December 23

December 23 is known in checkiday.com and daysoftheyear.com as "National Roots Day" and "Festivus Day".

Births

 * 1931 - Ronnie Schell (actor, stand-up comedian and voice actor)
 * 1943 - Harry Shearer (live-action/voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, author, radio host, director and producer)
 * 1946 - Susan Lucci (actress, television host, author, singer and entrepreneur)
 * 1963 - Jess Harnell (voice actor, singer and musician)
 * 1986 - Noël Wells (actress and comedian)
 * 1990 - Anna Maria Perez de Taglé (actress and singer)

Deaths

 * 1970 - Charles Ruggles
 * 2000
 * Billy Barty (actor and voice actor)
 * Victor Borge (comedian, conductor and pianist)

Shorts

 * 1938 - Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
 * 1954 - Grand Canyonscope

Feature Films

 * 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was premiered in New York City, New York.
 * 1987 - Good Morning, Vietnam (Limited Release)
 * 1990 - Green Card was premiered in Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York.
 * 2020 - Cruella

VHS & DVD releases

 * 1986 - Disney Sing Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, One Magic Christmas, and Jiminy Cricket's Christmas
 * 1997 - Air Bud

Television

 * 1987 - The DuckTales episode "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck" premieres.
 * 2006 - The W.I.T.C.H. episode "Z is for Zenith" premieres.