 1980

June 1980 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

Music Concert

Jun 1 Barbra Streisand appears at an ACLU Benefit in California

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand — Singer-Songwriter and Actress
Barbra Streisand

Jun 3 ESPN begins televising college world series games

Event of Interest

Jun 9 Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine

Comedian and Actor Richard Pryor — Comedian and Actor
Richard Pryor

Event of Interest

Jun 14 Theme From NY, NY by Frank Sinatra hits #32

Singer and Actor Frank Sinatra — Singer and Actor
Frank Sinatra

Film Premier

Jun 16 Musical comedy film "Blues Brothers" with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi premieres in Chicago

Actor and Comedian Dan Aykroyd — Actor and Comedian
Dan Aykroyd

Jun 20 Film "Blues Brothers" with Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi opens in 594 theaters

Television Debut

Jun 23 "David Letterman Show" debuts on NBC-TV daytime

Comedian and Television Host David Letterman — Comedian and Television Host
David Letterman

Birthdays in Film & TV

Jun 1 Oliver James, British actor
Jun 10 Jessica Di Cicco, American actress
Jun 16 Nehir Erdoğan, Turkish actress (Tatli bela Fadime), born in Izmir, Turkey
Jun 17 Kimeru, Japanese singer and actor (The Prince of Tennis), born in Kumamoto-ken
Jun 19 Lauren Lee Smith, Canadian actress
Jun 23 Melissa Rauch, actress (The Big Bang Theory), born in Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Jun 24 Liane Balaban, Canadian actress
Jun 24 Minka Kelly, American actress
Jun 25 Maja Latinović, Serbian model, born in Banatsko Veliko Selo, Kikinda, Serbia
Jun 25 Nozomi Takeuchi, Japanese actress, born in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
Jun 26 Jason Schwartzman, American actor (The Darjeeling Limited), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 29 Mel Peachey, British television personality (PlayMania), born in London

Weddings in Film & TV

Wedding of Interest

Jun 7 Actor Mel Gibson (24) weds Robyn Moore (24) in Forestville, New South Wales

Actor and Film Director Mel Gibson — Actor and Film Director
Mel Gibson

Deaths in Film & TV

Jun 7 Richard Bonnelli, actor (Enter Madame), dies
Jun 8 Ernst Busch, German singer and actor (b. 1900)
Jun 12 Milburn Stone, American actor (Gunsmoke, Pickup on South Street), dies from a heart attack at 75
Jun 18 Terence Fisher, English film director (Hammer Films), dies at 76
Jun 23 John Laurie, Scottish actor (Hamlet, The 39 Steps, Jericho, Island of Desire), dies at 83
Jun 23 Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies
Jun 28 Herbie Faye, comedian (Doc, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 81
Jun 28 Helen Gahagan Douglas, American actress and politician (Nixon's 1st opponent for the United States Senate in 1950), dies at 79
Jun 30 Virginia Brown Faire, American silent film actress (Lonesome Trail, Temptress), dies at 76