Events in Film & TV
Television Debut
Jan 10 "The Sopranos", starring James Gandolfini as mobster Tony Soprano, debuts on HBO
People's Choice Awards
Jan 10 25th People's Choice Awards: Tom Hanks & Sandra Bullock win (Dramatic Motion Picture) and Tim Allen & Helen Hunt win (TV)
Jon Stewart Starts at The Daily Show
Jan 11 American comedian Jon Stewart succeeds Craig Kilborn as host of late-night talk and satirical news program "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central in US
Golden Globes
Jan 24 56th Golden Globes: "Saving Private Ryan", Jim Carrey, and Cate Blanchett win
Television Debut
Jan 31 Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" 1st airs on Fox TV
Birthdays in Film & TV
Weddings in Film & TV
- Jan 16 "General Hospital" actor Steve Burton (29) weds model Sheree Gustin (22) at a cliffside church in Dana Point, California
Deaths in Film & TV
- Jan 2 Shepard Menken, American voice & character actor (The Wild Wild West), dies at 77
- Jan 4 Iron Eyes Cody [Espera Oscar de Corti], Italian-American actor (Keep America Beautiful, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp), dies at 91
- Jan 12 Betty Lou Gerson, American voice actress (101 Dalmatians; Cinderella), dies of a stroke at 84
- Jan 14 Robin Bailey, British actor (See No Evil, I Didn't Know You Cared), dies of respiratory failure at 79
- Jan 15 Betty Box, British film producer (b. 1915)
- Jan 21 Leslie French, British actor and singer (Death in Venice, More than a Miracle), dies at 94
- Jan 21 Susan Strasberg, American actress (b. 1938)
- Jan 25 Ted Mallie, American radio and television announcer (b. 1924)
- Jan 30 (Henry) "Huntz" Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), dies from congestive heart failure at 78
- Jan 30 Ed Herlihy, American broadcaster (b. 1909)
- Jan 31 Shohei Baba, Japanese professional wrestler
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