* Grzega, Joachim: “ On the Description of National Varieties: Examples from ( German and Austrian ) German and ( English and American ) English .” In: Linguistik Online 7 ( 2000 ).

* 1938 – Paul Bartel, American actor ( d. 2000 )

* 1940 – Bill Musselman, American basketball coach ( d. 2000 )

* 2000 – Piper Reese, American video blogger

* 1941 – Doris Coley, American singer ( The Shirelles ) ( d. 2000 )

* Murphy, Paul V. The Rebuke of History: The Southern Agrarians and American Conservative Thought ( 2000 )

* 1958 – Rob Buck, American guitarist and songwriter ( 10, 000 Maniacs ) ( d. 2000 )

* 1922 – Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator ( d. 2000 )

* 1908 – William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American novelist ( d. 2000 )

* 1915 – Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter ( d. 2000 )

* 1916 – George Montgomery, American actor ( d. 2000 )

* 2000 – Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player ( b. 1910 )

* 2000 – Phil Katz, American computer programmer, co-creator of zip file format ( b. 1962 )

During the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit in Kuala Lumpur, American authorities claim that immigration records show that a person named Abdulaziz al-Omari was visiting the country, although they say they are not sure that this was the same person.

* 2000 – Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer ( b. 1954 )

* 1926 – George Irving Bell, American mountaineer ( d. 2000 )

* 1911 – Ivan Combe, American businessman and entrepreneur, invented Clearasil and founded Combe Incorporated ( d. 2000 )

* 2000 – Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer ( The Jordanaires ) ( b. 1929 )

* 1908 – Marceline Day, American actor ( d. 2000 )

* Mark J. Rozell The Clinton Scandal and the Future of American Government ( 2000 ) ISBN 0-87840-777-4

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin ( 2000 )- excellent long scholarly biography excerpt and text search

" Journal of American Ethnic History 2000 20 ( 1 ): 3 – 17.

Whereas in the past, the National and American leagues had separate administrative organizations ( which, for example, allowed for the introduction of different rules such as the designated hitter ), under Selig, Major League Baseball consolidated the administrative functions of both leagues into the Commissioner's Office in 2000.

* Abolition of the American and National league offices and presidencies, and inclusion of all umpiring crews into a common pool for AL and NL games, instead of having separate pools per league ( 2000 )

However, as Putnam notes in Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community ( 2000 ), social capital has been falling in the United States.

In 2000 the fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth, ranked at 16 in the " 100 Greatest British Television Programmes ", a list created by the British Film Institute.

In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000 and voted for by industry professionals, Blackadder Goes Forth placed 16th.

In February 2000, the Japan Film Commission Promotion Council was established.

The film was voted the 27th greatest comedy film of all time by readers of Total Film in 2000.

* Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands: Moviezone Award ( won by Lukas Moodysson ) ( 2000 )

* Bodil Awards: Best Non-American Film ( 2000 )

* GLAAD Media Awards: Outstanding Film ( Limited Release ) ( 2000 )

In 2000, the film was ranked 29th on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy movies in American cinema and it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ".

* 2000 Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Series, Miniseries or Television Film / Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

The film was screened as a special presentation at the 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival in 2000.

The London Underground Film Office received over 200 requests to film in 2000.

Life of Brian has regularly been cited as a serious contender for the title " greatest comedy film of all time ", and has been named as such in polls conducted by Total Film magazine in 2000, the British TV network Channel 4 in 2006 and The Guardian newspaper in 2007.

He came to international attention for his role as the Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for best actor.

In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the films " culturally significant " and selected them for preservation in the National Film Registry.

In 2000, after receiving a complaint from a member of the public about the explicit content of the game, the British Columbia Film Classification Office investigated and decided the violence, gore and acts of torture were not suitable for persons under 18 years of age.

In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, The War Game was placed 27th.

* Agee, James, " Comedy's Greatest Era " from Life ( September 5, 1949 ), reprinted in Agee on Film ( 1958 ) McDowell, Obolensky, ( 2000 ) Modern Library

In 2000, he was awarded the Italian Venice Film Festival Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.

* Rated X ( 2000, TV )... Film Professor

American Beauty had its European premiere at the London Film Festival on November 18, 1999 ; in January 2000, it began to screen in various territories outside North America.

By the end of the year, reports of a critical backlash suggested American Beauty was the underdog in the race for Best Picture ; however, at the Golden Globe Awards in January 2000, American Beauty won Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

In 2000, The Life of Emile Zola was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ".

In 2000, her part in Lars von Trier's musical drama Dancer in the Dark alongside eccentric Icelandic singer Björk was subject to considerable critical scrutiny ; the film was selected for the Palme d ' Or at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.