Events in Film & TV
Event of Interest
Dec 4 U.S. debut of the first part of two-part TV biopic miniseries "Pope John Paul II" on CBS

John Paul II
- Dec 7 U.S. debut of the second part of two-part TV biopic miniseries "Pope John Paul II" on CBS
Film Release
Dec 9 "Brokeback Mountain" film released, directed by Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, based on story by Annie Proulx
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
Dec 9 "Bourne" actor Matt Damon (35) weds Argentine-born Luciana Barrosa (29) at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau near New York City Hall

Matt Damon
- Dec 10 Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated model Isabeli Fontana (22) weds actor-model Henri Castelli (27) at Fort Are Joao in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Dec 10 Gustavo Rojo's daughter and actress Ana Patricia Rojo (31) weds Andres Puentes Jr at the San Jose del Calvario church in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
- Dec 10 Actress Jane Danson (27) weds "Brookside" actor Robert Beck (35) at Gibbon Bridge Hotel in Lancashire, England
- Dec 14 Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan (31) weds Mumtaz's daughter Natasha Madhvani at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, India
- Dec 15 "Eastenders" actress Elaine Lordan (39) weds BBC manager Peter Manuel at Islington Town Hall in London
- Dec 22 Brazilian actress Danielle Winits (31) weds model Cassio Reis at Capela Santa Ines in Rio de Janeiro
- Dec 23 "Are You Being Served?" actor John Inman (70) weds Ron Lynch at Westminster Register Office
Wedding of Interest
Dec 23 "Jurassic Park" actress Laura Dern (38) weds musician Ben Harper (36) in Los Angeles

Laura Dern
Divorces in Film & TV
Divorce of Interest
Dec 16 American singer-songwriter and TV personality Jessica Simpson (25) divorces singer-songwriter Nick Lachey (31) due to irreconcilable differences

Jessica Simpson
Divorce of Interest
Dec 20 Actress Renée Zellweger (36) annuls her marriage to country-music singer Kenny Chesney (37) citing fraud, after 4 months of marriage

Renée Zellweger
Deaths in Film & TV
Richard Pryor
Dec 10 Richard Pryor, American comedian and actor (Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy), dies aged 65

Richard Pryor
- Dec 12 Annette Vadim, Danish actress (b. 1936)
- Dec 12 Robert F. Newmyer, American film producer (b. 1946)
- Dec 14 Trevanian [Rodney William Whitaker], American film scholar & author, dies at 74
- Dec 16 Ed Hansen, American film director and editor (b. 1937)
- Dec 16 John Spencer, American actor (b. 1946)
- Dec 17 Marc Favreau, French-Canadian humourist, dies at 76
- Dec 21 Myron Healey, American actor (The Lone Ranger, Wyatt Earp), dies of ill health at 82
- Dec 24 Michael Vale, American actor known for being Dunkin' Donuts mascot "Fred the Baker", dies at 83
- Dec 26 Vincent Schiavelli, American actor, dies of cancer at 57