1976 in television
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The year 1976 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1976.
Global television events
- The Olympics, broadcast from Montreal, Canada, draw an estimated one billion viewers worldwide.
- Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to compete with Sony's Betamax system.
Births
| Date | Name | Brief description |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Sarah-Jane Mee | British television presenter |
| January 6 | Danny Pintauro | Played Jonathan on Who's the Boss? |
| January 7 | Tyron Leitso | Canadian actor |
| January 21 | Emma Bunton | English singer (Spice Girls) |
| January 23 | Tony Lucca | Actor (Mickey Mouse Club, Malibu Shores) |
| February 3 | Isla Fisher | Australian actress |
| February 12 | Jenni Falconer | British television presenter |
| February 29 | Ja Rule | Rapper |
| March 13 | Danny Masterson | Actor (That '70s Show) |
| March 23 | Keri Russell | Actress (Mickey Mouse Club, Felicity) |
| March 25 | Helen Latham | British actress |
| April 6 | Candace Cameron | Actress (Full House) |
| April 20 | Joey Lawrence | Actor (Gimme a Break!, Blossom) |
| April 27 | Sally Hawkins | English film actress |
| May 10 | Rhona Bennett | Singer and actress (Mickey Mouse Club) |
| May 14 | Martine McCutcheon | British actress |
| June 5 | Marc Worden | Actor (Mickey Mouse Club), voice-over actor (Iron Man) |
| July 7 | Natasha Collins | British actress |
| July 8 | Alexandra Fletcher | British actress |
| July 9 | Fred Savage | Actor and director (The Wonder Years) |
| July 12 | Anna Friel | British actress |
| July 13 | Lisa Riley | British actress, host (Emmerdale, You've Been Framed) |
| August 6 | Soleil Moon Frye | Actress (Punky Brewster) |
| August 8 | JC Chasez | Actor (Mickey Mouse Club) and singer (*NSYNC) |
| August 11 | Will Friedle | Actor (Boy Meets World), voice actor (Kim Possible) |
| August 27 | Sarah Chalke | Actress (Roseanne, Scrubs) |
| September 19 | Alison Sweeney | Actress, host (Days of our Lives, The Biggest Loser) |
| October 3 | Seann William Scott | Actor |
| October 19 | Omar Gooding | Actor |
| October 23 | Ryan Reynolds | Canadian actor |
| November 11 | Lisa Gleave | Australian-born actress and model |
| November 27 | Jaleel White | Actor (Steve Urkel on Family Matters) |
| November 29 | Anna Faris | Actress |
Deaths
- August 28 – Anissa Jones, American child actress (Family Affair)
- December 12 - Jack Cassidy, American actor
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