May 1999 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

Television Debut

May 1 Animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants", created by Stephen Hillenburg, debuts on Nickelodeon

Cartoonist and Voice Actor Stephen Hillenburg — Cartoonist and Voice Actor
Stephen Hillenburg

Film Premier

May 4 "The Mummy" film directed by Stephen Sommers starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah premieres in the US

Actress Rachel Weisz — Actress
Rachel Weisz

Music Awards

May 5 34th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw win

Country Music Singer and Songwriter Garth Brooks — Country Music Singer and Songwriter
Garth Brooks

Country Singer Faith Hill — Country Singer
Faith Hill

Country Musician and Actor Tim McGraw — Country Musician and Actor
Tim McGraw

May 9 45th British Academy Television Awards: "Father Ted" Best Comedy, "The Cops" Best Drama

Film Release

May 19 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Liam Neeson is released in cinemas

Actress Natalie Portman — Actress
Natalie Portman

Actor Ewan McGregor — Actor
Ewan McGregor

Film Director George Lucas — Film Director
George Lucas

Event of Interest

May 21 All My Children star Susan Lucci finally wins a Daytime Emmy after being nominated 19 times, the longest period of unsuccessful nominations in television history

Actress, TV Host and Entrepreneur Susan Lucci — Actress, TV Host and Entrepreneur
Susan Lucci

May 23 52nd Cannes Film Festival: "Rosetta" directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne wins the Palme d'Or

Birthdays in Film & TV

May 23 James Charles [Dickinson], American internet personality and model (Cover Girl), born in Bethlehem, New York
May 28 Cameron Boyce, American actor (Mirrors, Jessie), born in North Hollywood, California (d. 2019)

Weddings in Film & TV

May 1 "As Good As It Gets" actor Greg Kinnear (35) weds British model Helen Labdon (29)
May 8 "ER" actor Goran Visnjic (34) weds Croatian artist Ivana Vrdoljak
May 14 "Sunset Beach" actor Clive Robertson (33) weds actress Libby Purvis (30) at sunset on Necker Island

Wedding of Interest

May 21 NFL legend Deion Sanders (31) weds model Pilar Biggers in Paradise Island, Bahamas

Wedding of Interest

May 30 "The Goodbye Girl" actor Richard Dreyfuss (51) weds accountant Janelle Lacey in Los Angeles

Deaths in Film & TV

May 2 Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
May 6 Johnny Morris, British broadcaster and actor (Once in a Lifetime), dies at 82
May 8 Dirk Bogarde [Derek van den Bogaerde] British writer and actor (Death in Venice, Servant), dies at 78
May 8 Ed Gilbert, American actor (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries), dies at 67
May 8 Dana Plato, American actress (Kimberly-Diff'rent Strokes), dies at 34
May 10 Shel Silverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter (A Boy Named Sue; The Cover Of The Rolling Stone), dies at 68
May 12 Penny Santon [Pierina Burlando], American actress (Fletch, Roll Out, Matt Houston), dies at 82
May 17 Henry Jones, American actor (Vertigo, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy), dies from complications from a fall at 86
May 19 Candy Candido [Jonathan Joseph Candido], American actor and radio performer (Peter Pan, The Great Mouse Detective), dies at 85
May 21 Vanessa Brown [Smylla Brind], Austrian-born American actress (My Favorite Husband), dies at 71
May 23 Owen Hart, Canadian-American professional wrestler, dies at 34
May 25 Hillary Brooke, American film actress (The Abbott and Costello Show), dies at 84

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