1980

The following is a list of notable events, series premieres, cancellations and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1980.

Notable events[]

January 1: The Movie Channel, formerly known as Star Channel, discontinues its time-lease agreement with Nickelodeon and soon becomes a 24-hour standalone service.

Shows[]

Series premieres[]

January 27: First Row Features
March 31: PopClips
April 6: Special Delivery
April 7: What Will They Think of Next! (previously known as Science International)
June 2: Dusty's Treehouse
September 29: Livewire

Series endings[]

People[]

Ian Wilcox (animator on Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
Natasa Ristic (actress in Dora and the Lost City of Gold) is born
Dave Droxler (actor on Sunny Day and Santiago of the Seas) is born
Allison Sanchez (writer and producer on Middlemost Post) is born
January 1: Matt Kirshen (voice actor on The Loud House) is born
January 2: Georgie Kidder (voice actress on The Loud House, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Winx Club, Bubble Guppies, and Baby Shark's Big Show) is born
January 4
- Greg Cipes (voice actor on Rocket Power, All Grown Up!, The Fairly OddParents, Robot and Monster, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Legend of Korra, The Loud House, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is born
- June Diane Raphael (actress, comedian, and screenwriter on The Loud House) is born
January 6: Corinne Marshall (writer on Middlemost Post and School of Rock) is born
January 13: Rayna Tharani (actress on Drake and Josh) is born
January 15: Page Leong (actress on The Loud House) is born
January 16: Jean-Michel Vaubien (singer on Corn & Peg) is born
January 22: Christopher Masterson (actor on The Wild Thornberrys) is born
January 28: Nick Carter (singer on All That (1994)) is born
January 29: Jason James Richter (actor and musician on Rugrats (1991)) is born
January 31: James Adomian (stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist on Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rugrats (2021)) is born
February 21: Justin Roiland (former voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director on Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus, and Yo Gabba Gabba!) is born
March 5: Dominick Kurek (actor in Nacho Libre) is born
March 19: Allegra Fulton (actress on Mr. Meaty) is born
March 29: Chris D'Elia (comedian on Sanjay and Craig) is born
March 31: Kate Micucci (actress in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wallykazam!, Mosnter High, and Yo Gabba Gabba!) is born
April 5: Erik Audé (actor on Cousin Skeeter and Just for Kicks) is born
April 10: Kasey Kahne (race car driver and voice actor on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
April 21
- Tony Romo (football quarterback and guest star in Fantasy Football) is born
- Hadley Fraser (actor and singer on The Fresh Beat Band) is born
April 22: Hadley Fraser (stage actor on The Fresh Beat Band) is born
April 30: Brian Morante (creator, writer, storyboard artist, and storyboard director on SpongeBob SquarePants, The Penguins of Madagascar, Monsters VS Aliens, Breadwinners, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Zokie of Planet Ruby, The Patrick Star Show, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years, The Loud House, and The Ren & Stimpy Show) is born
May 2: Vincent Tong (actor in A Fairly Odd Summer) is born
May 13: Muretta Moss (actress in A Loud House Christmas) is born
May 28: Erik R. Norris (actor, writer, and producer in Imagine That) is born
June 1: Damien Fahey (writer on Drake and Josh) is born
June 2: Abby Wambach (retired soccer player and actor on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
June 10: Jessica DiCicco (voice actress and television writer on All Grown Up!, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Mighty B!, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Winx Club, The Loud House, Random! Cartoons, The Penguins of Madagascar, Nickelodeon All Star Brawl, Shimmer and Shine, Shuriken School, The Casagrandes, It's Pony, KaBlam!, Big Nate, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and narrator of Nick Jr.) is born
June 15
- Christopher J. Castile (actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
- Eleanor Noble (actress on The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo) is born
June 17: Philip Miller (actor on Dora the Explorer) is born
June 18: Tara Platt (actor on Hutnik: Secrets and Seekers) is born
June 23: Melissa Rauch (actress on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
July 1: Stacy Schauer (voice actress on The Angry Beavers) is born
July 3
- Gabriel Tigerman (actor and writer on The Loud House and The Casagrandes) is born
- Shoshannah Stern (actress and writer in Under the Boardwalk) is born
July 4: Elif Ürse (actress in The Spiderwick Chronicles) is born
July 10
- Jeremy Ray Valdez (actor on Drake & Josh) is born
- Brianne Drouhard (artist, director, and animator on Pig Goat Banana Cricket and Santiago of the Seas) is born
July 18
- Kristen Bell (host of Kids Together: The Nickelodeon Town Hall, actress on The Tiny Chef Show, and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
- Cathy Shim (actress in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Middle School Moguls, Unfabulous, and Drake & Josh) is born
July 19: Mark Webber (actor in Snow Day) is born
July 23: Sandeep Parikh (writer on Glitch Techs and The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj) is born
July 25: David Wachs (actor and musician on Drake and Josh) is born
July 27: Bob Barlen (screenwriter and producer of PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
August 7: Andrew Morgado (voice actor on Just Jordan, Baby Shark's Big Show!, The Loud House, The Casagrandes, Rugrats (2021), and It's Pony, and actor on The Really Loud House) is born
August 10: Manon Kahle (actress on Mia and Me) is born
August 14: LaNisha Frederick (actress on Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
August 19
- Daniel Ross (actor on Bunsen is a Beast, The Adventures of Kid Danger, and The Loud House) is born
- Adam Clampbell (guest star on It's Pony) is born
August 24: J.D. Daniels (voice actor on Hey Arnold!) is born
August 25: Jackie Tohn (actress on Shimmer and Shine) is born
August 26: Chris Pine (actor and guest star at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards)
August 28: Carly Pope (actress in Snow Day) is born
September 7: Vasthy Mompoint (actress, singer, songwriter, writer, director, and choreographer on The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! and Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
September 11: Fabio Tassone (voice actor on The Casagrandes and The Loud House) is born
September 23: Lizzie Murray (actress on All Grown Up!, The Wild Thornberrys, and Avatar: The Last Airbender) is born
October 3: Daniel DeSanto (actor on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and voice actor on PAW Patrol) is born
October 4: Morgan Spector (actor on The Last Airbender) is born
October 8: Nick Cannon (actor, comedian, rapper, record producer, radio and television personalist on The Nick Cannon Show, Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Big Time Rush, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, Cousin Skeeter, All That, Kenan and Kel, Taina, Rags, and the TEENick Halo Awards and guest star at the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
October 17: Justin Shenkarow (voice actor on Hey Arnold! and Barnyard) is born
October 18:
- Natasha Rothwell (actress on Baby Shark's Big Show!) is born
- Erin Dean (actress on The Journey of Allen Strange and guest star on Figure it Out) is born
October 21: Kim Kardashian (voice actress in PAW Patrol: The Movie) is born
October 30: Antti L. J. Pääkkönen (singer in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank) is born
November 12: Ryan Gosling (actor on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and guest star at the 2024 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
November 21: Veena Sood (actress in PAW Patrol: The Movie, A Fairly Odd Christmas, and A Fairly Odd Summer) is born
November 29: Jason Griffith (actor in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Blue's Clues and Blue's Room) is born
December 1: Angelique Bates (actress on All That) is born
December 3: Jenna Dewan (actress on Blaze and the Monster Machines) is born
December 9: Simon Helberg (actor on Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness) is born
December 18: Christina Aguilera (singer at the 1999 and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards) is born
December 19: Dan Brockett (actor and stunt performer on The Really Loud House) is born
December 23: Cody Ross (actor on Blue's Clues) is born
December 31: Eleonora Reti (actor on Regal Academy and Winx Club) is born

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