June 2008 in Film & Television

Events in Film & TV

Jun 1 A fire at the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroys several icons from movies, such as Courthouse Square, the clock tower from Back to the Future, and the King Kong exhibit on the studio tour.

Jun 4 British TV presenter Michael Parkinson is knighted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace

Jun 28 "Saturday Night Live" actor-comedian Chris Kattan (37) weds model Sunshine Tutt (31) at Chateau Du Sureau in Yosemite, California

Jun 30 Singer-actress Olivia Newton-John (59) weds natural-health businessman John Easterling (56) in Florida's Jupiter Island

Jun 13 Actor Bill Murray (57) divorces costume designer Jennifer Butler (42) due to abuse and infidelity after 10 years of marriage

Jun 2 Mel Ferrer, American actor (Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor), dies at 90
Jun 4 Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1952)
Jun 7 Rudy Fernandez, Filipino actor (b. 1953)
Jun 7 Jim McKay, American sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports), dies at 86
Jun 12 Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, dies at 90

Jun 13 Tim Russert, American television host, NBC News Meet the Press moderator, dies at 58

Jun 15 Stan Winston, American special effects and makeup artist, and film director (b. 1946)
Jun 17 Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea], American dancer and actress (Singin' in the Rain), dies at 86
Jun 18 Jean Delannoy, French actor and director (b. 1908)
Jun 18 Miyuki Kanbe, Japanese actor (b. 1984)
Jun 22 George Carlin, American comedian, actor (b. 1937)
Jun 25 Alla Kazanskaya, Russian stage and film actress (Burnt by the Sun), dies at 88
Jun 28 Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakhstani model, dies aged 20 after falling from the ninth-floor balcony of her Manhattan apartment under unexplained circumstances
Jun 29 Don S. Davis, American actor and artist (b. 1942)