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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Last Days of Phil Hartman
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/09/2019
The Women of SNL
Character:Various (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/2010
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2007
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2006
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2005
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Character:Bill Clinton (voice)
Release Date:31/10/2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Character:Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/07/2003
The Continental: Anticipation
Character:The Continental Announcer (voice)
Release Date:19/05/2001
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
Character:
Release Date:13/10/1999
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Character:
Release Date:08/03/1999
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night
Character:Chauncey (voice)
Release Date:13/10/1998
Small Soldiers
Character:Phil Fimple
Release Date:10/07/1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Character:Self / Various Characters
Release Date:01/01/1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Second Civil War
Character:The President
Release Date:04/12/1997
Jingle All the Way
Character:Ted Maltin
Release Date:21/11/1996
Sgt. Bilko
Character:MAJ Colin Thorn
Release Date:29/03/1996
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Character:Various
Release Date:20/05/1995
Stuart Saves His Family
Character:Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1995
Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1995
Houseguest
Character:Gary Young
Release Date:06/01/1995
The Crazysitter
Character:The Salesman
Release Date:31/12/1994
The Pagemaster
Character:Tom Morgan (voice)
Release Date:23/11/1994
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:19/11/1994
Greedy
Character:Frank
Release Date:04/03/1994
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Character:Hollyberry
Release Date:03/12/1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Character:Ranger John "Vicky" Johnson
Release Date:30/07/1993
Coneheads
Character:Marlax
Release Date:23/07/1993
Daybreak
Character:Man in Abstinence Commercial
Release Date:08/05/1993
CB4
Character:Virgil Robinson
Release Date:12/03/1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Character:Comic Cop
Release Date:04/02/1993
One Special Victory
Character:Mike Rutten
Release Date:08/12/1991
Quick Change
Character:Hal Edison
Release Date:13/07/1990
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1989
How I Got Into College
Character:Bennedict, SAT Coach
Release Date:19/05/1989
Fletch Lives
Character:Bly Manager
Release Date:17/03/1989
Amazon Women on the Moon
Character:Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
Release Date:18/09/1987
The Brave Little Toaster
Character:Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice)
Release Date:09/07/1987
Spaceballs
Character:Dink (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:24/06/1987
Blind Date
Character:Ted Davis
Release Date:27/03/1987
¡Three Amigos!
Character:Sam
Release Date:12/12/1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Character:Fred
Release Date:09/10/1986
Ruthless People
Character:Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1986
Last Resort
Character:Jean-Michel
Release Date:31/03/1986
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Character:Reporter
Release Date:26/07/1985
Cheeseball Presents
Character:Various Characters
Release Date:01/03/1984
Weekend Pass
Character:Joe Chicago
Release Date:03/02/1984
The Facts
Character:
Release Date:01/06/1982
Pandemonium
Character:Reporter
Release Date:01/04/1982
The Border
Character:Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:29/01/1982
The Pee-wee Herman Show
Character:Kap'n Karl
Release Date:11/09/1981
Skateboard Madness
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/09/1980
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Character:Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling)
Release Date:18/07/1980
The Gong Show Movie
Character:Man at Airport with Gun
Release Date:23/05/1980
Stunt Rock
Character:Monique's Assistant
Release Date:30/06/1978
Television Appearances
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:Phillip
3rd Rock from the Sun
Character:Randy
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick
Character:
NewsRadio
Character:Bill McNeal
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:Game Show Host (voice)
The Critic
Character:Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice)
Animaniacs
Character:Dan Anchorman (voice)
The John Larroquette Show
Character:Otto Friedling
Eek! The Cat
Character:Psycho Bunny (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Phil Hartman
Darkwing Duck
Character:
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Character:Sid (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Character:Russian Newsreel Narrator / Pig (voice)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
Character:
Tiny Toon Adventures
Character:Octavius (voice)
TaleSpin
Character:Ace London (voice)
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Character:Calaboose Cal (voice)
Bobby's World
Character:
Gravedale High
Character:Billy Headstone (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Lionel Hutz (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Troy McClure (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Stockbroker / Horst (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Lyle Lanley (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Charlton Heston (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Evan Conover (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Troy McClure / Additional Voices (voice)
Seinfeld
Character:Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited)
DuckTales
Character:Captain Frye (voice)
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Character:Captain Carl
Dennis the Menace
Character:George Wilson
Our Time
Character:
Challenge of the GoBots
Character:
Magnum, P.I.
Character:News Reader (voice)
The Six O'Clock Follies
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self / Various (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Pilgrim (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:
The Jetsons
Character:School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice)
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