April 1998 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

  • Apr 18 51st British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "The Full Monty" Best Film, Baz Luhrmann Best Director
  • Apr 22 Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

Music Concert

Apr 27 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Madonna, Billy Joel, Joe Cocker, Emmylou Harris, Roberta Flack, Wynonna Judd, and Tsidii Leloka


Birthdays in Film & TV

  • Apr 3 Paris Jackson, American actress and daughter of Michael Jackson, born in Los Angeles, California
  • Apr 6 Peyton List, American actress (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), born in Florida
  • Apr 9 Elle Fanning, American actress (We Bought a Zoo), born in Conyers, Georgia
  • Apr 24 Ryan Newman, American actress (Zeke and Luther), born in Manhattan Beach, California

Weddings in Film & TV

Ronan Keating

Apr 30 Irish "Boyzone" singer Ronan Keating (21) weds Irish model Yvonne Connolly (24) on the Caribbean isle of Nevis; separate in 2010, divorce in 2015

Deaths in Film & TV

  • Apr 1 Eugene "Gene" Evans, American actor (My Friend Flicka, Johnny Ringo, Alamo), dies of heart failure at 75
  • Apr 3 Rob Pilatus, American-German model, dancer, and de-frocked Grammy Award winner (Milli Vanilli - "Girl You Know It's True"), dies of accidental prescription drug and alcohol overdose at 42
  • Apr 19 Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek; The Magic Sword; Monroes), dies of a heart attack at 74
  • Apr 21 Peter Lind Hayes, American comedian and singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show), dies at 82
  • Apr 27 Godfrey Kenton, English actor (The Tempest, Well's Theater), dies at 96