Events in Film & TV
- Dec 8 South African Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe in Atlanta
- Dec 14 Miss World won by Miss Jamaica Toni-Ann Singh in London. First time all five major beauty titles held by black women.
- Dec 14 Bel Air mansion featured in TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies" sells for $150 million, becoming California's most expensive property
Deaths in Film & TV
- Dec 1 Shelley Morrison, American actress (General Hospital, Will & Grace), dies at 83
- Dec 8 Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street (1969-2018), dies at 85
- Dec 8 Rene Auberjonois, American actor and voice artist (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, God of War), dies of lung cancer at 79
- Dec 11 David Bellamy, English botanist and TV presenter, dies at 86
- Dec 12 Danny Aiello, American actor (Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing), dies at 86
- Dec 13 Yasuhiro Takai, Japanese baseball first baseman, designated hitter and broadcaster (NPB record 27 career pinch-hit home runs; Hankyu Braves), dies of kidney failure at 74
- Dec 14 Anna Karina, Danish French 'New Wave' actress (Alphaville), dies at 79
- Dec 14 Randy Colley (Moondog Rex), American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team champion 1981), dies after undergoing amputation of his right leg at 69
- Dec 28 Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), dies of Parkinson's disease at 88