May 1999 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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 (b. 1964)
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