Phil Hartman
Age: 49 | From: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Person Details
Birthday: 1948-09-24 05:57:27
Death: 1998-05-28 05:57:27
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 12
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
TaleSpin
(1990) Ace London (voice)
DuckTales
(1987) Captain Frye (voice)
Eek! The Cat
(1992) Psycho Bunny (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(1995) Game Show Host (voice)
The Pagemaster
(1994) Tom Morgan (voice)
The Brave Little Toaster
(1987) Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
Stunt Rock
(1978) Monique’s Assistant
Daybreak
(1993) Man in Abstinence CommercialActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Self - Cast Member (In Memoriam) | |
| 2010 | Various (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2003 | Bill Clinton (voice) | |
| Various (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 1999 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1998 | Chauncey (voice) | |
| Phil Fimple | ||
| Self / Various Characters | ||
| Self | ||
| 1997 | The President | |
| 1996 | Ted Maltin | |
| Self | ||
| MAJ Colin Thorn | ||
| Phillip | ||
| Randy | ||
| 1995 | N/A | |
| Various | ||
| Announcer (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bill McNeal | ||
| Game Show Host (voice) | ||
| Gary Young | ||
| 1994 | The Salesman | |
| Tom Morgan (voice) | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Frank | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Hollyberry | |
| Dan Anchorman (voice) | ||
| Otto Friedling | ||
| Park Ranger - Vickie | ||
| Marlax | ||
| Man in Abstinence Commercial | ||
| Virgil Robinson | ||
| Comic Cop | ||
| 1992 | Psycho Bunny (voice) | |
| Phil Hartman | ||
| 1991 | Mike Rutten | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| Octavius (voice) | ||
| Ace London (voice) | ||
| Calaboose Cal (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Hal Edison | ||
| 1989 | Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure / Lyle Lanley / others (voice) | |
| Troy McClure (voice) | ||
| Lionel Hutz (voice) | ||
| Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice) | ||
| Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice) | ||
| Stockbroker / Horst (voice) | ||
| Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice) | ||
| Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice) | ||
| Lyle Lanley (voice) | ||
| Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Bennedict, SAT Coach | ||
| Bly Manager | ||
| 1988 | N/A | |
| 1987 | Captain Frye (voice) | |
| Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland") | ||
| Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice) | ||
| Dink (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Ted Davis | ||
| 1986 | Sam | |
| Fred | ||
| Captain Carl | ||
| Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Jean-Michel | ||
| 1985 | George Wilson | |
| N/A | ||
| Reporter | ||
| 1984 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Joe Chicago | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| Reporter | ||
| 1981 | Kap'n Karl | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling) | ||
| Man at Airport with Gun | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1978 | Monique's Assistant | |
| 1975 | Self - Various Characters | |
| Various (archive footage) | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| 1962 | School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Writer | |
| 1985 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |