Editing 1956 in television (section)

==Births==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Name || Notability 
|-
| January 3 
| [[Mel Gibson]]
| Actor
|-
| January 6
| [[Holly Fulger]]
| Actress (''[[Anything but Love]]'', ''[[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'')
|-
| January 7 
| [[David Caruso]]
| Actor (''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[CSI: Miami]]'')
|-
| rowspan="2"| January 9
| [[Imelda Staunton]]
| English actress (''[[Up the Garden Path (radio and TV series)|Up the Garden Path]]'', ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'')
|- 
| [[Kimberly Beck]]
| Actress (''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]]'')
|-
| January 13
| [[Janet Hubert]]
| Actress (''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'')
|-
| January 20 
| [[Bill Maher]]
| Comedian and talk-show host (''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]'')
|-
| January 21 
| [[Geena Davis]]
| Actress (''[[Buffalo Bill (TV series)|Buffalo Bill]]'', ''[[The Geena Davis Show]]'', ''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]'')
|-
| January 23
| [[Natalie West]]
| Actress (''[[Roseanne]]'')
|-
| January 27
| [[Susanne Blakeslee]]
| Actress (''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure]]'', ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'', ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'')
|-
| February 6
| [[Jon Walmsley]]
| British-American actor (''[[The Waltons]]'')
|-
| rowspan="2"| February 11 
| [[Catherine Hickland]]
| Actress (''[[One Life to Live]]'')
|-
| [[Deena Freeman]]
| Actress (''[[Too Close for Comfort]]'')
|-
| February 12 
| [[Arsenio Hall]]
| Actor, comedian and talk-show host (''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'')
|-
| February 13
| [[Paul Stojanovich]]
| Producer (died 2003)
|-
| February 17 
| [[Richard Karn]]
| Actor (''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''), game show host
|-
| February 19 
| [[Kathleen Beller]]
| Actress (''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'')
|-
| February 25
| [[Jean Bruce Scott]]
| Actress (''[[Airwolf]]'')
|-
| February 27
| [[Tim Brando]]
| Sportscaster
|-
| February 29
| [[Jonathan Coleman (presenter)|Jonathan Coleman]]
| Presenter (died 2021)
|-
| March 1 
| [[Tim Daly]]
| Actor (''[[Wings (NBC TV series)|Wings]]'', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'', ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]'')
|-
| March 7
| [[Bryan Cranston]]
| Actor (''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'')
|-
| March 8
| [[John Kapelos]]
| Actor
|-
| March 11
| [[Rob Paulsen]]
| Voice actor (''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', ''[[Time Squad]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'', ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ''[[Catscratch]]'', ''[[Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island]]'', ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]'')
|-
| March 13 
| [[Dana Delany]]
| Actress (''[[China Beach]]'', ''[[Body of Proof]]'', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'')
|-
| April 3 
| [[Ray Combs]]
| Game show host (''[[Family Feud]]'') (died 1996)
|-
| April 5
|[[Diamond Dallas Page]]
| Actor and professional wrestler
|-
| April 12 
| [[Andy García]]
| Actor
|-
| rowspan="2"| April 18 
| [[Melody Thomas Scott]]
| Actress (''[[The Young and the Restless]]'')
|-
| [[John James (actor)|John James]]
| Actor (''[[The Colbys]]'')
|-
| April 23
| [[Kevin Meaney]]
| Comedian (died 2016)
|-
| April 28
| [[Nancy Lee Grahn]]
| Actress (''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'')
|-
| April 29
| [[Susan Pratt]]
| Actress (''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Guiding Light]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'')
|-
| May 1
| [[Byron Stewart]]
| Actor (''[[The White Shadow (TV series)|The White Shadow]]'', ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'')
|-
| rowspan="2"|May 9
| [[Mary Mapes]]
| Producer
|-
| [[Wendy Crewson]]
| Actress
|-
| May 17 
| [[Bob Saget]]
| Actor and host (''[[Full House]]'', ''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]'') (died 2022)
|-
| May 19
| [[Steven Ford]]
| Actor
|-
| May 20
| [[Dean Butler (actor)|Dean Butler]]
| Actor (''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'')
|-
| June 1
| [[Tom Irwin (actor)|Tom Irwin]]
| Actor (''[[My So-Called Life]]'', ''[[Devious Maids]]'')
|-
| June 4
| [[Keith David]]
| Actor (''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Greenleaf (TV series)|Greenleaf]]'')
|-
| June 5
| [[Nicolette Goulet]]
| Actress (died 2008)
|-
| June 7
| [[L.A. Reid]]
| Record producer
|-
| June 18
| [[Brian Benben]]
| Actor (''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]'', ''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]'')
|-
| June 22
| [[Tim Russ]]
| Actor (''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'')
|-
|June 23
|[[Randy Jackson]]
|Judge (''[[American Idol]]'')
|-
| June 24
| [[Joe Penny]]
| English-born actor (''[[Riptide (U.S. TV series)|Riptide]]'', ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'')
|-
| rowspan="2"|June 25
| [[Anthony Bourdain]]
| Chef (died 2018)
|-
| [[Bob West]]
| Actor (''[[Barney & Friends]]'')
|-
| June 30 
| [[David Alan Grier]]
| Actor and comedian (''[[In Living Color]]'')
|-
| July 1 
| [[Alan Ruck]]
| Actor (''[[Spin City]]'', ''[[The Exorcist (TV series)|The Exorcist]]'')
|-
| July 5
| [[Louis Herthum]]
| Actor
|-
| July 6
| [[Casey Sander]]
| Actor (''[[Grace Under Fire]]'')
|-
| July 9 
| [[Tom Hanks]]
| Actor (''[[Bosom Buddies]]'')
|-
| July 11 
| [[Sela Ward]]
| Actress (''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'', ''[[Once and Again]]'', ''[[CSI: NY]]'')
|-
| July 12 
| [[Mel Harris]]
| Actress (''[[thirtysomething]]'')
|-
| July 20
| [[Dwayne Wayans]]
| Composer
|-
| July 30
| [[Delta Burke]]
| Actress (''[[Designing Women]]'')
|-
| July 31 
| [[Michael Biehn]]
| Actor
|-
| August 5 
| [[Maureen McCormick]]
| Actress (Marcia on ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'')
|-
| August 6 
| [[Stepfanie Kramer]]
| Actress (''[[Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series)|Hunter]]'')
|-
| August 7
| [[Bill Griffeth]]
| Host
|-
| August 8
| [[Nathan Wang]]
| Composer
|-
| August 10
| [[Peter Robbins (actor)|Peter Robbins]]
| Voice actor (original voice of [[Charlie Brown]] in the ''[[Peanuts]]'' specials) (died 2022)
|-
| August 14
| [[Jackée Harry]]
| Actress and comedian (''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'', ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'')
|-
| August 19
| [[Adam Arkin]]
| Actor (''[[Chicago Hope]]'')
|-
| August 21 
| [[Kim Cattrall]]
| Actress (''[[Sex and the City]]'')
|-
| August 23
| [[Skipp Sudduth]]
| Actor (''[[Third Watch]]'')
|-
| August 26
| [[Brett Cullen]]
| Actor (''[[The Chisholms]]'', ''[[The Simple Life (1998 TV series)|The Simple Life]]'', ''[[Legacy (U.S. TV series)|Legacy]]'')
|-
| August 28
| [[Russell Curry]]
| Soap opera actor
|-
| September 1
| [[Sachi Parker]]
| Actress
|-
| September 8
| [[Maurice Cheeks]]
| [[NBA]] basketball player
|-
| rowspan="2"| September 20 
| [[Gary Cole]]
| Actor (''[[Midnight Caller]]'', ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[Veep]]'')
|-
| [[Debbi Morgan]]
| Actress (''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'')
|-
| September 26 
| [[Linda Hamilton]]
| Actress (''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'')
|-
| October 1
| [[Theresa May]]
| Politician<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pentelow |first=Orla |last2=O'Connor |first2=Tamison |date=2017-06-22 |title=Theresa May: A Political Life In Pictures |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/theresa-may-political-life-in-pictures |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| October 2
| [[Charlie Adler]]
| Voice actor (''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'', ''[[Cow and Chicken]]'', ''[[Brandy & Mr. Whiskers]]'', ''[[Pet Alien]]'')
|-
| October 8
| [[Stephanie Zimbalist]]
| Actress (''[[Remington Steele]]'')
|-
| October 18
| [[Craig Bartlett]]
| Animator and voice actor (''[[Hey Arnold!]]'')
|-
| October 21
| [[Jim Watkins (news anchor)|Jim Watkins]]
| American anchor
|-
| November 10
| [[Sinbad (comedian)|Sinbad]]
| Comedian and actor (''[[A Different World]], [[Houseguest]]'')
|-
| November 13
| [[Rex Linn]]
| Actor (''[[CSI: Miami]]'')
|-
| November 18
| [[Ramona Singer]]
| American television personality
|-
| November 19
| [[Ann Curry]]
| Journalist
|-
| November 22
| [[Richard Kind]]
| Actor (''[[Mad About You]]'', ''[[Spin City]]'')
|-
| November 24
| [[Ruben Santiago-Hudson]]
| Actor (''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'')
|-
| November 27
| [[William Fichtner]]
| Actor (''[[Prison Break]]'')
|-
| December 2
| [[Steven Bauer]]
| Actor (''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[Ray Donovan]]'')
|-
| December 4
| [[Bernard King]]
| [[NBA]] basketball player
|-
| December 7
| [[Larry Bird]]
| [[NBA]] basketball player
|-
| December 17
| [[Michael J. Weithorn]]
| Writer
|-
| December 18
| [[Ron White]]
| Actor
|-
| December 24
| [[Stephanie Hodge]]
| Actress (''[[Unhappily Ever After]]'')
|-
| rowspan="2"| December 30
| [[Patricia Kalember]]
| Actress (''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'')
|-
| [[Sheryl Lee Ralph]]
| Actress (''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[Instant Mom]]'')
|}