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2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade.
Business[]
Events[]
- Marilyn Milian succeeds Jerry Sheindlin as the judge on The People's Court.
- Production of the 3rd season of Dexter's Laboratory begins.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
Warner Bros. Pictures[]
- January 19 - The Pledge
- February 2 - Valentine
- February 16 - Sweet November
- February 23 - 3000 Miles to Graceland
- March 2 - See Spot Run
- March 16 - Exit Wounds
- April 6 - Pokémon 3: The Movie
- April 27
- May 18 - Angel Eyes
- June 8 - Swordfish
- June 29 - A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- July 4 - Cats & Dogs
- August 7 - Osmosis Jones
- August 17 - American Outlaws
- August 24 - Summer Catch
- September 7 - Rock Star
- September 28 - Hearts in Atlantis
- October 5 - Training Day
- October 26 - Thirteen Ghosts
- November 9 - Heist
- November 16 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (first chapter in the franchise; box office success)
- November 30 - The Affair of the Necklace
- December 7 - Ocean's Eleven
- December 21 - The Majestic
- December 28 - Charlotte Gray
New Line Cinema[]
- January 26 - Sugar & Spice
- March 9 - 15 Minutes
- April 6 - Blow
- April 27
- July 20 - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- August 3 - Rush Hour 2
- September 14 - The Prime Gig
- October 26 - Bones
- November 9 - Life as a House
- December 19 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- December 28 - I Am Sam
Shorts[]
- Unknown - Drum Solo
Television[]
- January - The Big Game XXIX: Bugs Vs. Daffy airs on Cartoon Network
- May 10 - Gilmore Girls season 1 finale airs.
- November 17 - Justice League premieres on Cartoon Network
Video games[]
Home video releases[]
VHS & DVD Releases[]
- January 16 - Battlefield Earth
- January 23 - Bait
- February 13 - Get Carter
- February 27 - Lost Souls
- March 6 - The Little Vampire
- March 20 - Turn It Up
- March 27 - Red Planet
- April 17
- April 24 - Little Nicky
- May 1 - Miss Congeniality
- May 15
- May 22
- June 19
- July 3 - Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
- July 10 - Thirteen Days
- July 17 - Sugar & Spice
- July 24
- August 7 - 3000 Miles to Graceland
- August 14 - 15 Minutes
- August 21 - Pokémon 3: The Movie
- August 28
- September 11 - Blow
- September 18 - Driven
- October 16
- October 30 - Swordfish
- November 13 - Osmosis Jones
- December 4
- December 11 - Rush Hour 2
Direct-to-video Releases[]
- March 27 - Winning London
- October 9 - Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
- November 12 - Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
- November 20 - Holiday in the Sun
- December 4 - Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
DVD exclusives[]
- TBA
Theme park happenings[]
- March 10 - Wile E. Coyote's Grand Canyon Blaster opens at Six Flags Over Texas.
Albums[]
People[]
Births[]
- January 19 - Tyler Merna (actor and voice actor)
- February 15 - Haley Tju (actress and voice actress)
- February 21 - Isabella Acres (actress and voice actress)
- February 23 - Lilla Crawford (actress, singer, and dancer)
- March 6 - Milo Manheim (actor)
- April 15 - Django Marsh (actor and voice actor)
- May 3 - Rachel Zegler (actress and singer)
- June 1 - Ed Oxenbould (actor)
- July 3 - Avalon Robbins (model and actress)
- August 5 - Josie Totah (actress)
- August 6
- Harley Graham (actress and voice actress)
- Ty Simpkins (actor)
- August 8 - Aubrey K. Miller (actress)
- August 30 - Sean Ryan Fox (actor and voice actor)
- September 4 - Tenzing Norgay Trainor (actor)
- October 5 - Dalila Bela (actress)
- October 9 - Joshua Carlon (actor and voice actor)
- October 12 - Raymond Ochoa (actor, voice actor, and musician)
- October 14 - Rowan Blanchard (actress, singer, model, and dancer)
- November 15 - Sadie Stanley (actress and singer)
- December 13 - Harley Bird (actress)
- December 14 - Joshua Rush (actor and voice actor)
Deaths[]
- January 1 - Ray Walston (actor and comedian)
- January 5 - Nancy Parsons (actress)
- January 6 - Scott Marlowe (actor)
- January 18 - Al Waxman (actor and director)
- January 21 - Sandy Baron (actor and comedian)
- January 24 - Dick Whittinghill (actor, recording artist and radio DJ)
- January 26 - Thor Putnam (layout artist)
- February 7 - King Moody (actor)
- February 14 - Charles B. Fitzimons (actor, producer, and attorney)
- February 17 - John Sutherland (producer, writer, animator, and voice actor)
- February 20 - Rosemary DeCamp (actress)
- March 2 - Peggy Converse (actress)
- March 9
- Giancarlo Prete (actor, stuntman and dubbing director)
- Richard Stone (composer)
- March 12 - Sir Lancelot (calypso singer and actor)
- March 15 - Ann Sothern (actress)
- March 19 - Norman Mitchell (actor)
- March 22
- William Hanna (animator, director, producer, voice actor, and cartoon artist)
- Toby Wing (actress)
- March 23 - Sully Boyar (actor)
- March 28 - James Warren (actor and artist)
- April 27 - Jack Murdock (actor)
- May 9 - Saul Elkins (writer, producer and director)
- May 10 - Deborah Walley (actress and voice actress)
- May 11 - Douglas Adams (writer)
- May 12 - John Cliff (actor)
- May 18 - Maurice Noble (animation production designer, animation background artist, and layout designer)
- May 19 - Mike Sammes (vocal arranger and session musician/singer)
- May 22 - Jack Watling (actor)
- May 23 - Lita Chevret (actress)
- May 27 - Ramon Bieri (actor)
- June 3 - Anthony Quinn (actor)
- June 4 - Joan Vohs (model and actress)
- June 8 - Harry Watson (actor)
- June 12 - Owen Bush (actor)
- June 17 - Diana Bellamy (actress)
- June 21 - Carroll O'Connor (actor)
- June 26 - William Bryant (actor)
- June 27 - Jack Lemmon (actor)
- July 15 - Ted Berman (film director, animator, and screenwriter)
- August 1 - Joe Lynch (actor, singer and songwriter)
- August 4 - Lorenzo Music (actor, voice actor, writer, producer, and musician)
- August 6
- Larry Adler (harmonica player and film composer)
- Dorothy Tutin (actress)
- August 16 - Dave Barry (actor, comedian, entertainer and voice artist)
- August 20 - Walter Reed (actor)
- August 23 - Kathleen Freeman (actress)
- August 28 - Larry Marcus (screenwriter)
- August 30 - Julie Bishop (actress)
- September 2 - Troy Donahue (actor and singer)
- September 7 - Billie Lou Watt (actress)
- September 13 - Dorothy McGuire (actress)
- October 4 - George Claydon (actor)
- October 15 - Janet Shaw (actress)
- October 26 - Eugene Jackson (actor)
- November 7 - Bobby Bass (actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator/second unit director)
- November 28 - Norman Lumsden (opera singer and actor)
- November 29
- Budd Boetticher (film director)
- John Mitchum (actor and musician)
- George Harrison (musician)
- December 8 - Bob Bransford (animator)
- December 16 - Roy Brocksmith (actor)
- December 20 - Joan Wheeler (actress and art gallery owner)
- December 26 - Nigel Hawthorne (actor)
- December 30 - Ray Patterson (animator, producer and director)
- December 31
- Paul Hubschmid (actor)
- Eileen Heckart (actress)
- David Swift (screenwriter, animator, director, and producer)
Character debuts[]
- January 27 - Rosalie Rowan, Agent West, Agent Lee and Slam
- February 3 - Nelson Arroyo, Dr. Selig
- February 10 - Bucky Buenaventura, Donald Tannor
- February 24 - Roland De Fleures and Infiltration Unit 7
- March 10 - Agent Rush
- March 31 - Wendell Morgan, Tiffany Morgan, Walt Murkin
- April 14 - Sven, Wade Pennington
- May 5 - Krick
- May 12 - Skye Hoaps, Harry Lux
- July 20 - Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2, Numbuh 3, Numbuh 4, Numbuh 5 and Mr. Wink and Mr. Fibb
- November 16 - Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Vernon Dursley, Petunia Dursley, Dudley Dursley, Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Oliver Wood, Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Quirinus Quirrell, Lord Voldemort, James Potter, Lily Potter, Argus Filch, Katie Bell, Griphook, Rolanda Hooch, Nearly Headless Nick, Bloody Baron, Garrick Ollivander, The Sorting Hat. Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ginevra Weasley, Percy Weasley, Angelina Johnson, Filius Flitwick, Fat Lady, Dean Thomas
- August 10 - Samurai Jack, Aku
- August 24 - The Grim Reaper, Billy and Mandy, Hector Con Carne, Major Dr. Gastly, General Skarr
- October 9 - Phantom Virus
- October 29 - Scotsman
- November 17 - Rikochet, Buena Girl, The Flea
- December 5 - Andrea Donoso and Colonel Lemak
- December 19 - Frodo Baggins, Gandalf, Aragorn II Elessar, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck, Gimli, Legoldas Greenleaf, Arwen Undomiel, Sauron, Galadriel, Saruman the White, Elrond, Bilbo Baggins, Gollum Barliman Butterbur, Lurtz, Haldir, Ereinion Gil-galad, Elendil the Tall, Isildur, Albert Dreary
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