Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Deceased · Born: Sep 24, 1948 · Died: May 28, 1998

Personal Details

Born Sep 24, 1948 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
  • Brynn Hartman

    ( Nov 25, 1987 to May 28, 1998 )
  • Lisa Jarvis

    ( Dec 18, 1982 to May 7, 1985 )
  • Gretchen Lewis

    ( Mar 12, 1970 to Sep 19, 1972 )
Parents
  • Doris Marguerite Hartmann
  • Rupert Loebig Hartmann
Relatives
  • John Hartmann (Sibling)
  • Jane Hartmann (Sibling)
  • Paul Andrew Hartmann (Sibling)
  • Sara Hartmann (Sibling)
  • Martha Hartmann (Sibling)
  • Nancy Hartmann (Sibling)
  • Mary Hartmann (Sibling)

Biography

​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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Phil Hartman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

2019
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
The Last Days of Phil Hartman as Starring
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2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken
1999
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Game Show Host (voice)
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1998
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers as Phil Fimple
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Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night as Chauncey (voice)
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1997
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War as The President
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3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun as Randy
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1996
Van Halen: Video Hits Vol. 1
Van Halen: Video Hits Vol. 1 as Waldo
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Sgt. Bilko
Sgt. Bilko as Major Colin Thorn
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Jingle All the Way
Jingle All the Way as Ted Maltin
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Houseguest
Houseguest as Gary Young
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NewsRadio
NewsRadio as Bill McNeal
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1994
Greedy
Greedy as Frank
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The Crazysitter
The Crazysitter as The Salesman
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1993
CB4
CB4 as Virgil Robinson
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
The Twelve Days of Christmas as Hollyberry
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Coneheads
Coneheads as Marlax
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So I Married an Axe Murderer
So I Married an Axe Murderer as Ranger John 'Vicky' Johnson
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The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show as Phil Hartman
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1991
One Special Victory
One Special Victory as Mike Rutten
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Darkwing Duck
Darkwing Duck
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1990
Quick Change
Quick Change as Hal Edison
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TaleSpin
TaleSpin as Ace London (voice)
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Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Tom & Jerry Kids Show as Calaboose Cal (voice)
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Gravedale High
Gravedale High
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Troy McClure (voice)
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1987
Blind Date
Blind Date as Ted Davis
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Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon as Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
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The Brave Little Toaster
The Brave Little Toaster as Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
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DuckTales
DuckTales as Captain Frye (voice)
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1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Pee-wee's Playhouse as Captain Carl
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1985
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace as George Wilson
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The Jetsons
The Jetsons as School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)
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1984
Cheeseball Presents
Challenge of the GoBots
1982
Pandemonium
Pandemonium as Reporter
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1981
The Pee-Wee Herman Show
The Pee-Wee Herman Show as Kap'n Karl
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1980
Skateboard Madness
Skateboard Madness as Narrator (voice)
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Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie as Chick Hazard
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The Six O'Clock Follies
1978
Stunt Rock
Stunt Rock as Monique’s Assistant
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2006
Comedy Club Shoot-Out: Vol. 1
1986
Saturday Night Live
1985
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure as Writer
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1981
The Pee-Wee Herman Show
The Pee-Wee Herman Show as Writer
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