April 2008 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

Apr 20 54th British Academy Television Awards: "Fonejacker" Best Comedy, "The Street" best Drama

Apr 30 David Blaine sets a new Guinness World Record for holding his breath underwater for 17 minutes 4-1/2 seconds on "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

Apr 30 Heidi Klum launches her clothing line for Jordache

Apr 4 Singer-songwriter and actress Beyonce Knowles (30) weds rapper Jay-Z (43) at a 13,500-square foot penthouse apartment in New York

Apr 20 "The Game" actress Tia Mowry (29) weds actor Cory Hardrict (32) at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, California

Apr 30 Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey (41) weds actor and rapper Nick Cannon (31) at Bahamian estate on the island of Windermere

Apr 5 American actor (The Ten Commandments; Ben-Hur; Planet of Apes)Ben-Hur), dies at 84

Apr 8 Stanley Kamel, American actor (b. 1943)
Apr 14 Miguel Galvan, Mexican actor/comedian. (b. 1957)
Apr 14 Ollie Johnston, American animator and the last living member of Disney's Nine Old Men, dies at 95
Apr 15 Benoît Lamy, Belgian film director, dies at 62
Apr 25 Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz trumpeter and bandleader ("Bad Penny Blues"), and broadcaster (BBC2 - Best Of Jazz, 1967-2007; BBC4 - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, 1972-2008), dies at 86