Phil Hartman

One of the most beloved members of the cast of "Saturday Night Live,"
he was one of the funniest men alive, until it was all cut short.
 

REAL NAME: Philip Edward Hartmann

BIRTH PLACE: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

BIRTH DATE: September 24, 1948

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
    "Scooby and Scrappy Doo" (1979) - additional voices
    Skateboard Madness (1980) - Narrator
    "The Smurfs" (1981) - additional voices
    "The Pee Wee Herman Show" (1981) - Kap'n Karl
    Weekend Pass (1984) - Joe Chicago
    "Our Time" (1985) - Himself
    The Three Amigos (1986) - Sam
    "Saturday Night Live" (1986-1994) - various characters/writer
    Blind Date (1987) - Ted Davis
    The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - Air Conditioner/Hanging Lamp
    "Tale Spin" (1990) - additional voices
    "The Simpsons" (1991-1998) - Troy McClure/Lionel Hutz
    Coneheads (1993) - Marlax
    So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993) - John "Vicky"  Johnson
    Sgt. Bilko (1996) - Major Colin Thorn
    "The Second Civil War" (1997) - The President

MARRIAGES: Gretchen Lewis and Lisa Strain, both of whom he divorced. And finally, in 1987, Brynn Hartman. They had two children together.

DEATH: May 28, 1998 - he was murdered by his wife (in his slleep), who then committed suicide.

OTHER INTRIGUING FACTS:
    In 1975, Phil Hartman joined the comedy troupe The Groundlings. It was in this group that he met Paul Rubens, otherwise known as "Pee Wee Herman." They would work together on a few later occasions.
    Some of his best imitations were Bill Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Ed McMahon, Burt Reynolds, Jack Nicholson, Ronald Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Phil Donahue. Just about every sketch he did on Saturday Night Live was a gem.
    He was the designer of the logo for Crosby, Stills, & Nash.
    He was originally going to do the voice for Zapp in Matt Groening's "Futurama," but due to his untimely death, the part had to be given to someone else.
    Ironically, he died the same month as Frank Sinatra - who was one of his favourite people to impersonate on Saturday Night Live.

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