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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
all 84
Movies 54
TV Shows 30
self 14
Voice 14
Writer 4
The Last Days of Phil Hartman (2019)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (2011)
The Women of SNL (2010)
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 (2006)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror (2003)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1999)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1999)
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
The Second Civil War (1997)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (1995)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show (1995)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger (1995)
NewsRadio (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
The Charles Grodin Show (1995)
Houseguest (1995)
The Crazysitter (1994)
The Pagemaster (1994)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition (1994)
Greedy (1994)
The Critic (1994)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993)
Animaniacs (1993)
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Coneheads (1993)
Daybreak (1993)
CB4 (1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Eek! The Cat (1992)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
One Special Victory (1991)
Darkwing Duck (1991)
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990)
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
TaleSpin (1990)
Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990)
Bobby's World (1990)
Gravedale High (1990)
Quick Change (1990)
The Best of Saturday Night Live: 1989 (1989)
The Simpsons (1989)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
Seinfeld (1989)
How I Got Into College (1989)
Fletch Lives (1989)
DuckTales (1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Blind Date (1987)
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
Ruthless People (1986)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Last Resort (1986)
Dennis the Menace (1985)
Our Time (1985)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Challenge of the GoBots (1984)
Cheeseball Presents (1984)
Weekend Pass (1984)
The Facts (1982)
Pandemonium (1982)
The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981)
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Skateboard Madness (1980)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
The Gong Show Movie (1980)
The Six O'Clock Follies (1980)
Stunt Rock (1978)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Jetsons (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1948-09-24
Deathday1998-05-28 (49 years old)
Birth PlaceBrantford, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada, United States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program, Canada's Walk of Fame
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