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person_profile-Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman Died at age: 49

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Phil Hartman

Date of Birth:

Sep 24, 1948

Country of birth:

Canada

Died:

May 28, 1998

Biography of

Phil Hartman

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Philip Edward "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 as Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure and others, 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...a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with".

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Filmography of

Phil Hartman

Found 50 Movies in total

... 2019

The Women of SNL

Various (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2010

... 2006

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

Bill Clinton (voice) ( Actor )

... 2003

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2002

... 1999

... 1999

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

Chauncey (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

Small Soldiers

Phil Fimple ( Actor )

In Memory Of

... 1998

... 1998

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Self / Various Characters ( Actor )

Writer

... 1998

The Second Civil War

The President ( Actor )

... 1997

Jingle All the Way

Ted Maltin ( Actor )

... 1996

Sgt. Bilko

Major Colin Thorn ( Actor )

... 1996

... 1995

Stuart Saves His Family

Announcer (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1995

Houseguest

Gary Young ( Actor )

... 1995

The Crazysitter

The Salesman ( Actor )

... 1994

The Pagemaster

Tom Morgan (voice) ( Actor )

... 1994

Greedy

Frank ( Actor )

... 1994

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Ranger John 'Vicky' Johnson ( Actor )

... 1993

Coneheads

Marlax ( Actor )

... 1993

Daybreak

Man in Abstinence Commercial ( Actor )

... 1993

CB4

Virgil Robinson ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

One Special Victory

Mike Rutten ( Actor )

... 1991

Quick Change

Hal Edison ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1989

How I Got Into College

Bennedict, SAT Coach ( Actor )

... 1989

Fletch Lives

Bly Manager ( Actor )

... 1989

Amazon Women on the Moon

Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland") ( Actor )

... 1987

The Brave Little Toaster

Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice) ( Actor )

... 1987

Spaceballs

Dink (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1987

Blind Date

Ted Davis ( Actor )

... 1987

¡Three Amigos!

Sam ( Actor )

... 1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Fred ( Actor )

... 1986

Ruthless People

Newsreader (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1986

Last Resort

Jean-Michel ( Actor )

... 1986

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Reporter ( Actor )

Writer

... 1985

... 1984

Weekend Pass

Joe Chicago ( Actor )

... 1984

Pandemonium

Reporter ( Actor )

... 1982

The Pee-wee Herman Show

Kap'n Karl ( Actor )

Writer

... 1981

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Chick Hazard ( Actor )

... 1980

The Gong Show Movie

Man at Airport with Gun ( Actor )

... 1980

Stunt Rock

Monique’s Assistant ( Actor )

... 1978