1976

Feature films

 * February 5 - No Deposit, No Return
 * March 26
 * Dumbo (re-issue)
 * Ride a Wild Pony
 * May 26 - Escape for the Dark
 * June 18 - Peter Pan (re-issue)
 * July 1 - Treasure of Matecumbe
 * July 7 - Gus
 * December 17
 * Freaky Friday (Los Angeles, California)
 * The Shaggy D.A.

Shorts

 * February 11 - The Three Little Pigs (re-release)

Character debuts

 * December 17 - Tim the Ice Cream Man, John Slade

Theme parks

 * June 20 - Disney's River Country opens
 * Winnie the Pooh for President promotional campaign

Television

 * September 5 - The Muppet Show premieres in syndication. The series was not created by Disney, but has been owned by Disney along with the Muppets themselves since 2004.

Births

 * January 4 - Seth Grahame-Smith (best-selling author, screenwriter, director, and producer of film and television)
 * January 6 - Johnny Yong Bosch (actor, martial artist, voice actor, and musician)
 * January 18 - Derek Richardson (actor and voice actor)
 * January 19 - Marsha Thomason (actress)
 * January 21 - Emma Bunton (singer-songwriter, actress, voice actress, presenter, and fashion designer)
 * January 31 - Paul Scheer (actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster)
 * February 3 - Isla Fisher (actress)
 * February 13 - Feist (singer-songwriter)
 * February 23 - Kelly Macdonald (actress and voice actress)
 * February 25 - Rashida Jones (actress, comic book author, screenwriter, and singer)
 * March 8 - Freddie Prinze, Jr. (actor)
 * March 13 - Danny Masterson (actor and voice actor)
 * March 14 - Corey Stoll (actor)
 * March 19 - Nicholas Stoller (screenwriter and director)
 * March 21 - Rachael MacFarlane (actress, voice actress, comedian, and singer)
 * March 22 - Reese Witherspoon (actress, producer, and entrepreneur)
 * March 23 - Keri Russell (actress and dancer)
 * April 1
 * Troy Baker (voice actor and musician)
 * David Oyelowo (actor and producer)
 * April 2 - Aaron Lohr (actor and singer)
 * April 6 - Jason Michas (actor, voice actor, singer, and English tutor)
 * April 9 - Blayne Weaver (actor, voice actor, writer, and director)
 * April 13 - Jonathan Brandis (actor, director, and screenwriter)
 * April 17 - Jason J. Lewis (actor and voice actor)
 * April 18 - Melissa Joan Hart (actress, director, producer, writer, singer, and businesswoman)
 * April 20 - Joey Lawrence (actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter, record producer, and TV host)
 * April 22 - Misty Lee (actress, voice actress, comedian, and magician)
 * May 28 - Liam O'Brien (voice actor, writer, and director)
 * May 25 - Cillian Murphy (actor)
 * May 31 - Colin Farrell (actor)
 * June 29 - Bret McKenzie (comedian, actor, Academy Award-winning musician, and producer)
 * July 3 - Andrea Barber (actress)
 * July 5 - Jamie Elman (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
 * July 9 - Fred Savage (actor, comedian, director, and producer)
 * July 15
 * Gabriel Iglesias (stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and voice actor)
 * Diane Kruger (actress)
 * July 18 - Elsa Pataky (actress)
 * July 19 - Benedict Cumberbatch (actor, producer)
 * July 21 - Jaime Murray (actress)
 * August 6 - Soleil Moon Frye (actress)
 * August 10 - Joanna Bacalso (actress)
 * August 11
 * Will Friedle (voice actor)
 * Tabitha St. Germain (voice actress)
 * August 27 - Sarah Chalke (actress)
 * September 19 - Alison Sweeney (actress, reality show host, director, and author)
 * September 20 - Ryan Fleck (filmmaker)
 * October 4 - Alicia Silverstone (actress)
 * October 9 - Sam Riegel (voice actor, voice director, writer, and singer)
 * October 11 - Emily Deschanel (actress, television producer, and film producer)
 * October 21 - Andrew Scott (actor)
 * October 23
 * Ryan Reynolds (actor, comedian, film producer, and screenwriter)
 * Cat Deeley (television presenter, actress, singer, and model)
 * October 26 - Florence Kasumba (actress)
 * October 31 - Piper Perabo (actress)
 * November 12 - Tevin Campbell (singer, songwriter, and actor)
 * November 17 - Brian T. Delaney (actor and voice actor)
 * November 27 - Jaleel White (actor, producer, and screenwriter)
 * November 28 - Ryan Kwanten (actor)
 * November 29
 * Anna Faris (actress and producer)
 * Chadwick Boseman (actor, screenwriter, and playwright)
 * December 5 - Amy Acker (actress)
 * December 6 - Lindsay Price (actress)

Deaths

 * February 13 - John Lounsbery (animator)
 * March 3 - Ray Gilbert (lyricist)
 * April 11 - Liam Dunn (actor)
 * August 8 - Winston Hibler (screenwriter, film producer, and director)
 * August 19 - Alastair Sim (Scottish actor)
 * September 24 - Romney Brent (actor, director, and dramatist)
 * November 7 - Roy Williams (Disney animator and Mouseketeer)
 * December 20 - Ned Washington (lyricist)

Artists joined

 * Tom Ferriter - Coordinating Animator on The Fox and the Hound, The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, and The Little Mermaid.

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