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.
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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.
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Known for
![The Last Days of Phil Hartman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aE0cZ4hOSS16c0F79XEDqTnN81o.jpg)
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
![Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cda1A0SQ0C9511GSCVnEQ0821bh.jpg)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
![The Women of SNL](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nMmt57scmrvzRciU9KWFUsYhuDI.jpg)
The Women of SNL
![Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iF5owULFbKCK0fwIfqIGQq4tmTn.jpg)
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
![The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eD3Vl4Too5cdogSSfUe9ig4fFlH.jpg)
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
![Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t2WsuYsiN7uRalBJtd7PvwHbPp9.jpg)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
![Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qgLCxjltm85IDSUBseXUe8gTjww.jpg)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
![The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/FknVhzFZNR3tpDIjSRdBudP5Mb.jpg)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
![Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4gkR9BwMhxEgQ83Wt2OhDd9sH3H.jpg)
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
![Small Soldiers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2nuUjSzHsoYlRvTPmLo7m7gCQry.jpg)
Small Soldiers
![Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ueH7ztOd7PxpjFMVLfNcprZZzKt.jpg)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
![The Second Civil War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aVdrnRbP38f2R0u9OxqRUC8Wr09.jpg)
The Second Civil War
![Jingle All the Way](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lHLOUt0ZIQLC5asHdIQBoTUvaEp.jpg)
Jingle All the Way
![The Rosie O'Donnell Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHHSx7kyLEHK48Y3LO3sNfclOT2.jpg)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
![Sgt. Bilko](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q4zmVdQq35ZBj8uyxsU2RCPOQxo.jpg)
Sgt. Bilko
![3rd Rock from the Sun](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sUB4lZghNnwQywKqgjIfJsyBqI2.jpg)
3rd Rock from the Sun
![Night Stand with Dick Dietrick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u1G014J9FaO3OuzJaCc9X5W2m56.jpg)
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
![The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2S96a1ujbydO0DQb6k4EBFID9Vt.jpg)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
![Stuart Saves His Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/80YaWpUokDoPynsJi0ittpts3J0.jpg)
Stuart Saves His Family
![Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uDWz0AIvzhLRoF73DXaKoDMXuHp.jpg)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
![NewsRadio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bX8HcTfON8dwt4fQWwY1mXxG0Uo.jpg)
NewsRadio
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yOfpjbdrR4bc3Q0slw3o0j8b7sE.jpg)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
![Houseguest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cdiHlZho11EEqD3aPanYe1rEYRB.jpg)
Houseguest
![The Crazysitter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ZN7usPfQPkW3tcE1qnGHZa9ox5.jpg)
The Crazysitter
![The Pagemaster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/etctWkYFfP7voGM3rd7uqxQJavY.jpg)
The Pagemaster
![How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6FlRqU17FkKsL6sFL80qCaqgseo.jpg)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
![Greedy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pj3UCLosqo45geXLGZhmH8GRFAw.jpg)
Greedy
![The Critic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fZoOHDU18OBXSvoiEViuBvSSUZO.jpg)
The Critic
![The Twelve Days of Christmas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ehKgV3m1ccO3SBBGsqT08EanAtN.jpg)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
![Animaniacs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c1b2UtrhbMOdHKISB2ZvINo9eyc.jpg)
Animaniacs
![The John Larroquette Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4PQmSvqPbLI4lqmwHxZh8W5A1ob.jpg)
The John Larroquette Show
![So I Married an Axe Murderer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wMr6ZjfOnCHOA9Qm3jvo0e7nzfx.jpg)
So I Married an Axe Murderer
![Coneheads](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4eHnstayi28SCHv8ATcISFEv1Rl.jpg)
Coneheads
![Daybreak](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dAPUDM50vPIoAqekqeYvj4rE2uK.jpg)
Daybreak
![CB4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7bP66TCKWPTsiER72xgyKUsjg82.jpg)
CB4
![National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/moP0nyVWVisqSeH6nMewWyIPV6z.jpg)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
![Eek! The Cat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/scqjDAOkZiswdZwG5Z1C9LKyLwr.jpg)
Eek! The Cat
![The Larry Sanders Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qMRVylcs6y2naOp7s6RIawELTAL.jpg)
The Larry Sanders Show
![One Special Victory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mCVwVeDVKmgnWfAvaw9GyfE1qVT.jpg)
One Special Victory
![Darkwing Duck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1gJMSXS0gwM8gDJnzVSITcxbQc.jpg)
Darkwing Duck
![The Ren & Stimpy Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4plB7fMf1xob12ui7kpgnO3h4tJ.jpg)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
![Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oN9qQv593rlN9qpRNF2sATtyOFg.jpg)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
![Tiny Toon Adventures](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j9B9RmerM2b39s7xzW6g4vN5B1m.jpg)
Tiny Toon Adventures
![TaleSpin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i07tsbJrZWPxLRbUXu0biEYuuiz.jpg)
TaleSpin
![Bobby's World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zrcPIkzTim0ICyc6h81LfmBSQgB.jpg)
Bobby's World
![Quick Change](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8q0VQYwOhhuRFMsyzdZ5JoB676g.jpg)
Quick Change
![The Simpsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m7HxQu1CC82mYCTiabOdOja91Iw.jpg)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
![Seinfeld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aCw8ONfyz3AhngVQa1E2Ss4KSUQ.jpg)
Seinfeld
![How I Got Into College](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hm2sHodii3Av5OLRKFr1m3hdPzw.jpg)
How I Got Into College
![Fletch Lives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A30iCFQVKXvQzGHEE4hyVC0QtrD.jpg)
Fletch Lives
![Love Is a Dream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/re8NfnaPNx7NsOxYoZC2AGp9OnP.jpg)
Love Is a Dream
![DuckTales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/muplnM90daPCQ5Bn1olcwN1EO22.jpg)
DuckTales
![The Brave Little Toaster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ux31YN45YAc4AyovQqYwoGTulvU.jpg)
The Brave Little Toaster
![Spaceballs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cIbr9JRJX4jENulVETd4cAofTAA.jpg)
Spaceballs
![Blind Date](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cLb3akSpZhU5qkmCO46IHfJtcs0.jpg)
Blind Date
![¡Three Amigos!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gw8A3GW7BPPdkt71KkjiHXZBKl8.jpg)
¡Three Amigos!
![Jumpin' Jack Flash](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/znVUM7RUBwQ16Q9lTmuMpaWJ7so.jpg)
Jumpin' Jack Flash
![Pee-wee's Playhouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/whb9VJJdDlRjJLrRrQl1NkyD3Dc.jpg)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
![Ruthless People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fA3f8bsXoVbIALq4EdiAwptF1ws.jpg)
Ruthless People
![Last Resort](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5fcckBOjLDqQj1UyiZpsYbIwtGG.jpg)
Last Resort
![Dennis the Menace](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5Qs4gD2tbgBQy0GdAKqUOIPkyXc.jpg)
Dennis the Menace
![Pee-wee's Big Adventure](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/414IUXc54mrhX88ZUQiRDLXn01i.jpg)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
![Challenge of the GoBots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nVKuChhggjMRBOlNyHaPfvXDn7s.jpg)
Challenge of the GoBots
![Cheeseball Presents](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cU7s0EEteLWEzHd4QQHQfd1EAKV.jpg)
Cheeseball Presents
![Weekend Pass](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qLd1MuU1t61GVDI3wfJXIoeOynz.jpg)
Weekend Pass
![Pandemonium](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bBFq0TuFggkRvfnegAP8H3vvh2s.jpg)
Pandemonium
![The Pee-wee Herman Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dqleSlJ8eVpfVj0CFPXAlN7F1tb.jpg)
The Pee-wee Herman Show
![Magnum, P.I.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jkxAIDbDfXrptT9Ab6iKnXjAqEV.jpg)
Magnum, P.I.
![Cheech & Chong's Next Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hetHB9L84jOLxajKZLKgaNBRDJ9.jpg)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
![The Gong Show Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nXiyk4IBxHgUR6yri5BB1OtSgI7.jpg)
The Gong Show Movie
![Stunt Rock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b2mIbjRbOan7kB8RikQOLAtPIu5.jpg)
Stunt Rock
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![The Jetsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9e2wgxZpAu22yR77fRXzHwOtw9z.jpg)
The Jetsons