Events in Film & TV
- Jan 7 Danish TV drama "The Killing" created by Søren Sveistrup and starring Sofie Gråbøl premieres on DR1
Film and TV Awards
Jan 9 33rd People's Choice Awards: Johnny Depp & Jennifer Aniston win (Movie Star) and Patrick Dempsey & Eva Longoria win (TV)
Golden Globes
Jan 15 64th Golden Globes: Babel, Forest Whitaker, & Helen Mirren win
Forest Whitaker
Helen Mirren
Martin Scorsese
- Jan 28 23rd Sundance Film Festival: "Padre Nuestro", directed by Christopher Zalla, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
- Feb 8 57th Berlin International Film Festival: "Tuya's Marriage" wins the Golden Bear
- Feb 11 60th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAS): "The Queen" Best Film, Paul Greengrass Best Director
- Feb 24 27th Golden Raspberry Awards: "Basic Instinct 2" wins
- Feb 25 79th Academy Awards: "The Departed", Forest Whitaker & Helen Mirren win
- Mar 2 38th NAACP Image Awards: "The Pursuit of Happyness" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Music Awards
Mar 10 21st Soul Train Music Awards: Jermaine Dupri, Jennifer Hudson win
Jennifer Hudson
Event of Interest
Mar 23 After some initial hesitation, Emma Watson signs on to appear as Hermione in the final three Harry Potter films
Emma Watson
WrestleMania
Apr 1 WrestleMania XXIII, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: John Cena beats Shawn Michaels; The Undertaker defeats Batista; Bobby Lashley downs Umaga
John Cena
Shawn Michaels
- Apr 16 "Spider-Man 3" directed by Sam Raimi and starring Toby Maguire and Kristen Dunst premieres at the Tokyo Film Festival
Film Premier
May 6 "Shrek the Third" directed by Chris Miller and Raman Hui with voices by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy premieres in Westwood Ca.
Cameron Diaz
Eddie Murphy
Film Premier
May 19 "Sicko" a documentary on the US health care system, directed by Michael Moore has its premiere at the Cannes Film festival.
Michael Moore
- May 19 "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", directed by Gore Verbinksi, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom premieres in Anaheim - most expensive film ($300 million) made at the time
- May 19 Coen brothers film "No Country for Old Men", based on the Cormac McCarthy novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin premieres at the Cannes Film Festival (Best Picture 2008)
- May 20 53rd British Academy Television Awards: "That Mitchell and Webb Look" Best Comedy, "The Street" Best Drama
- May 27 60th Cannes Film Festival: "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" directed by Cristian Mungiu wins the Palme d'Or
- Jun 10 "The Sopranos" series finale on HBO (infamous "cut to black" ending)
Film Premier
Jun 12 "Transformers", directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox premieres in Sydney
Shia LaBeouf
Megan Fox
Film Release
Jul 11 "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the 5th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released
Event of Interest
Jul 19 TV drama "Mad Men" debuts starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss and Vincent Kartheiser on cable network AMC
Jon Hamm
Elisabeth Moss
- Jul 26 40th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center
- Jul 27 Two News helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; there were no survivors. Worst civil aviation incident in Phoenix history.
- Sep 14 53rd National Film Awards (India): "Kaalpurush" wins the Golden Lotus
Emmy Awards
Sep 16 59th Emmy Awards: The Sopranos, 30 Rock, James Spader & Sally Field win
Sally Field
Event of Interest
Sep 21 George Clooney is injured in a motorcycle accident in Weehawken, New Jersey
George Clooney
Film Release
Sep 21 "Into the Wild" starring Emile Hirsch is released
Emile Hirsch
Film Premier
Sep 24 "The Big Bang Theory" created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and starring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco premieres on CBS
Film Release
Oct 5 "Michael Clayton", starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, and Tilda Swinton, is released
Tilda Swinton
George Clooney
Event of Interest
Oct 14 "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" featuring Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian premieres on the E! cable network in the US
Kim Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian
Weddings in Film & TV
- Jan 9 "Ugly Betty" actress Ashley Jensen (37) weds actor and writer Terence Beesley in a ceremony in the woods of Big Sur, California
- Feb 3 Winner of "Strictly Come Dancing and "Eastenders" actress Jill Halfpenny (31) weds actor Craig Conway (32) at St. Andrew's Church in Newcastle
- Feb 5 "Rudo y Cursi" Mexican actor Diego Luna (28) weds actress and model Camila Sodi (21) in Mexico City
- Feb 14 Former Felicity actress Keri Russell (30) weds longtime boyfriend Shane Deary (30) in NYC, New York
- Feb 17 Japanese actress Noria Fujiwara weds comedian Tomonori at Jinnai Ikuta Shrine in Kobe, Japan
- Feb 17 "Home and Away" actress Ada Nicodemou (29) weds Chrys Xipolitas at St. Andrew's Greek church in Redfern, Australia
- Feb 17 Australian TV presenter Natalie Gruzlewski (30) weds pro surfer Luke Egan at St. Augustine's Catholic Church
Wedding of Interest
Mar 3 Model and actress Elizabeth Hurley (41) weds Indian textile heir Arun Nayar (42) at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Hurley
- Mar 9 Actor-director Prem (28) weds actress Rakshita (23) at Raja Rajeshwarinagar in Bangalore
- Mar 9 Model and actress Erika Heynatz (30) weds finance broker Andrew Kingston at Whale Beach retreat
- Mar 10 Brazilian singer-actress Tania Mara (24) weds director Jayme Monjardim (50) at Chapel of Sao Jose das Botas on the grounds of Hotel Fazenda Florenca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mar 10 Notable singer and stage performer Matt Hetherington (36) weds Australian television presenter Melissa Kotsos at the Morning Star Estate on Mt. Eliza
- Mar 31 Brazilian television presenter Ana Maria Braga weds businessman Marcelo Frisoni in Morumbi, Sao Paulo
- Apr 7 "Scrubs" actor John C. McGinley (47) weds yoga instructor Nichole Kessler at their home in Malibu
- Apr 14 Supermodel Esther Canadas (30) weds MotoGP rider Sete Gibernau (34) in Spain
- Apr 14 Two and a Half Men actress Melanie Lynskey (29) weds actor Jimmi Simpson (31) in a chapel overlooking a vineyard on Lake Hayes, near Queenstown, New Zealand
- Apr 14 "Rocky" film series actor Carl Weathers (59) weds award-winning producer Jennifer Peterson on a seaside wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Wedding of Interest
Apr 20 Indian film actor and producer Abhishek Bachchan (31) weds actress Aishwarya Rai (33) at the Bachchan residence in Juhu, Mumbai
Aishwarya Rai
- Apr 21 Bolivian model Carla Moron weds architect Pedro Gantier at la Iglesia San Francisco de Santa Cruz
- Apr 28 Reality TV producer Mark Burnett (46) weds former "Touched By An Angel" actress Roma Downey (47) in a private ceremony at their home in Malibu
- May 5 Actress and singer Brittany Murphy (29) weds writer and director Simon Monjack (37) at their home in Los Angeles City
Wedding of Interest
May 5 "Scream" actress Neve Campbell (33) weds actor John Light (32) in Malibu
Neve Campbell
- May 6 "The Fast and the Furious" actress Jordana Brewster (27) weds movie producer Andrew Form (38) in Bahamas
- Jun 8 "Desperate Housewives" actor Dougray Scott (41) weds actress Claire Forlani (35) at the Council Common Hall in Pievebobigliana, Italy
- Jun 9 "Ugly Betty" actress Ana Ortiz (36) weds musician Noah Lebenzon at the Horned Dorset Primavera Hotel in Rincon, Puerto Rico
- Jun 16 "Two and a Half Men" actor Jon Cryer (41) weds entertainment reporter Lisa Joyner (40) at the Chapel at Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Wedding of Interest
Jun 16 Rock singer Rod Stewart (62) weds model Penny Lancaster (36) in a cloistered medieval abbey at La Cervara
Rod Stewart
Wedding of Interest
Jul 6 NBA Finals MVP Tony Parker (25) weds Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria (32) at a civil ceremony in Paris, France
Eva Longoria
- Jul 7 Actress and model Eva Longoria (37) weds NBA player Tony Parker (30) at The Church of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois in Paris, France
- Jul 14 Actor Jerry O'Connell (33) weds Xmen's "Mystique" Rebecca Romijn (34) at Calabasas, California
- Jul 14 Former "Full House" actress Jodie Sweetin (25) weds set designer Cody Herpin (30) at Little Church of the West in Las Vegas
Wedding of Interest
Jul 28 Comedian and actor Steve Martin (61) weds Anne Stringfield (35) at his Los Angeles home
Steve Martin
- Aug 28 "Diff'rent Strokes" actor Gary Coleman (40) weds Shannon Price (22) at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada
- Sep 1 "Grey's Anatomy" actress Kate Walsh (39) weds movie executive Alex Young (35) at the Ojai Presbyterian Church in Ojai, California
- Sep 1 "Dancing with the Stars" tv personality Alec Mazo (29) weds fellow dancer Edyta Sliwinska (28) in San Francisco, California
Wedding of Interest
Sep 3 Oscar winning actor Ben Kingsley (63) weds Brazilian actress Daniela Lavender (33) in North Leigh, Oxfordshire
Ben Kingsley
Wedding of Interest
Sep 3 Actor Tobey Maguire (32) weds jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer (30) in Kona, Hawaii
Tobey Maguire
Wedding of Interest
Oct 6 "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson (40) weds Rick Salomon (39) at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas
Pamela Anderson
Wedding of Interest
Nov 9 "Grey's Anatomy" actress Ellen Pompeo (38) weds music producer Chris Ivery (38) in NYC, New York
Ellen Pompeo
Wedding of Interest
Nov 10 Former "E.R." actress Julianna Margulies (41) weds lawyer Keith Lieberthal in Lenox, Massachusetts
Julianna Margulies
- Nov 23 Actress and model Jaime King (28) weds director Kyle Newman (31) at Greystone Park and Manor in Los Angeles
- Nov 24 "Superman Returns" actor Brandon Routh (28) weds actress Courtney Ford (29) at the beautiful El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara, California
- Dec 8 "Happy Days" actor and legendary bachelor Scott Baio (46) weds longtime girlfriend Renee Sloan at a luxury high-rise in Los Angeles
Wedding of Interest
Dec 15 "Marchesa" designer Georgina Chapman (31) weds Miramax mogul Harvey Weinstein (55) in Connecticut, USA
Harvey Weinstein
Wedding of Interest
Dec 22 Former "Saturday Night Live" host Jimmy Fallon (33) weds Hollywood producer Nancy Juvonen (40) on Necker Island in the Caribbean
Jimmy Fallon
Wedding of Interest
Dec 23 "Dr. Izzie Stevens" actress Katherine Heigl (29) weds singer-songwriter Josh Kelley (27) at Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah
Katherine Heigl
Wedding of Interest
Dec 31 Actress Billie Piper (25) marries fellow actor Laurence Fox (29)
Billie Piper
Divorces in Film & TV
- Feb 6 "Married ... With Children" actor David Faustino (32) divorces actress Andrea Elmer Faustino (31) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Divorce of Interest
Feb 20 Baywatch actress Carmen Electra (34) divorces rocker Dave Navarro (39) due to irreconcilable differences after less than three years of marriage
Carmen Electra
Divorce of Interest
Apr 11 "Dynasty" actress Heather Locklear (45) divorces rock-star Richie Sambora (47) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
Richie Sambora
Divorce of Interest
May 31 Actress Billie Piper and radio DJ Chris Evans divorce after 6 years of marriage
Billie Piper
- Jun 27 Former Playboy playmate and Baywatch actress Donna D'Errico (38) divorces Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 9 years of marriage
Divorce of Interest
Jul 2 Dancer Mandie Taketa divorces talk show host Wayne Brady (34) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage
Wayne Brady
- Jul 9 Former contestant on "The Apprentice" and beauty queen Jennifer Murphy (28) divorces "Extreme Makeover" Bill Dorfman (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 1 year of marriage
Divorce of Interest
Jul 13 Environmental activist Laurie Lennard (49) divorces writer Larry David (60) due to irreconcilable differences after 14 years of marriage
Larry David
Divorce of Interest
Aug 10 Actor Johnathon Schaech (37) divorces actress Christina Applegate (35) due to irreconcilable differences after 4 years of marriage
Christina Applegate
Divorce of Interest
Oct 5 Actress Reese Witherspoon (30) divorces actor Ryan Phillippe (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
Reese Witherspoon
Divorce of Interest
Oct 22 Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson (40) divorces actress Kate Hudson (28) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly six years of marriage
Kate Hudson
Divorce of Interest
Nov 20 Linda Bollea (46) divorces professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (53) after 23 years of marriage
Hulk Hogan
- Dec 17 Actor Dermot Mulroney (44) divorces actress Catherine Keener (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 17 years of marriage
Divorce of Interest
Dec 20 "Hot in Cleveland" actress Valerie Bertinelli (47) divorces guitarist Eddie Van Halen (52) due to irreconcilable differences after 26 years of marriage
Eddie Van Halen
Deaths in Film & TV
- Jan 1 A. I. Bezzerides, American novelist & screenwriter, dies at 98
- Jan 2 Sergio Jiménez, Mexican actor, dies at 69
- Jan 4 Steve Krantz, American film and TV producer (Fritz the Cat) (b. 1923)
- Jan 4 Helen Hill, American independent filmmaker (b. 1970)
- Jan 7 Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic television presenter, dies at 77
- Jan 8 Yvonne De Carlo [Middleton], Canadian-American actress (10 Commandments; The Munsters-Lily), dies of heart failure at 84
- Jan 8 Iwao Takamoto, American animator (b. 1925)
- Jan 10 Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (Marriage Italian Style, Doctor Zhivago), dies at 94
- Jan 11 Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (b. 1961)
- Jan 13 Doyle Holly, American comedian and musician (Buckaroos), dies at 70
- Jan 14 Darlene Conley, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), dies at 72
- Jan 14 Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (What's My Line?, United Kingdom), dies at 83
- Jan 16 Ron Carey, American actor (Barney Miller), dies of a stroke at 71
- Jan 17 Art Buchwald, American humorist (b. 1925)
- Jan 19 Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American professional wrestler, dies of a drug overdose at 45
- Jan 22 Liz Renay [Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins], American actress (Desperate Living), dies at 80
- Jan 24 Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916)
- Jan 27 Tige Andrews, American character actor (Mod Squad, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor), dies of cardiac arrest at 86
- Jan 27 Bob Carroll, American screenwriter (I Love Lucy, Stage Two Revue, Stranger), dies at 88
- Jan 28 Hsu Wei Lun, Taiwanese actress (b. 1978)
- Jan 30 Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor and artistic director (b. 1934)
Sidney Sheldon
Jan 30 Sidney Sheldon, American novelist and playwright (Master of the Game, Bloodline, The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer), dies of pneumonia at 89
Sidney Sheldon
- Jan 31 Lee Bergere, American actor (Star Trek, Soap, Dynasty), dies at 82
- Feb 2 Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944)
- Feb 4 Barbara McNair, American singer ("Till There Was You") and actress (They Call Me MR. Tibbs and actress, dies of throat cancer at 72
- Feb 6 Frankie Laine [Francesco Paolo LoVecchio], Italian-American singer, songwriter, and actor (Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide), dies of heart failure at 93
- Feb 8 Anna Nicole Smith, American model, Playboy playmate (Playmate of the Year 1993) and tabloid fixture dies of a prescription drug overdose at 39
- Feb 9 Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (b. 1934)
- Feb 10 Ned Austin, American character actor (b. 1925)
- Feb 10 Jung Da Bin, South Korean actress (b. 1980)
- Feb 12 Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)
- Feb 13 Johanna Sällström, Swedish actress (b. 1974)
- Feb 14 Ryan Larkin, Canadian animated filmmaker. (b. 1943)
- Feb 14 Lee Patterson, Canadian actor (Dave-Surfside Six, Another World), dies of congestive heart failure at 77
- Feb 15 Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), dies at 81
- Feb 17 Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (b. 1965)
- Feb 19 Janet Blair [Martha Janet Lafferty], American singer and actress (Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family), dies of pneumonia at 85
- Feb 20 Mike Awesome, Pro Wrestler (b. 1965)
- Feb 20 Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple], British actor (Z-Cars, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country), dies at 79
- Feb 24 Bruce Bennett, American actor (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), dies from complications of a broken hip at 100
- Mar 1 Eddy Firestone, American radio, television, and film actor (Mixed Doubles), dies of respiratory and heart failure at 86
- Mar 3 Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist and creator of "La Linea" animated cartoons, dies at 87
- Mar 6 Allen Coage (aka "Bad News Brown", "Bad News Allen"), American professional wrestler and judoka (b. 1943)
- Mar 8 John Inman, English actor (Mr. Humphries-Are You Being Served?), dies at 71
- Mar 8 Viky Vanita, Greek actress (b. 1948)
- Mar 10 Richard Jeni, American comedian (b. 1957)
- Mar 10 Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (b. 1938)
- Mar 11 Betty Hutton [Elizabeth June Thornburg], American actress, dancer, singer and comedian (Greatest Show on Earth), dies of colon cancer a 86
- Mar 13 Arnold Skaaland, American professional wrestler (b. 1925)
- Mar 14 Gareth Hunt, English actor (b. 1943)
- Mar 19 Calvert DeForest, American comedian (Larry "Bud" Melman), dies at 85
- Mar 29 Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian actor (b. 1934)
- Apr 4 Bob Clark, American film director (b. 1941)
- Apr 4 Terry Hall, English ventriloquist, dies at 80
- Apr 6 Luigi Comencini, Italian film director (L'imperatore di Capri), dies at 90
- Apr 7 Barry Nelson, American actor (Airport), dies at 89
- Apr 11 Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (McCoy, Saunders-Soap), dies at 81
- Apr 13 Don Selwyn, Māori actor & film director, dies at 71
- Apr 17 Kitty Carlisle, American actress and television personality, dies at 96
- Apr 19 Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (Trout), dies at 74
- Apr 26 Jack Valenti, American political advisor & film executive, dies at 85
- Apr 28 Robert "Dabbs" Greer, American actor (Gunsmoke, The Green Mile, Little House on Prairie), dies of a kidney and heart ailment at 90
- Apr 29 Arve Opsahl, Norwegian actor and stand-up comedian (Mot i brøstet, Olsen-banden), dies of heart failure at 85
- Apr 30 Tom Poston, American actor (Newhart, Mork & Mindy, Steve Allen Show, Newhart), dies from respiratory failure at 85
- Apr 30 Gordon Scott [Werschkul], American actor (Tarzan series), dies at 80
- May 2 Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
- May 3 Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician (b. 1932)
- May 6 Curtis Harrington, American film director (b. 1926)
- May 12 Teddy Infuhr, American former child actor (The Bishop's Wife, They Live By Night), dies at 70
- May 15 Yolanda King, American actress and activist, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. (b. 1955)
- May 18 Yoyoy Villame, Philippine novelty singer & movie actor, dies at 74
- May 20 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), dies at 93
- May 25 Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian and gameshow panelist (Match Game, Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies at 76
- May 27 Gretchen Wyler, American actress, dancer and animal rights activist (Silk Stockings), dies at 75
- May 30 Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian actor and director (Églantine, Circle of Love, Cousins), dies of cancer at 74
- Jun 4 Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), dies at 66
- Jun 10 Augie Auer, Meteorologist and television presenter (b. 1940)
- Jun 11 Mary Ellen "Mala" Powers, American actress (Cyrano de Bergerac, The Wild Wild West), dies of leukaemia at 75
- Jun 12 Don Herbert, American scientist and TV host (Watch Mr Wizard), dies at 89
- Jun 15 "Sensational" Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (WWF), dies of an overdose at 49
- Jun 16 Mikhail Kononov, Soviet actor (b. 1940)
- Jun 18 Bernard Manning, British comedian, dies at 76
- Jun 19 El Fary, Spanish singer and actor, dies at 69
- Jun 19 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, dies of pneumonia at 88
- Jun 22 Nancy Benoit, former professional wrestling valet (b. 1964)
- Jun 24 Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967)
- Jun 27 William Hutt, Canadian stage and film actor (b. 1920)
- Jun 29 Joel Siegel, American film critic (b. 1943)
- Jun 29 Edward Yang, Taiwanese film director (Yi Yi), dies of cancer at 59
- Jul 2 Git Gay [Birgit Carp], Swedish revue director, actress and singer (Git Gay Show, Ge mig en lektion i kärlek), dies at 85
- Jul 4 Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician and actor, dies of complications after a car accident at 28
- Jul 5 Kerwin Mathews, American actor (b. 1926)
- Jul 9 Charles Lane, American actor (b. 1905)
- Jul 18 George Caiazzo, American professional wrestler
- Jul 20 Ivor Emmanuel, Welsh singer and actor (Zulu, Show Boat, Kiss Me, Kate), dies of a stroke at 79
- Jul 20 Bill Flemming, American journalist and sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports), dies at 80
- Jul 22 Ulrich Mühe, German actor (b. 1953)
- Jul 22 Laszlo Kovacs, Hungarian-born cinematographer (b. 1933)
- Jul 23 Tor Kamata, American/Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1937)
- Jul 24 Chaney Kley, American Actor (b. 1972)