Phil Hartman

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Phil Hartman as Chick Hazard in More Smoke About Nothing , 1980

Philip Edward Hartman (born September 24, 1948 in Brantford , Ontario , Canada , † May 28, 1998 in Encino , California , USA) was a Canadian actor , graphic designer and screenwriter .

Life

Phil Hartman went to school at Westchester High School in Los Angeles , California and received American citizenship in 1990.

In 1986 he appeared on Saturday Night Live and was a member of that show for eight seasons. Hartman was known for his parodies of famous people like Ronald Reagan , Charlton Heston , Frank Sinatra , Telly Savalas , Ed McMahon , Michael Caine , Jack Nicholson , Barbara Bush , Burt Reynolds , Phil Donahue and former US President Bill Clinton . He also embodied this in various skits on the late night show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . His other characters from Saturday Night Live were Frankenstein and the Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer . However, he not only played in the series, but was also active as a screenwriter for the series. For this he received an Emmy Award (1989) in the script category for a variety, music or comedy show . He also played Bill McNeil in the sitcom Newsradio.

From 1991 to 1998, Hartman was a spokesperson for The Simpsons , lending his voice to lawyer Lionel Hutz and B-movie actor Troy McClure. Since Hartmann's death, the figure of Troy McClure is no longer a spoken character. In the series Futurama he was supposed to speak Zapp Brannigan, this part was taken over by Billy West .

On May 28, 1998, he was shot dead in his sleep by his third wife, Brynn, after an argument . Brynn Hartman, in their blood to alcohol and cocaine found a few hours later killed himself . The reason for the act is unknown.

Hartman had two children with his wife, Sean Edward Hartman (born 1989) and Birgen Hartman (born 1992). After the death of their parents, the children grew up with their mother's sister and her husband. Hartman's last film, Small Soldiers , was dedicated to him. The music group SOD released the song Ballad of Phil H. in memory of Phil Hartman on their 1999 album Bigger than the devil . In 2012, Hartman was posthumously honored with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame .

Filmography

Movies

Series

Video games

  • 1997: The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield ( speaking role : Troy McClure / Lionel Hutz)
  • 1998: Blasto (speaking role: Captain Blasto)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080520/fullcredits#cast
  2. ↑ cf. Audio commentary on the Futurama episode Encounter with Zapp Branigan , Chapter 4
  3. ↑ Official website of the organization ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on Dec. 3, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.canadaswalkoffame.com

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personal data
SURNAME Hartman, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hartman, Philip Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor, graphic designer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Brantford , Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 1998
Place of death Encino , California