Events in Film & TV
Music Concert
Apr 13 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, James Taylor, Nina Simone, Smokey Robinson, Lulu, Patti Labelle, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Wynonna Judd, and Rebecca Del Rio
- Apr 21 48th British Academy Television Awards: "The Sketch Show" Best Comedy, "Cold Feet" Best Drama
Birthdays in Film & TV
Weddings in Film & TV
- Apr 13 "Law & Order" actor Benjamin Bratt (38) weds actress-model Talisa Soto (35) in San Francisco, California
Deaths in Film & TV
- Apr 2 Jack Kruschen, Canadian character actor (The Apartment, Busting Loose), dies at 80
- Apr 4 Harry L. O'Connor, Czech film stuntman
- Apr 7 John Agar, American actor (Sands of Iwo Jima, Fort Apache), dies at 81
- Apr 8 María Félix, Mexican actress (Doña Bárbara), dies at 88
- Apr 16 Robert Urich, American actor (Spenser: For Hire), dies of cancer at 55
- Apr 18 Wahoo McDaniel, American football player & professional wrestler, dies at 63
- Apr 25 Michael Bryant, British actor (Sakharov, Girly), dies at 74
- Apr 26 Del Sharbutt, American radio and TV announcer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 90
Lou Thesz (1916-2002)
Apr 28 American professional wrestler, dies at 86
- Apr 29 Lor Tok [Sawong Supsamruay], Thai comedian and actor (Ngern, Ngern, Ngern), dies at 88
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