May 2010 in Film & Television History

Events in Film & TV

May 4 Julia Louis-Dreyfus receives the 2,407th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, although on the original star her name is spelled incorrectly

May 10 Flavor Flav guest hosts the wrestling show WWE Raw

May 13 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige, Debbie Harry, Lady Gaga, Shirley Bassey, Nile Rodgers and Chic

May 23 63rd Cannes Film Festival: "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives" directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins the Palme d'Or

May 1 Actor-producer Seth Green (36) weds actress Clare Grant (30) at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Nacasio, California

May 15 Actress and model Danneel Harris (33) weds actor Jensen Ackles (34) at the Rosewood Crescent Court Hotel in Dallas, Texas

May 16 British comedian David Walliams (38) weds supermodel Lara Stone (26) at Claridge's Hotel in London

May 22 "Numb3rs" star David Krumholtz (32) weds actress Vanessa Britting (29) at The Plaza Hotel in New York City

May 28 "Beverly Hills 90210" actor Ian Ziering (46) weds Erin Kristine Ludwig at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Coast, California

May 31 Actress Jane Lynch marries clinical psychologist Lara Embry in Sunderland, Massachusetts (divorced 2014)

May 21 American rapper and actor Nas (37) divorces American R&B singer Kelis (31) after 5 years of marriage

May 1 Danny Aiello III, American film and television stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor, dies of pancreatic cancer at 53
May 1 Helen Wagner, American actress (Mister Peepers; As The World Turns), dies of natural causes at 91

May 2 British-American actress (Gods and Monsters, Georgy Girl), dies of cancer at 67

May 4 Zvonimir Levačić - Ševa, Croatian humorist and entertainer (b. 1943)
May 7 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million; Wheels), dies at 87
May 9 Lena Horne, American actress and Grammy Award-winning singer (Cabin in the Sky; Stormy Weather; The Wiz), dies at 92
May 23 Simon Monjack, English actor, producer, & writer (b. 1970)
May 24 Ray Alan, English ventriloquist & television entertainer (Lord Charles), dies at 79
May 24 Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937)
May 25 Michael H. Jordan, businessman and former CEO PepsiCo and CBS Corporation (b. 1936)
May 26 Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television personality (b. 1912)
May 26 Jean Constantin, Romanian actor (b. 1928)
May 27 Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator (The Adventure of Sudsakorn), dies at 81
May 28 Eddie Barth [Edward Bartholetti], American actor and voiceover artist nicknamed "Mr. Gravel" for his raspy vocals (Shaft, Simon & Simon), dies at 78
May 28 Gary Coleman, American actor (Diff'rent Strokes), dies at 42