Phil Hartman
Acting
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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.
Filmography
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
2019
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
2015
The Women of SNL
2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
The Continental: Anticipation
2001
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: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
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
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
The John Larroquette Show
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
Fish Police
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 Simpsons
1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Seinfeld
1989
How I Got Into College
1989
Fletch Lives
1989
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
DuckTales
1987
The Brave Little Toaster
1987
Spaceballs
1987
Blind Date
1987
¡Three Amigos!
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1986
Ruthless People
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
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Border
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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Jetsons
1962