- Dec 13 Gary Davies, British radio disc jockey and television presenter, born in Manchester, England
Steve Buscemi (65 years old)
Dec 13 American actor and filmmaker (Fargo; Boardwalk Empire; 30 Rock), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 15 Chō [Yuuichi Nagashima], Japanese voice actor, born in Kōnosu, Japan
- Dec 17 Masako Natsume [Odate], Japanese actress and model (Tripitaka in "Monkey"), born in Roppongi, Tokyo d. 1985)
- Dec 19 Cyril Collard, French film director (d. 1993)
- Dec 19 John Gulager, American film director and actor (He Was a Quiet Man), born in NYC, New York
- Dec 20 Joyce Hyser, American actress, born in NYC, New York
- Dec 21 Lisa Gerritsen [Leisa Orszag], American actress (The Mary Tyler Moore Show & Phyllis - "Bess"), born in Los Angeles, California
Ray Romano (65 years old)
Dec 21 American stand-up comic and actor (Everybody Loves Raymond; Ice Age), born in Queens, New York
- Dec 23 Trisha Goddard, English television presenter & actress, born in London, United Kingdom
- Dec 25 Jillie Mack, American actress (Magnum P.I.), and wife of Tom Selleck, born in the USA
- Dec 26 Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster, born in Barnstaple, United Kingdom
- Dec 29 Brad Grey, American film and TV producer, Chairman of Paramount Pictures, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2017)
- Dec 29 Paul Rudnick, American screenwriter & playwright, born in Piscataway, New Jersey
- Dec 30 Matt Lauer, American TV host (Today Show 1997-2017), born in NYC, New York