Phil Hartman
Philip Edward Hartman (né Hartmann; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. In 1975, Hartman joined the comedy group the Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse. In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a cast member, and stayed for eight seasons until 1994. Nicknamed "Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. He also starred as Bill McNeal in the sitcom NewsRadio, voiced Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure on The Simpsons, and appeared in supporting roles in the films Houseguest, Sgt. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, and Small Soldiers. After two divorces, Hartman married Brynn Omdahl in 1987, with whom he had two children. However, their marriage was troubled due to Phil's busy work schedule and Brynn's drug and alcohol abuse. In 1998, while Phil was sleeping in his bed, Brynn shot and killed him, and later killed herself. In the weeks following his murder, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper... a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with". He was posthumously inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame in 2012 and 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Hartman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 24, 1948Deathday
May 28, 1998Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
55Place of birth
Brantford, Ontario, CanadaCast credits
Blind Date
Ted DavisSo I Married an Axe Murderer
Ranger John 'Vicky' JohnsonJumpin' Jack Flash
FredSmall Soldiers
Phil Fimple¡Three Amigos!
SamJingle All the Way
Ted MaltinSgt. Bilko
Major Colin ThornConeheads
MarlaxGreedy
FrankHow I Got Into College
Bennedict, SAT CoachFletch Lives
Bly ManagerThe Pagemaster
Tom Morgan (voice)CB4
Virgil RobinsonThe Brave Little Toaster
Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)Pandemonium
ReporterThe Crazysitter
The SalesmanHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Self - HostAmazon Women on the Moon
Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")Weekend Pass
Joe ChicagoQuick Change
Hal EdisonThe Second Civil War
The President