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Phil Hartman
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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 Brantf…
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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.
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2024
An SNL Thanksgiving
Movie (archive footage)
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2019
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2010
The Women of SNL
Movie Various (archive footage)
- 2007
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2006
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Movie Self
- 2005
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2003
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie Bill Clinton (voice)
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2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
The Continental: Anticipation
Movie The Continental Announcer (voice)
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1999
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Movie Various (archive footage)
- 1999
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1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie (archive footage)
- 1999
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1998
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Movie Chauncey (voice)
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1998
Small Soldiers
Movie Phil Fimple
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1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie Self / Various Characters
- 1998
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1997
The Second Civil War
Movie The President
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1996
Jingle All the Way
Movie Ted Maltin
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1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV show Self
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1996
Sgt. Bilko
Movie Major Thorn
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1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV show Phillip
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1995
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
TV show
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1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Movie Various
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1995
Stuart Saves His Family
Movie Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- 1995
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1995
NewsRadio
TV show Bill McNeal
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1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV show Game Show Host (voice)
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1995
Houseguest
Movie Gary Young
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1994
The Crazysitter
Movie The Salesman
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1994
The Pagemaster
Movie Tom Morgan (voice)
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1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Movie Self - Host
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1994
Greedy
Movie Frank
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1994
The Critic
TV show Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
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1993
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Movie Hollyberry
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1993
Animaniacs
TV show Dan Anchorman (voice)
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1993
The John Larroquette Show
TV show Otto Friedling
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1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Movie Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
