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	Acting
Most Rating	7.95
Birthday	1948-09-24
Place of Birth	Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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Blind Date

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Ruthless People

Small Soldiers

¡Three Amigos!

Sgt. Bilko

Greedy

Jingle All the Way

Coneheads

How I Got Into College

One Special Victory

Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger

Fletch Lives

The Pagemaster

CB4

Houseguest

The Brave Little Toaster

Pandemonium

The Crazysitter

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

Stuart Saves His Family

Last Resort

Weekend Pass

Quick Change

The Second Civil War

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

The Facts

The Gong Show Movie

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

The Pee-wee Herman Show

Spaceballs

Skateboard Madness

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

Stunt Rock

The Women of SNL

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

Cheeseball Presents

The Last Days of Phil Hartman

Daybreak

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Amazon Women on the Moon

The Continental: Anticipation