Events in Film & TV
Film & TV History
Apr 24 Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, NYC
- Apr 26 "Barbara Cook: A Concert" closes at Ambassador NYC after 13 performances
Birthdays in Film & TV
- Apr 1 Mackenzie Davis, Canadian actress (Blade Runner 2049), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Apr 3 Julie Sokolow, American film director and musician, born in Holmdel, New Jersey
- Apr 3 Rachel Bloom, American actress, writer, and singer-songwriter (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), born in Los Angeles county, California
- Apr 4 Devon Anderson, English actor (EastEnders), born in Greenwich, London
- Apr 4 Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress (Flashpoint), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 6 Jerrod Carmichael, American comedian and filmmaker (Rothaniel), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Apr 7 Alexa Demara, American model and actress
- Apr 7 Ismael Cruz Córdova, Puerto Rican actor (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
- Apr 9 Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer, born in Ardsley, New York
- Apr 12 Brooklyn Decker, American fashion model (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit), born in Kettering, Ohio
- Apr 12 Ilana Glazer, American comedian and actress (Broad City), born in New York City
- Apr 15 Samira Wiley, American actress (Orange is the New Black), born in Washington D.C.
- Apr 19 Courtland Mead, American actor (Dragonworld), born in Mission Viejo, California
- Apr 19 Oksana Akinshina, Russian actress (Sisters), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Apr 20 John Patrick Amedori, American actor (The Butterfly Effect), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Apr 26 Jessica Lee Rose, American-New Zealand actress and famous YouTube star (lonelygirl15), born in Salisbury, Maryland
- Apr 27 Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress (Mona the Vampire), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 27 William Moseley, British actor (The Chronicles of Narnia - Peter Pevensie), born in Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England
- Apr 28 Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress (Neethaane En Ponvasantham), born in Madras, India
- Apr 29 Alicia Morton, American actress (Annie), born in Gonzales, Louisana
Deaths in Film & TV
- Apr 11 Kent Taylor [Louis Weiss], American actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at 79
- Apr 17 Dick Shawn [Richard Schulefand], American character actor and comedian (The Producers - "L.S.D."; Maid to Order), suffers a fatal heart attack on stage in San Diego on stage at 57
- Apr 19 Hugh Brannum, American actor and singer (Captain Kangaroo - "Mr. Green Jeans"; The Fred Waring Show - "Lumpy"), dies of cancer at 77
- Apr 30 Hugh Dempster, actor (Anna Karenina, Candles at Nine), dies