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Phil Hartman
A portrait photo of a man wearing a suit, smiling and looking at the camera.
Personal information
Date of birthSeptember 24, 1948
Birth placeBrantford, Ontario, Canada
Date of deathMay 28, 1998(age 49)
Death placeEncino, California,
United States
Birth namePhilip Edward Hartmann
OccupationActor, voice actor, comedian, graphic artist, screenwriter
SpouseGretchen Lewis (1970-unknown)
Lisa Strain (1982-1985)
Brynn Omdahl (1987-1998)
Years active1975-1998
Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 - May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-born American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family immigrated to the United States when he was ten. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Poco and America. Feeling the need for a more creative outlet, Hartman joined the comedy group The Groundlings in 1975 and there helped comedian Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the screenplay for the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and made recurring appearances on Reubens' show Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Hartman became well-known in the late 1980s when he joined the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. He won fame for his impressions, particularly of President Bill Clinton, and stayed on the show for eight seasons. Called "the Glue" for his ability to hold the show together and help other cast members, Hartman won a Primetime Emmy Award for his SNL work in 1989. In 1995, after scrapping plans for his own variety show, he starred as Bill McNeal in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. He also had frequent roles on The Simpsons, and appeared in the films Houseguest, Sgt. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, and Small Soldiers.
Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn (née Omdahl) in 1987; the couple had two children together. However, their marriage was fractured, due in part to Brynn's drug use. On May 28, 1998, Brynn shot and killed her husband while he slept in their Encino, Los Angeles home, then committed suicide several hours later. In the weeks following his death, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly opined that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper."
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Ron Howard's SNL President's Reunion Skit Misses the Mark - Cinematical (blog) Tweet this news

Cinematical (blog)---...- Jim Carrey (replacing the late -Phil Hartman- with his best Ronald Reagan), Dan Aykroyd (as an extremely bloated Jimmy Carter), Darrell Hammond (as Bill ...
Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:22:23 GMT+00:00

Multi-Car Accident Injures Two People In Martins Ferry - State Journal Tweet this news

State Journal--According to acting Police Chief -Phil Hartman-, a blue Cutlass Ciera was heading north on Route 7 getting ready to turn left onto Hanover when a yellow light ...
Date : Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:34:12 GMT+00:00

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ChicagoNow (blog)--(Raise your hand if you said -Phil Hartman-...WRONG...this one is so easy and yet so many people get it wrong. 5. There is only one country in the world whose ...
Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:10:07 GMT+00:00

Best of The Simpsons Season Two Quotes - TV Fanatic Tweet this news

TV Fanatic--Oh and did we mention we first met -Phil Hartman's- wonderful contributions of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure that we would enjoy for eight more seasons until ...
Date : Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:43:11 GMT+00:00


Year Film Role Notes
1980 The Gong Show Movie Man at airport with gun Credited as "Phil Hartmann"
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie Actor being filmed in the background
1982 Pandemonium Reporter Credited as "Phil Hartmann"
1984 Weekend Pass Joe Chicago
1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Reporter
Rodeo Announcer
Also co-wrote screenplay
1986 Last Resort Jean-Michel
Jumpin' Jack Flash Fred Credited as "Phil E. Hartmann"
¡Three Amigos Sam Credited as "Philip E. Hartmann"
1987 Blind Date Ted Davis
The Brave Little Toaster Air Conditioner
Hanging Lamp
Amazon Women on the Moon Baseball announcer
1989 Fletch Lives Bly Manager
How I Got Into College Bennedict
1990 Quick Change Hal Edison
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 Officer Davis
CB4 Virgil Robinson
Coneheads Marlax
So I Married an Axe Murderer John "Vicky" Johnson
Alcatraz guide
1994 Greedy Frank
The Pagemaster Tom Morgan
1995 The Crazysitter The Salesman
Houseguest Gary Young
Stuart Saves His Family Announcer Uncredited
1996 Sgt. Bilko Major Colin Thorn
Jingle All the Way Ted Maltin
1998 Kiki's Delivery Service Jiji English dub of Japanese film 'Majo no takkyûbin';
posthumously released
Small Soldiers Phil Fimple Posthumously released
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night Additional voices Posthumously released

Year Series Role Notes
1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Additional voices
1980 The Six O'Clock Follies Unnamed role
1981 The Pee-wee Herman Show Captain Carl Also writer
The Smurfs Additional voices
1983 The Pop 'N Rocker Game Announcer
1984 Challenge of the GoBots Additional voices
Magnum, P.I. Newsreader Episode 5.4: "The Legacy of Garwood Huddle"
1985 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo Additional voice Episode 1.9: "It's a Wonderful Scoob"
1986 Dennis the Menace Henry Mitchell
George Wilson
Various characters
Replaced by Maurice LaMarche after the first season.
1986-1987 Pee-wee's Playhouse Captain Carl Series regular; left after season one.
1986-1994 Saturday Night Live Various characters Also writer
Main cast member; appeared in 155 episodes.
1987 DuckTales Sea Captain Episode 1.56: "Scrooge's Pet"
1988 Fantastic Max Additional voices
1990 Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures Additional voices Episode 1.1: "One Sweet and Sour Chinese Adventure to Go"
On the Television Various characters Episode 1.13: "M. Superior"
TaleSpin Ace London Episode 1.56: "Mach One for the Gipper"
Gravedale High Additional voices
Tiny Toon Adventures Octavius Episode 1.45: "Whale's Tales"
1991 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Russian Ambassador Episode 2.1: "Mind Pollution"; uncredited
Empty Nest Tim Cornell Episode 3.18: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Darkwing Duck Paddywhack Episode 1.56: "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain"
One Special Victory Mike Rutten TV film
1991-1998 The Simpsons Troy McClure
Lionel Hutz
Various characters
Recurring guest star; appeared in 54 episodes.
"Bart the Mother" aired posthumously
1992 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Phil Diamond Episode 3.9: "Lewis and Son"
1993 Daybreak Man in abstinence commercial TV film; uncredited
Animaniacs Dan Anchorman Episode 1.41: "Broadcast Nusiance"
The Twelve Days of Christmas Additional voice TV film
The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode 2.4: "The Stalker"
1994 The Critic Adolph Hitmaker
Bernie Wasserman
Professor Blowhard
Episode 1.6: "Eyes on the Prize"
1995 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show Various characters
The John Larroquette Show Otto Friedling Episode 3.4: "A Moveable Feast"
Night Stand Gunther Johann Episode 1.23: "Illegal Alien Star Search"
1995-1998 NewsRadio Bill McNeal Main cast member; appeared in 75 episodes.
Hartman died between the fourth and fifth seasons.
1996 The Dana Carvey Show Larry King Episode 1.3: "The Mountain Dew Dana Carvey Show"
Caroline in the City Host Episode 2.2: "Caroline and the Letter"; uncredited
The Ren & Stimpy Show Additional voices Episodes 5.2: "Space Dogged/Feud for Sale" and 5.4: "Stimpy's Pet/Ren's Brain"
Seinfeld Man on phone Episode 8.5: "The Package"; uncredited
1996, 1998 3rd Rock from the Sun Phillip
Randy
Episodes 1.7: "Lonely Dick" and 3.27: "Eat, Drink, Dick, Mary"
1997 The Second Civil War President of the United States TV film
1999 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Game show host Episode 6.4: "The Empress's Nightingale"
Final recorded performance; posthumously aired.

Year Game Role
1997 Virtual Springfield Troy McClure&
Lionel Hutz
1998 Blasto Captain Blasto



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