Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 24, 1948
Died
May 28, 1998
Place of Birth
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Credits
89 titles
Phil Hartman
Biography
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 his busy work schedule and her drug and alcohol abuse. In 1998, while Hartman was sleeping in his bed, Omdahl 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
Self (archive footage)
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Self (archive footage)
The Women of SNL
Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Bill Clinton (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
The Continental: Anticipation
The Continental Announcer (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Chauncey (voice)
Small Soldiers
Phil Fimple
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Self / Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Self
The Second Civil War
The President
Jingle All the Way
Ted Maltin
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Sgt. Bilko
Major Thorn
3rd Rock from the Sun
Phillip
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Various
Stuart Saves His Family
Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
NewsRadio
Bill McNeal
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Game Show Host (voice)
Houseguest
Gary Young
The Crazysitter
The Salesman
The Pagemaster
Tom Morgan (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Self - Host
Greedy
Frank
The Critic
Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Hollyberry
Animaniacs
Dan Anchorman (voice)
The John Larroquette Show
Otto Friedling
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
Coneheads
Marlax
Daybreak
Man in Abstinence Commercial
CB4
Virgil Robinson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Comic Cop
Eek! The Cat
Psycho Bunny (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
Phil Hartman
Fish Police
Inspector C. Bass (voice)
One Special Victory
Mike Rutten
Darkwing Duck
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Sid (voice)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
Octavius (voice)
TaleSpin
Ace London (voice)