April 2010 in Film & Television

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

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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

Actor Eddie Murphy
Actor
Eddie Murphy
Actress Cameron Diaz
Actress
Cameron Diaz

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Apr 24 Christy Turlington’s directorial debut, "No Woman, No Cry", is released in the U.S.

Supermodel Christy Turlington
Supermodel
Christy Turlington

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Apr 26 "Iron Man 2", directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, premieres in Los Angeles

Actor Robert Downey Jr
Actor
Robert Downey Jr
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow
Actress
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 wrestler (b. 1970)
  • Apr 6 Corin Redgrave, British actor and political activist (b. 1939)
  • Apr 10 Dixie Carter, an American actress (b.1939)
  • Apr 12 Palito, Filipino comedian (b. 1934)
  • Apr 12 Peter Haskell, American actor (Bracken's World, Rituals), dies at 75