Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 24, 1948
Place of Birth:
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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Phil Hartman
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Last Days of Phil Hartman | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 | Self |
| 2003 | The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror | Bill Clinton (voice) |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Various (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment | |
| 2001 | The Continental: Anticipation | The Continental Announcer (voice) |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey | |
| 1999 | The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV | |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Phil Fimple |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Self / Various Characters |
| 1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Chauncey (voice) |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley | Self |
| 1997 | The Second Civil War | The President |
| 1996 | Sgt. Bilko | MAJ Colin Thorn |
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Ted Maltin |
| 1995 | Going, Going, Almost Gone! Animals in Danger | |
| 1995 | Houseguest | Gary Young |
| 1995 | Stuart Saves His Family | Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Various |
| 1994 | Greedy | Frank |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | Tom Morgan (voice) |
| 1994 | The Crazysitter | The Salesman |
| 1994 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition | Self - Host |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Park Ranger - Vickie |
| 1993 | Coneheads | Marlax |
| 1993 | CB4 | Virgil Robinson |
| 1993 | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Hollyberry |
| 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Comic Cop |
| 1993 | Daybreak | Man in Abstinence Commercial |
| 1991 | One Special Victory | Mike Rutten |
| 1990 | Quick Change | Hal Edison |
| 1989 | How I Got Into College | Bennedict, SAT Coach |
| 1989 | Fletch Lives | Bly Manager |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Self |
| 1987 | Blind Date | Ted Davis |
| 1987 | The Brave Little Toaster | Air Conditioner / Hanging Lamp (voice) |
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Dink (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland") |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Fred |
| 1986 | Ruthless People | Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1986 | ¡Three Amigos! | Sam |
| 1986 | Last Resort | Jean-Michel |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Reporter |
| 1984 | Weekend Pass | Joe Chicago |
| 1984 | Cheeseball Presents | Various Characters |
| 1982 | Pandemonium | Reporter |
| 1982 | The Facts | |
| 1982 | The Border | Charlie Smith (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1981 | The Pee-wee Herman Show | Kap'n Karl |
| 1980 | The Gong Show Movie | Man at Airport with Gun |
| 1980 | Cheech & Chong's Next Movie | Chick Hazard Private Eye (Groundling) |
| 1980 | Skateboard Madness | Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | Stunt Rock | Monique's Assistant |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night | Self |
| 2015 | Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Phillip |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Randy |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Bill McNeal |
| 1995 | Night Stand with Dick Dietrick | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Game Show Host (voice) |
| 1994 | The Critic | Adolph Hitmaker / Bernie Wasserman / Professor Blowhard (voice) |
| 1993 | Animaniacs | Dan Anchorman (voice) |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Otto Friedling |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Phil Hartman |
| 1992 | Eek! The Cat | Psycho Bunny (voice) |
| 1991 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck | |
| 1990 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Calaboose Cal (voice) |
| 1990 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | |
| 1990 | Bobby's World | |
| 1990 | TaleSpin | Ace London (voice) |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Octavius (voice) |
| 1990 | Gravedale High | Billy Headstone (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man on Phone (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Lionel Hutz (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Joey / Godfather / Lionel Hutz (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Tom / Nelson's Dad / Football Commentator / Announcer (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Lyle Lanley (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Jimmy Apollo (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Stockbroker / Horst (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Lionel Hutz / Troy McClure (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Charlton Heston (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Evan Conover (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Fat Tony (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Lionel Hutz / Hospital Chairman (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Troy McClure / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 1987 | DuckTales | Captain Frye (voice) |
| 1986 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Captain Carl |
| 1985 | Dennis the Menace | George Wilson |
| 1985 | Our Time | |
| 1984 | Challenge of the GoBots | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | News Reader (voice) |
| 1980 | The Six O'Clock Follies | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self / Various (archive footage) |
| 1962 | The Jetsons | School Patrol Robots / Executive Vice President (voice) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |