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2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on a Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 3rd millennium, the 6th year of the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade.
Events[]
- September 17 - The WB was closed.
- September 18 - The CW made its network debut.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 20 - Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
- February 10
- February 24 - Running Scared
- March 3
- March 10 - Duck Season
- March 17 - V for Vendetta
- March 31 - ATL
- April 7 - Take the Lead
- May 5
- May 12
- June 9 - A Prairie Home Companion
- June 16 - The Lake House
- June 20 - Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
- June 28 - Superman Returns
- July 7 - A Scanner Darkly
- July 21 - Lady in the Water
- July 28 - The Ant Bully
- August 5 - A Clockwork Orange (Moonlit Matines Film Festival)
- August 18 - Snakes on a Plane
- August 25
- September 1 - The Wicker Man
- September 22 - The Science of Sleep
- October 6 - The Departed and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- October 13 - Infamous
- October 20 - The Prestige and Flags of Our Fathers
- November 17 - For Your Consideration and Happy Feet
- November 22 - The Fountain and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
- December 1 - The Nativity Story
- December 8 - Unaccompanied Minors and The Blood Diamond
- December 15 - The Good German
- December 20 - Letters from Iwo Jima
- December 22 - We Are Marshall
- December 29 - Pan's Labyrinth
Television[]
Original Shows[]
- January 5 - Four Kings premieres on the NBC.
- March 13 - The New Adventures of Old Christine premieres on the CBS
- March 17 - Modern Men premieres on The WB
- March 22 - The Evidence premieres on the American Broadcasting Company
- March 29 - The Bedford Diaries
- August 30 - Justice
- September 7 - Happy Hour
- September 12 - Men in Trees
- September 18 - The Class and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- September 19 - Smith
- October 4 - The Nine
- October 11 - Twenty Good Years
Television Films and Specials[]
- August 11 - Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: Z.E.R.O.
- September 16 - Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
- November 23 - Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: Good Wilt Hunting
Theme park happenings[]
- December 20 - Batwing Spaceshot opens at Warner Bros. Movie World.
Video games[]
Home Video releases[]
DVD & VHS releases[]
- January 3 - Wedding Crashers
- January 10 - The Man
- January 31 - Corpse Bride
- February 7
- February 14 - The Thing About My Folks
- February 21
- March 7
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Just Friends
- The Flintstones: The Complete Fifth Season (Hanna-Barbera)
- The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera)
- March 14
- March 21
- March 28 - A Sound of Thunder
- April 4 - Ushpizin
- April 18
- May 2
- May 9
- May 16
- May 23 - The Fugitive
- June 6
- June 13
- June 20 - Syriana
- July 11
- A Cock and Bull Story
- Grilled
- July 18 - ATL
- July 25
- Final Destination 3
- Animaniacs: Volume 1
- Pinky and the Brain: Volume 1
- August 1
- August 15
- Hoot
- Hong Kong Phooey: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera)
- Magilla Gorilla: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera)
- August 22
- August 29
- Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
- Take the Lead
- September 5
- Blazing Saddles
- Firewall
- Full Metal Jacket
- Lethal Weapon
- The Flintstones: The Complete Sixth Season (Hanna-Barbera)
- September 19
- September 26
- Corpse Bride
- House of Wax
- The Lake House
- Lethal Weapon 2
- The Notorious Bettie Page
- Space Cowboys
- Swordfish
- October 3 - It
- October 10
- 16 Blocks
- Corpse Bride
- The Polar Express
- A Prairie Home Companion
- Syriana
- October 24 - Mini's First Time
- October 31
- November 14
- November 28
- The Ant Bully
- Superman
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
- Superman Returns
- December 5
- Beerfest
- How to Eat Fried Worms
- Animaniacs: Volume 2
- Pinky and the Brain: Volume 2
- December 19
Direct-to-video-releases[]
- June 20 - Superman: Brainiac Attacks
- August 22 - Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
- September 19 - Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
- October 10 - The Butterfly Effect 2
- November 14 - Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
Character debuts[]
- January 13 - Grey Matter, Four Arms, Stinkfly, Dr. Animo
- January 14 - Ripjaws
- January 21 - Upgrade, Ghostfreak/Zs'Skayr
- January 28 - Tetrax Shard, SixSix, Krab
- February 11 - Kevin Levin
- February 18 - Rojo
- February 25 - Zombozo, Frightwig, Thumbskull, Acid Breath
- February - Blue Beetle
- March 4 - Hex
- March 11 - Enoch
- March 18 - Clancy
- May 29 - Rodney J. Squirrel, Andy Johnson, Phil
- May 30 - Cannonbolt
- May 31 - Lieutenant Steel
- June 13 - Vulkanus
- June 21 - Wildvine
- July 12 - Charmcaster
- July 28 - Lucas Nickle, Zoc, Hova, Fugax, Kreela, Stan Beals
- August 11 - Grandfather
- September 16 - Uehara Daizo, Brushogun, Saico Tek, Mecha Boi, Nya Nya, Timoko, Scarface
- October 9 - Daegon, Taven
- November 17 - Mumble
- November 25 - Spitter, Buzzshock, Arcticguana, Exo Skull
- December 2 - Sumblimino
Theme parks[]
Albums[]
Comics[]
Books[]
People[]
Births[]
- June 25 - Mckenna Grace (actress and singer)
Deaths[]
- January 2 - Osa Massen (actress)
- January 5 - Mark Roberts (actor)
- January 6 - Lou Rawls (record producer, singer, composer and actor)
- January 9 - Don Stewart (actor)
- January 10 - Mae Giraci (actress)
- January 14 - Shelley Winters (actress)
- January 17 - Norman McCabe (animator and director)
- January 19 - Anthony Franciosa (actor)
- January 24 - Chris Penn (actor)
- January 26 - Len Carlson (voice actor)
- February 4 - Betty Friedan (feminist writer and activist)
- February 5 - Franklin Cover (actor)
- February 6 - Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (actor)
- February 13 - Andreas Katsulas (actor)
- February 24 - Don Knotts (actor and comedian)
- February 25 - Darren McGavin (actor)
- March 4 - David Rose (animator)
- March 8 - Rhoda Williams (actress and voice actress)
- March 22 - Britt Lomond (actor and producer)
- April 4 - Gary Gray (child actor)
- May 4 - Michael Taliferro (actor, sportsman and singer)
- May 11 - Frankie Thomas (actor, author and bridge-strategy expert)
- May 27 - Alex Toth (artist and animator)
- June 8 - Robert Donner (actor)
- June 12 - Rosalind Marquis (actress)
- June 17 - Arthur Franz (actor)
- June 18 - Vincent Sherman (director and actor)
- June 23 - Aaron Spelling (producer and actor)
- June 28 - Lennie Weinrib (actor, voice actor, comedian and writer)
- July 8 - June Allyson (actress, dancer and singer)
- July 11 - Barnard Hughes (actor)
- July 12 - Kurt Kreuger (actor)
- July 13 - Red Buttons (actor and comedian)
- July 14 - Carrie Nye (actress)
- July 17 - Mickey Spillane (crime novelist and actor)
- July 19 - Jack Warden (actor)
- July 20 - Robert Cornthwaite (actor)
- July 21 - Mako Iwamatsu (actor and voice artist)
- August 4 - John Alderson (actor)
- August 13 - Tony Jay (actor)
- August 14 - Bruno Kirby (actor)
- August 30 - Glenn Ford (actor)
- September 4
- Bill Meilen (actor, writer, producer and director)
- Steve Irwin (zookeeper, conservationist, television personality, wildlife expert and environmentalist)
- September 5 - Hilary Mason (actress)
- September 9 - Herbert Rudley (actor)
- September 13 - Ann Richards (politician)
- September 22 - Edward Albert (actor)
- September 24 - Sally Gray (actress)
- September 29 - Billy Mauch (actor)
- September 30 - Neyle Morrow (actor)
- October 18 - Don Christensen (animator)
- October 19 - Phyllis Kirk (actress)
- October 22 - Arthur Hill (actor)
- November 2 - Milly Vitale (actress)
- November 9 - Marian Marsh (actress and environmentalist)
- November 10
- Jack Palance (actor)
- Diana Coupland (actress and singer)
- November 17 - Ruth Brown (singer-songwriter and actress)
- November 20 - Robert Altman (director, screenwriter and producer)
- November 30 - Shirley Walker (musician and composer)
- December 2 - Betty Brewer(actress)
- December 4 - Adam Williams (actor and flight school owner)
- December 12 - Peter Boyle (actor)
- December 18 - Joseph Barbera (animator, director, producer, storyboard artist and cartoon artist)
- December 31 - Billy Booth (child actor and lawyer)
References[]
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