- Dec 1 Julee Cruise, American singer (Falling) and stage actress, born in Creston, Iowa (d. 2022)
- Dec 2 Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor (Scarface, Thief of Hearts), born in Havana, Cuba
- Dec 3 Hart Bochner, actor and director (Rich & Famous), born in Los Angeles, California
- Dec 5 Brian Backer, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Dec 11 Lani Brockman, American actress and theatre director, born in Seattle, Washington
- Dec 12 Ana Alicia Ortiz, Mexican-American actress (Melissa-Falcon Crest), born in Mexico City
- Dec 17 Peter Farrelly, American film director
- Dec 18 Ron White, American comedian, born in Fritch, Texas
- Dec 18 T. K. Carter, American actor (Punky Brewster - "Mike"; Just Our Luck - "Shabu"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Dec 19 Alice Barrett, American actress (Frankie Frame-Another World), born in New York City
- Dec 20 Blanche Baker, American actress, Carroll Baker's Daughter (French Postcard), born in New York City
- Dec 24 Stephanie Hodge, American actress and comedian (I Madman, Happily Ever After), born in Wilmington, Ohio
- Dec 29 Fred MacAulay, Scottish comedian, born in Perth, Scotland
- Dec 30 Patricia Kalember, American actress (Sisters - "Georgie Whitsig"; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Schnectady, New York
- Dec 30 Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress on stage (Dreamgirls) in film (To Sleep with Anger); and television (Abbott Elementary), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
About December 1956
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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