Events in Film & TV
- Apr 3 Matt Smith's first appearance as the 11th Doctor in BBC program "Doctor Who" during "The Eleventh Hour" episode
- Apr 11 "The night of Sora Aoi", Japanese porn actress Sora Aoi joins twitter prompting many Chinese fans to try and circumnavigate Chinese censorship
Film Premier
Apr 21 "Shrek Forever After" directed by Mike Mitchell with voices by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival
Eddie Murphy
Cameron Diaz
Event of Interest
Apr 24 Christy Turlington’s directorial debut, "No Woman, No Cry", is released in the U.S.
Christy Turlington
Film Premier
Apr 26 "Iron Man 2", directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, premieres in Los Angeles
Robert Downey Jr
Gwyneth Paltrow
Divorces in Film & TV
- Apr 2 "Wayne's World" actress Tia Carrere (43) divorces British photojournalist Simon Wakelin due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
Deaths in Film & TV
- Apr 1 John Forsythe, American actor (Charlie's Angels, Dynasty), dies at 92
- Apr 2 Chris Kanyon, American pro wrestler (WCW/WWF World Tag Team C'ship), dies from suicide at 40
- Apr 6 Corin Redgrave, British actor (Excalibur, A Man For All Seasons), dies at 70
- Apr 10 Dixie Carter, American actress (Designing Women, Edge of Night), dies at 70
- Apr 12 Palito, Filipino comedian (b. 1934)
- Apr 12 Peter Haskell, American actor (Bracken's World, Rituals), dies at 75