1956

## Character debuts

	+ Robby Benson (actor, singer, musician, director, producer, writer, composer, and educator)
	+ Geena Davis (actress, producer, model, and athlete)
* January 26 - Pat Musick (voice actress)
* January 27 - Susanne Blakeslee (voice actress and stage actress)
* February 3 - Nathan Lane (actor and writer)
* February 12 - Arsenio Hall (actor, comedian, and former talk show host)
* February 17 - Richard Karn (actor, comedian, and TV host)
* February 28 - Lloyd Sherr (comedian, voice actor, and actor)
* March 1 - Tim Daly (actor and producer)
* March 7 - Bryan Cranston (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
* March 11 - Rob Paulsen (voice actor, comedian, and singer)
* March 13 - Dana Delany (actress, producer, presenter, and health activist)
* March 25 - Matthew Garber (actor)
* April 2 - Barry Josephson (film producer)
* April 8 - Diane Michelle (voice actress)
* April 12 - Andy García (actor)
* April 27 - Kevin McNally (actor)
* May 7
	+ S. Scott Bullock (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
	+ Dariusz Wolski (cinematographer)
* May 9 - Wendy Crewson (actress and producer)
* May 10
	+ Paige O'Hara (actress, voice actress, singer, and painter)
	+ Jonathan Roberts (writer, producer, and author)
* May 13 - Kirk Thornton (actor, voice actor, voice director, and script writer)
* May 17 - Bob Saget (stand-up comedian, actor, and television host)
* May 19 - Tom Sito (animator, writer, historian, and educator)
* June 4 - Keith David (actor, voice actor, and singer)
* June 23 - Randy Jackson (bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur, and television personality)
* June 30 - David Alan Grier (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* July 1 - Alan Ruck (actor and voice actor)
* July 4 - Chuck Williams (animator and producer)
* July 9 - Tom Hanks (actor, voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter)
* August 4 - Mika Doi (Japanese voice actress)
* August 12 - Bruce Greenwood (actor and musician)
* August 18 - John Debney (composer)
* August 19 - Louise Gold (actress and puppeteer)
* August 28 - Luis Guzmán (actor)
* September 10 - Desirée Goyette (singer, composer, lyricist, and voice-over artist)
* September 20 - Gary Cole (actor and voice actor)
* September 26 - Linda Hamilton (actress and voice actress)
* October 2 - Charlie Adler (voice actor and voice director)
* October 4 - Christoph Waltz (actor and director)
* October 8 - Danny Jacob (composer, songwriter, and guitarist)
* October 14 - Greg Martin (illustrator)
* October 18 - Cindy O'Callaghan (actress)
* October 21 - Carrie Fisher (actress, writer, and humorist)
* October 26 - Rita Wilson (actress, singer, and producer)
* October 29 - Darrell Van Citters (director, animator, and author)
* November 6 - Rob LaDuca (screenwriter, storyboard artist, director, producer, and writer)
* November 10 - Sinbad (stand-up comedian, actor, and voice actor)
* November 15 - Jerry Rees (director, screenwriter, and animator)
* November 21 - Timothy Stack (actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer)
* November 22 - Richard Kind (actor, comedian, and voice actor)
* November 26 - Don Lake (actor, writer, and producer)
* November 27 - William Fichtner (actor)
* December 3 - Michael Gough (voice actor, singer, and musician)
* December 15 - John Lee Hancock (screenwriter, director, and producer)
* December 24 - Stephanie Hodge (actress and stand-up comedian)
* December 30 - Sheryl Lee Ralph (actress and singer)
* ? - Ed Grier (president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts)