Events in Film & TV
WrestleMania
Apr 2 WrestleMania XXXIII, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL: Roman Reigns defeats The Undertaker; Brock Lesnar beats Goldberg, first wrestler to win both WWE and Universal Championships
Film & TV History
Apr 5 Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner pulled after criticized for trivializing demonstrations
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Apr 10 "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" directed by James Gunn, and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana premieres in Tokyo, Japan
The Fate of the Furious
Apr 14 "The Fate of the Furious" directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and The Rock opens worldwide - highest-grossing weekend at $532 million
World Record
Apr 16 World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland
The Handmaid's Tale Debuts
Apr 26 "The Handmaid's Tale" debuts on Hulu starring Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski, based on the book by Margaret Atwood
Film & TV History
Apr 28 Gwyneth Paltrow brand Goop and Condé Nast announce they will be launching a quarterly publication together
Weddings in Film & TV
- Apr 13 "New Girl" actress Hannah Simone (36) weds musician Jesse Giddings in a secret ceremony
- Apr 14 Actress and model Nicky Whelan (36) weds former NFL player-turned-actor Kerry Rhodes (34) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles
- Apr 21 Actor David Henrie (27) weds former Miss Delaware Maria Cahill in Southern California
- Apr 29 Actress Carlson Young weds Foster the People member and producer Isom Innis in Fort Worth, Texas
Deaths in Film & TV
- Apr 6 Don Rickles, American comedian (Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey), dies at 90
- Apr 7 Tim Pigott-Smith, English actor (Jewel in Crown, King Charles III), dies at 70
- Apr 9 Peter Hansen, American actor (General Hospital, The War of the Roses), dies at 95
- Apr 15 Clifton James, American actor (Live and Let Die, Silver Streak), dies at 96
- Apr 22 Erin Moran, American actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi), dies at 56
- Apr 22 Norman T. Hatch, American oscar-winning marine cinematographer during WWII (With the Marines at Tarawa), dies at 96
- Apr 24 Don Gordon [Donald Guadagno], American actor (Bullitt, Papillon), dies at 90
- Apr 26 Jonathan Demme, American film director (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia), dies at 73
- Apr 27 Vinod Khanna, Indian Bollywood actor (Mera Gaon Mera Desh), dies at 70
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