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{{Short description|Canadian-American actor (1948–1998)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Phil Hartman
| image              = Phil as Chick-1-1.jpg
| image_upright      = 1
| caption            = Hartman in character as Chick Hazard, Private Eye, {{circa|1978}}
| birth_name         = Philip Edward Hartmann
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1948|9|24}}
| birth_place        = [[Brantford, Ontario]], Canada
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1998|5|28|1948|9|24}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| resting_place      = 
| citizenship        = {{hlist|Canada|United States}}
| alma_mater         = [[California State University, Northridge]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|screenwriter|graphic designer}}
| years_active       = 1969–1998
| notable_works      = 
| television         = ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', ''[[Pee Wee's Playhouse]]'' 
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
 | {{marriage|Gretchen Lewis|1970|1972|reason=divorced}}
 | {{marriage|Lisa Strain|1982|1985|reason=divorced}}
 | {{marriage|Brynn Omdahl|1987}}
 }}
| children           = 2
}}

'''Philip Edward Hartman''' ({{né|'''Hartmann'''}}; September&nbsp;24, 1948&nbsp;– May&nbsp;28, 1998) was a Canadian and American comedian, actor, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in [[Brantford|Brantford, Ontario]], 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 (band)|Poco]] and [[America (band)|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 [[List of Saturday Night Live cast members|cast member]] and stayed for eight seasons. 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. After leaving ''SNL'' in 1994, Hartman starred as Bill McNeal in the sitcom ''[[NewsRadio]]''. He also  voiced [[Lionel Hutz]] and [[Troy McClure]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and appeared in the films ''[[Houseguest]]'' (1995), ''[[Sgt. Bilko]]'' (1996), ''[[Jingle All the Way]]'' (1996), and ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' (1998).

After two divorces, Hartman married Brynn Omdahl in 1987, with whom he had two children. Their marriage was troubled due to Phil's busy work schedule and Brynn's <!--She took the surname Hartman after her marriage, thus, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#People_with_the_same_surname, is referred to as "Brynn" from now on.--> substance abuse and domestic violence. In 1998, while Phil was sleeping in his bed, Brynn [[Murder–suicide|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".<ref name="ew"/> He was posthumously inducted into [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in 2012 and the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2014.

==Early life==
[[File:PocoBand07.jpg|thumb|Hartman designed album covers for bands such as [[Poco (band)|Poco]]]]
Phil Hartman was born Philip Edward Hartmann (later dropping one "n")<ref name="cbs profile"/> on September 24, 1948, in [[Brantford, Ontario]].<ref name="bookof"/><ref name="atlanta">{{cite news |author=Harris |first=Lyle V. |date=May 29, 1998 |title=Phil Hartman: An appreciation – he became anybody he wanted |page=F01 |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]}}</ref> He was the fourth of eight children of Doris Marguerite (''née'' Wardell; July&nbsp;17, 1919&nbsp;– April&nbsp;15, 2001) and Rupert Loebig Hartmann (November&nbsp;8, 1914&nbsp;– April&nbsp;30, 1998),<ref>''U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014''</ref> who sold building materials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.macmillan.com/excerpt?isbn=9781250027962|title=Book excerpt|author=World Archipelago|work=macmillan.com|access-date=August 23, 2015|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030742/http://us.macmillan.com/excerpt?isbn=9781250027962|url-status=live}}</ref> The family was [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name="bookof"/><ref name="surface">{{cite news |last=Tresniowski |first=Alex |date=June 15, 1998 |title=Beneath the Surface |volume=49 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |number=23 |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-beneath-the-surface-vol-49-no-23/ |access-date=August 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bh"/> As a child, Hartman found affection hard to earn: "I suppose I didn't get what I wanted out of my family life, so I started seeking love and attention elsewhere."<ref name="cbs profile"/>

Hartman was 10 years old when his family moved to the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mashberg |first=Tom |date=November 29, 1992 |title=As Clinton goes, so goes Phil Hartman |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> They first lived in [[Lewiston, Maine]], then [[Meriden, Connecticut]], and then on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]], where he attended [[Westchester High School (Los Angeles)|Westchester High School]] and frequently acted as the class clown.<ref name="cbs profile">{{cite news |date=May 28, 1998 |title=Profile: Phil Hartman |work=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/profile-phil-hartman/ |access-date=October 19, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416230821/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/05/28/entertainment/main10510.shtml?source=search_story |archive-date=April 16, 2009}}</ref><ref name="bookof">{{cite book |author=Parish |first=James Robert |title=The Hollywood Book of Scandals: The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of More Than 100 American Movie and TV Idols |publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Professional]] |year=2004 |isbn=0-07-142189-0 |pages=212–213 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=atlanta/><ref name=van/> After graduating, he studied art at [[Santa Monica City College]], dropping out in 1969 to become a [[roadie]] with a rock band.<ref name="cbs profile"/> He returned to school in 1972 to study [[graphic arts]] at [[California State University, Northridge]]. He developed and operated his own graphic art business, creating more than 40 album covers for bands including [[Poco (band)|Poco]] and [[America (band)|America]], as well as advertising and the logo for [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]].<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |author=Snierson |first=Dan |date=June 12, 1998 |title=Man Of A Thousand Voices |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/06/12/man-thousand-voices/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030104538/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,283544,00.html |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |access-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref><ref name="cbs profile"/><ref name=van/><ref name=jerk/> In the late 1970s, he made his first television appearance on an episode of ''[[The Dating Game]]'', where he won.

==Career==

===The Groundlings and Pee-Wee Herman (1975–1985)===
Working alone as a graphic artist, Hartman frequently amused himself with "flights of voice fantasies".<ref name="jerk"/> In 1975, seeking a more social outlet for his talents, he began attending evening comedy classes by the California-based improvisational comedy group [[The Groundlings]].<ref name="atlanta"/><ref name="bh"/><ref name=van/> While watching one of their performances, he impulsively decided to climb on stage and join the cast.<ref name="bookof"/><ref name="jerk"/><ref name="leavesnl"/> His first onscreen appearance was in 1978's ''[[Stunt Rock]]'', an Australian film directed in Los Angeles by [[Brian Trenchard-Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Orndorf |first=Brian |date=October 26, 2009 |title=Stunt Rock - 2-Disc Special Edition |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/40331/stunt-rock-2-disc-special-edition/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118035250/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/40331/stunt-rock-2-disc-special-edition/ |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |website=[[DVD Talk]]}} A young Phil Hartman cameos, part of a larger group of Groundlings cadets that filled in as extras</ref> After several years of training, paying his way by redesigning the group's logo and merchandise, Hartman formally joined The Groundlings and by 1979 was one of the show's stars.<ref name=van/>

There Hartman befriended [[Paul Reubens]], with whom he often collaborated on comedic material. Together they created the character [[Pee-wee Herman]] and developed ''[[The Pee-wee Herman Show]]'', a live stage show that subsequently aired on [[HBO]] in 1981.<ref name="jerk"/> Hartman played [[Captain Carl]] in the show, and reprised the role for the children's TV show ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]''.<ref name="jerk"/> Reubens and Hartman made cameos in the 1980 film ''[[Cheech and Chong's Next Movie]]''.<ref name="bh">{{cite news |author=Knutzen |first=Eirik |date=June 29, 1997 |title=TV book |page=TV 11 |work=[[Boston Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Short |first=Christopher |date=July 11, 2006 |title=Playhouse Party – Cartoon Network reanimates Pee-wee Herman Hartman then co-wrote the script of the 1985 feature film |page=Life 1 |work=[[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|The Gazette]]}}</ref> Hartman co-wrote the script of the 1985 feature film ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' and had a cameo role as a reporter.<ref name="ew"/><ref name="atlanta"/> He had considered quitting acting at the age of 36 due to the challenges of finding work; but the success of ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' changed his mind.<ref name="hamilton">{{cite news |author=Thomas |first=Bob |date=August 22, 1995 |title='No spikes, no sudden downfalls': Slow and steady wins the race for Phil Hartman |page=D3 |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]}}</ref><ref name="newfaces">{{Cite news |date=September 30, 1986 |title=Four New Faces on 'Saturday Night' |page=44 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> After a creative disagreement with Reubens, he left the Pee-Wee Herman project to pursue other roles.<ref name="jerk">{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Bob |date=December 1, 1996 |title=The Jerky Guy |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/H/Hartman_Phil/1996/12/01/758979.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711225150/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/H/Hartman_Phil/1996/12/01/758979.html |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2008 |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|Canoe]] }}</ref><ref name="bottle"/><ref name=nice/>

Hartman took more small roles in 1986 films such as ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]'' and ''[[Three Amigos]]''. He also worked as a voice actor in animated television programs, including ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]'', ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]],'' and in ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' as Henry Mitchell and George Wilson and most of the adult male characters. After season 1, Hartman (who by this point had joined the cast of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'') was replaced by [[Maurice LaMarche]].<ref name="cbs profile"/> He developed a strong persona providing voice-overs for advertisements.<ref name="leavesnl"/>

===''Saturday Night Live'' (1986–1994)===
Hartman successfully auditioned to join [[NBC]]'s variety show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'') in its [[Saturday Night Live (season 12)|12th season]], which began on October 11, 1986.<ref name="ew"/> He had been recommended for the show by fellow Groundlings and ''SNL'' cast members [[Jon Lovitz]]<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite web |author=Carter |first=Bill |date=October 7, 1998 |title=A Hard Job to Accept: A Slain Buddy's Show |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/07/arts/a-hard-job-to-accept-a-slain-buddy-s-show.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527075654/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/07/arts/a-hard-job-to-accept-a-slain-buddy-s-show.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and [[Laraine Newman]], as well as ''Jumpin' Jack Flash'' director [[Penny Marshall]].<ref name="EWMerry">{{cite magazine |author=Cagle |first=Jess |date=March 11, 1994 |title=Merry Hartman, Merry Hartman |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/03/11/merry-hartman-merry-hartman/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026043948/https://ew.com/article/1994/03/11/merry-hartman-merry-hartman/ |archive-date=October 26, 2015}}</ref> He told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "I wanted to do [''SNL''] because I wanted to get the exposure that would give me box-office credibility so I can write movies for myself."<ref name="newfaces"/> In his eight seasons with the show Hartman became known for his impressions, and performed as over 70 different characters. Hartman's original ''SNL'' characters include [[Eugene, the Anal Retentive Chef]] and [[Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]].<ref name="cbs profile"/> His impressions include [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Ed McMahon]], [[Barbara Bush]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Michael Caine]], [[Oliver Stone]], [[Phil Donahue]], [[Telly Savalas]], [[Barry Humphries]], [[Kirk Douglas]] and [[Bill Clinton]]{{mdash}}the latter considered his best-known impression.<ref name="ew"/><ref name="cad"/>

Hartman first performed his Clinton impression on an episode of ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.<ref name="dallas"/> When he met Clinton in 1993, Hartman remarked, "I guess I owe you a few apologies",<ref name="dallas"/> adding later that he "sometimes [felt] a twinge of guilt about [his Clinton impression]".<ref name="cad"/> Clinton showed good humor and sent Hartman a signed photo with the text: "You're not the president, but you play one on TV. And you're OK, mostly."{{efn|This is a reference to a prominent [[Vicks]] cough syrup advertisement, in which actor, [[Peter Bergman]] states, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV."}}<ref name="cad"/> Hartman copied the president's "post-nasal drip" and the "slight scratchiness" in his voice, as well as his open, "less intimidating" hand gestures. Hartman opted against wearing a larger prosthetic nose when portraying Clinton, as he thought it would be distracting. He instead wore a wig, dyed his eyebrows brighter, and used makeup to highlight his nose.<ref name=van/> In one of Hartman's sketches as Clinton, the president-elect visits a [[McDonald's]] restaurant and explains his economic policies and support for [[Operation Restore Hope]], the military intervention in Somalia, by the metaphor of eating other customers' food.<ref name="dallas"/>
[[File:ClintonHartman.jpg|thumb|right|Hartman appears as [[Bill Clinton]] on ''Saturday Night Live''<ref name="dallas">{{cite news |author=Bark |first=Ed |date=May 29, 1998 |title=Hartman was actor who put on many faces—Impersonation of Clinton among most memorable |page=25A |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Political impersonations always a hit on 'Saturday Night Live'|date=October 18, 2008|work=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|author=Reimink, Troy|page=A2}}</ref>]]
At ''SNL'', Hartman's nickname of "Glue" was coined by [[Adam Sandler]] according to [[Jay Mohr]]'s book ''[[Gasping for Airtime]]''.<ref name="van">{{cite news |author=Rice |first=Darcy |date=August 1996 |title=100 Flavors of Vanilla |pages=34–40 |work=[[Orange Coast Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Mohr |first=Jay |url=https://archive.org/details/gaspingforairtim00mohr/page/164 |title=Gasping for Airtime |publisher=Hyperion |year=2004 |isbn=1-4013-0006-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/gaspingforairtim00mohr/page/164 164] |author-link=Jay Mohr}}</ref> However, according to ''You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman'' by Mike Thomas, author and staff writer for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', the nickname was created by ''SNL'' cast member and Hartman's frequent on-screen collaborator [[Jan Hooks]].{{sfn|Thomas|2014|p=1}} Hartman was very helpful to other cast members. For example, he aided Hooks in overcoming her [[stage fright]].<ref name=hooks/> ''SNL'' creator [[Lorne Michaels]] explained the name: "He kind of held the show together. He gave to everybody and demanded very little. He was very low-maintenance."<ref name="surface"/> Michaels added that Hartman was "the least appreciated" cast member by commentators outside the show, and praised his ability "to do five or six parts in a show where you're playing support or you're doing remarkable character work".<ref name="cbs profile"/> Hartman won the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program]] for ''SNL'' in 1989, sharing the award with the show's other writers. He was nominated in the same category in 1987, and individually in 1994 for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program|Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program]].<ref name="Emmys"/>

By 1993, almost every cast member who was there during Hartman's first year on ''SNL'' had left the show, including Jon Lovitz, Jan Hooks and [[Dana Carvey]]. Hartman said he felt "like an athlete who's watched all his [[World Series]] teammates get traded off into other directions ... It was hard to watch them leave because I sort of felt we were all part of the team that saved the show."<ref name="leavesnl"/> This cast turnover contributed to his leaving the show in 1994.<ref name="cad"/> Hartman said he thought it was time to leave because the show was "getting less sophisticated" and his style of humor did not fit with the less intellectual comedy of newer cast members like [[Adam Sandler]].<ref name="EWMerry" /> Hartman had originally planned to leave the show in 1991, but Michaels persuaded him to stay to raise his profile; his portrayal of Clinton contributed to this goal.<ref name="leavesnl">{{cite news |author=Rosenthal |first=Phil |date=November 23, 1993 |title='SNL's' Grand Old Man—With Friends Gone, Hartman Prepares To Make His Exit |page=L1 |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]}}</ref> [[Jay Leno]] offered him the role of his sidekick on ''The Tonight Show'' but Hartman opted to stay on ''SNL''.<ref name="king2">{{cite interview |last=Hartmann |first=John |interviewer=[[Larry King]] |title=Interview |work=[[Larry King Live]] |publisher=[[CNN]] |location=[[Los Angeles, California]] |date=February 20, 2003}}</ref><ref name="adman">{{cite news |author=Boss |first=Kitt |date=October 1, 1992 |title=Phil Hartman Makes Like A Primo Pitchman |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19921001/1516047/phil-hartman-makes-like-a-primo-pitchman |url-status=live |access-date=January 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712204428/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19921001&slug=1516047 |archive-date=July 12, 2015}}</ref> NBC persuaded him to stay on ''SNL'' by promising him his own comedy–variety show ''The Phil Show''.<ref name="cad"/> He planned to "reinvent the variety form" with "a hybrid, very fast-paced, high energy [show] with sketches, impersonations, pet acts, and performers showcasing their talents". Hartman was to be the show's executive producer and head writer.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tribune Media Services |date=July 31, 1994 |title=Hartman's Departure Spawns Variety Show |page=10 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref> Before production began, however, the network decided that variety shows were too unpopular and canceled the series. In a 1996 interview, Hartman noted he was glad, as he "would've been sweatin' blood each week trying to make it work".<ref name="cad">{{cite news |author=Freeman |first=John |date=March 8, 1996 |title='NewsRadio's' McNeal livin' it up as despicable cad |page=E-1 |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref> In 1998, he admitted he missed working on ''SNL'', but had enjoyed the move from New York City to Southern California.<ref name="bottle"/>

===''NewsRadio'' (1995–1998)===
Hartman became one of the stars of the NBC [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[NewsRadio]]'' in 1995, portraying radio news anchor Bill McNeal. He signed up after being attracted by the show's writing and use of an [[ensemble cast]],<ref name=van/><ref name="newsradiocancel"/> and joked that he based McNeal on himself with "any ethics and character" removed.<ref name="bottle"/> Hartman made roughly {{US$|50000|1995}} per episode of ''NewsRadio''.<ref name="surface"/> Although the show was critically acclaimed, it was never a ratings hit and cancellation was a regular threat. After the completion of the fourth season, Hartman commented, "We seem to have limited appeal. We're on the edge here, not sure we're going to be picked up or not", but added he was "99&nbsp;percent sure" the series would be renewed for a fifth season.<ref name="newsradiocancel">{{cite news|title=Good News/Phil Hartman brings back the Titanic on 'NewsRadio'|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=August 11, 1998|author=McDaniel, Mike|page=1}}</ref> Hartman had publicly lambasted NBC's decision to repeatedly move ''NewsRadio'' into different timeslots, but later regretted his comments, saying, "this is a sitcom, for crying out loud, not brain surgery".<ref name="bottle"/> He also stated that if the sitcom were cancelled "it just will open up other opportunities for me".<ref name="newsradiocancel"/> Although the show was renewed for a fifth season, Hartman was killed before production began.<ref name="finalep"/> [[Ken Tucker]] praised Hartman's performance as McNeal: "A lesser performer ... would have played him as a variation on ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''{{'}}s [[Ted Baxter]], because that's what Bill was, on paper. But Hartman gave infinite variety to Bill's self-centeredness, turning him devious, cowardly, squeamish, and foolishly bold from week to week."<ref name="kentucker">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/05/29/phil-hartman-remembered/|title=Hartman Remembered|access-date=October 28, 2008|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|author=Tucker, Ken|date=May 29, 1998|archive-date=October 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012094008/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,83524,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hartman was posthumously nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 1998 for his work on ''NewsRadio''. [[David Hyde Pierce]] won the award for his performance on ''[[Frasier]]''.<ref name="Emmys">{{cite web |title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search |url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904172046/http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search |archive-date=September 4, 2013 |access-date=October 31, 2008 |publisher=[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.salon.com/ent/glow/1998/07/23glow.html|title=Blue glow|access-date=June 22, 2007|date=June 23, 1998|work=[[Salon.com]]|author=Millman, Joyce|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728193325/http://www.salon.com/ent/glow/1998/07/23glow.html|archive-date=July 28, 2009}}</ref>

===''The Simpsons'' (1991–1998)===
Hartman provided the [[voice actor|voices]] for numerous characters on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', appearing in 52 episodes.<ref name="ew"/> He made his first appearance in the [[The Simpsons (season 2)|second season]] episode "[[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]". Although he was originally brought in for a one-time appearance, Hartman enjoyed working on ''The Simpsons'' and the staff wrote additional parts for him. He voiced the recurring characters [[Lionel Hutz]] and [[Troy McClure]], as well as several background characters.<ref>[[Matt Groening|Groening, Matt]]; [[James L. Brooks|Brooks, James L.]]; [[Al Jean|Jean, Al]]; [[Nancy Cartwright|Cartwright, Nancy]]. (2003). Commentary for "[[Bart the Murderer]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> His favorite part was that of McClure,<ref name=nice/> and he often used this voice to entertain the audience between takes while taping episodes of ''NewsRadio''. He remarked, "My favorite fans are Troy McClure fans."<ref name="bottle">{{cite news |author=Rohan |first=Virginia |date=February 24, 1998 |title=Out of the Bottle—Along With Many Amusing Characters, Phil Hartman of 'Newsradio' Unleashes the Rare Exception |page=Y-01 |work=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]]}}</ref> He added "It's the one thing that I do in my life that's almost an avocation. I do it for the pure love of it."<ref>{{cite news|title=No raise ... no big deal|date=May 11, 1998|page=1|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref>

Hartman was popular among the staff of ''The Simpsons''. [[Showrunners]] [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] said they enjoyed his work, and used him as much as possible when working on the show. To give Hartman a larger role, they developed the episode "[[A Fish Called Selma]]", which focuses on Troy McClure and expands the character's backstory.<ref name="fcs">[[Josh Weinstein|Weinstein, Josh]]; [[Bill Oakley|Oakley, Bill]]; [[David Silverman (animator)|Silverman, David]]; [[Jeff Goldblum|Goldblum, Jeff]]. (2006). Commentary for "[[A Fish Called Selma]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox</ref> ''The Simpsons'' creator [[Matt Groening]] said that he "took [Hartman] for granted because he nailed the joke every time",<ref name="ew"/> and that his voice acting could produce "the maximum amount of humor" with any line he was given.<ref name="inter"/> Before his death, Hartman had expressed an interest in making a [[live action]] film about Troy McClure. Many of ''The Simpsons'' production staff expressed enthusiasm for the project and offered to help.<ref>Oakley, Bill. (2006). Commentary for "[[Homerpalooza]]", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox</ref> Hartman said he was "looking forward to [McClure's] live-action movie, publicizing his [[Betty Ford clinic|Betty Ford]] appearances",<ref name="jerk"/> and "would love nothing more" than making a film and was prepared to buy the film rights himself in order to make it happen.<ref name=nice/>

===Other work===
Hartman's first starring film role came in 1995's ''[[Houseguest]]'', alongside [[Sinbad (entertainer)|Sinbad]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hartman, Sinbad Play it for Laughs in 'Houseguest'|date=May 29, 1994|author=Vancheri, Barbara|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|page=C-14}}</ref> Other films include ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]'', ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]'', ''[[Sgt. Bilko]]'', ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]'', ''[[CB4]]'', ''[[Jingle All the Way]]'', the English [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/[[GKIDS]] dub of ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'', and ''[[Small Soldiers]]'', the latter of which is his final theatrically released film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93625/Phil-Hartman/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417235824/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93625/Phil-Hartman/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2008|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2008|title=Phil Hartman Filmography|access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1998's top closing moments|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=December 6, 1998|page=Arts 1|author=Philpot, Robert}}</ref> At the same time, he preferred working on television.<ref name="leavesnl"/> His other television roles include appearances on episodes of ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]'', ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]'', ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'',<ref name="ew"/> and the HBO TV film ''[[The Second Civil War]]'' as the [[President of the United States]].<ref name="dallas"/> He made a considerable amount of money from television advertising,<ref name="king2"/> earning $300,000 for a series of four commercials for the soft drink [[Slice (soft drink)|Slice]].<ref name="adman"/> He also appeared in advertisements for McDonald's (as Hugh McAttack) and [[1-800-Collect]] (as Max Jerome),<ref name="salon">{{cite news|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/1998/05/28feature.html|title=Phil Hartman 1948–1998|work=Salon.com|author=Millman, Joyce|date=May 28, 1998|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604193802/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/1998/05/28feature.html|archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> as well as British advertisements for [[Golden Wonder]]'s [[Pot Noodle]], including ''[[Computer Graphic (advertisement)|Computer Graphic]]''.<ref name="York">{{cite journal |last1=York |first1=Peter |title=You know you want it... |journal=[[The Independent|The Independent: Media Weekly]] |date=May 2, 2005 |page=13}}</ref>

Hartman wrote a number of screenplays that were never produced.<ref name="king2"/> In 1986, he began writing a screenplay for a film titled ''Mr. Fix-It'',<ref name="newfaces"/> and completed the final draft in 1991. [[Robert Zemeckis]] was signed to produce the film, with Gil Bettman hired to direct. Hartman called it "a sort of a merger of horror and comedy, like ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' and ''[[Throw Momma From the Train]]''", adding, "It's an American nightmare about a family torn asunder. They live next to a toxic dump site, their water supply is poisoned, the mother and son go insane and try to murder each other, the father's face is torn off in a terrible disfiguring accident in the first act. It's heavy stuff, but it's got a good message and a positive, upbeat ending." Zemeckis could not secure studio backing, however, and the project collapsed.<ref>{{cite news|title='SNL' Co-star Looking For Studio|date=October 9, 1991|page=5E|work=[[Tribune Media Services]]}}</ref> Another film idea involving Hartman's Groundlings character Chick Hazard, Private Eye was also canceled.<ref name="newfaces"/>

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In contrast to his real-life personality, which was described as "a regular guy and, by all accounts, one of show business's most low-key, decent people",<ref name=intel>{{cite news|title=His Intellect, Humanity Set Hartman Apart|date=May 29, 1998|work=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|author=Kushman, Rick|page=A18}}</ref> Hartman often played seedy, vain or unpleasant characters as well as comedic villains.<ref name="nice">{{cite news |author=Strickler |first=Jeff |date=November 26, 1996 |title=Nice guy Phil Hartman loves playing weasels |page=01E |work=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref> He described his standard character repertoire as the "jerky guy" and "the weasel parade",<ref name="jerk"/> citing Lionel Hutz, Bill McNeal, Troy McClure, and Ted Maltin from ''Jingle All the Way'' as examples.<ref name=nice/> Hartman enjoyed playing such roles because he "just want[ed] to be funny, and villains tend to be funny because their foibles are all there to see".<ref name=nice/>

He often played supporting roles, rather than the lead part. He said: "[T]hroughout my career, I've never been a huge star, but I've made steady progress and that's the way I like it"<ref name="cad"/> and "It's fun coming in as the second or third lead. If the movie or TV show bombs, you aren't to blame."<ref name="jerk"/> Hartman was considered a "utility player" on ''SNL'' with a "kind of Everyman quality" which enabled him to appear in the majority of sketches, often in very distinct roles.<ref name=van/> [[Jan Hooks]] stated of his work on ''SNL'': "Phil never had an ounce of competition. He was a team player. It was a privilege for him, I believe, to play support and do it very well. He was never insulted, no matter how small the role may have been."<ref name=hooks/> He was disciplined in his performances, studying the scripts beforehand. Hooks added: "Phil knew how to listen. And he knew how to look you in the eye, and he knew the power of being able to lay back and let somebody else be funny, and then do the reactions. I think Phil was more of an actor than a comedian."<ref name=hooks/> Film critic [[Pauline Kael]] declared that "Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks on ''Saturday Night Live'' are two of the best comic actors I've ever seen."<ref>{{cite book|page=137|title=Conversations with Pauline Kael|year=1996|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|editor=Brantley, Will|isbn=0-87805-899-0}}</ref>

Writer and acting coach Paul Ryan noted Hartman's work ethic with his impressions. He assembled a collection of video footage of the figure he was preparing to impersonate and watched this continually until he "completely embodied the person". Ryan concluded that "what made [Hartman's impressions] so funny and spot on was Phil's ability to add that perfect touch that only comes from trial and error and practicing in front of audiences and fellow actors."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Art of Comedy: Getting Serious About Being Funny|year=2007|publisher=Watson-Guptill|page=168|isbn=978-0-8230-8467-8|author=Ryan, Paul}}</ref> Hartman described this process as "technical".<ref name=van/> Journalist Lyle V. Harris said Hartman showed a "rare talent for morphing into... anybody he wanted to be".<ref>{{cite news|title=Whatever the role, he made it funny: Phil Hartman 1948–1998|author=Harris, Lyle V.|work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|date=May 30, 1998|page=W11}}</ref>

[[Ken Tucker]] summarized Hartman's comedic style: "He could momentarily fool audiences into thinking he was the straight man, but then he'd cock an eyebrow and give his voice an ironic lilt that delivered a punchline like a fast slider—you barely saw it coming until you started laughing."<ref name="kentucker"/> Hartman claimed that he borrowed his style from actor [[Bill Murray]]: "He's been a great influence on me – when he did that smarmy thing in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', then the same sort of thing in ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]''. I tried to imitate it. I couldn't. I wasn't good enough. But I discovered an element of something else, so in a sick kind of way I made myself a career by doing a bad imitation of another comic."<ref name="jerk"/>

==Personal life==
Hartman married Gretchen Lewis in 1970 and they divorced in September 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Basilan|first=Rebelander|date=May 4, 2020|title=Inside Phil Hartman's All-Too-Brief and Incredibly Tragic Life|url=https://news.amomama.com/206445-phil-hartmans-all-too-brief-incredibly-t.html|access-date=August 30, 2021|website=news.amomama.com|language=en}}</ref> He married real estate agent Lisa Strain in 1982, and their marriage lasted three years. Strain told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine that Hartman was reclusive off screen and "would disappear emotionally ... he'd be in his own world. That passivity made you crazy."<ref name="surface" /> In 1987, Hartman married former model and aspiring actress Brynn Omdahl<!--She took the surname Hartman after her marriage, thus, per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#People_with_the_same_surname, is referred to by name as "Brynn" to distinguish her from "Phil".--> (born Vicki Jo Omdahl, April&nbsp;11, 1958&nbsp;– May&nbsp;28, 1998), having met her on a blind date the previous year.<ref name="bookof" /><ref name="surface" /> They had two children, Sean and Birgen Hartman. The marriage had difficulties; she was reportedly intimidated by his success and was frustrated that she could not find any on her own, although neither party wanted a divorce. She was reported to have been jealous and often verbally or physically abusive, even sending a letter to his ex-wife, threatening to "rip [Strain's] eyes out" if she spoke to him again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/brynn-hartman-5-fast-facts/|title=Brynn Hartman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|first=Valerie|last=Thompson|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=November 8, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108072820/https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/09/brynn-hartman-5-fast-facts/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hartman considered retiring to save the marriage.<ref name="surface" />

Hartman tried to get Brynn acting roles, but she became progressively reliant on alcohol and narcotics, entering [[Drug rehabilitation|rehab]] several times. On multiple occasions, he removed their children from the household to stay with friends or family because of her drug- and alcohol-fueled outbursts.<ref name="bookof" /> Because of his close friendship with ''SNL'' associate [[Jan Hooks]], Brynn "joked" on occasion Hooks and Hartman were married "on some other level".<ref name="hooks">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/06/02/1998-06-02__snl__co-star_remembers_her_.html|title='SNL' Co-Star Remembers Her Hartman|access-date=October 12, 2008|date=June 12, 1998|author=Bianculli, David|work=[[New York Daily News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113044046/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/06/02/1998-06-02__snl__co-star_remembers_her_.html|archive-date=November 13, 2010}}</ref>

[[Stephen Root]], Hartman's ''NewsRadio'' co-star, said few people knew "the real Phil Hartman", as he was "one of those people who never seemed to come out of character", but he nevertheless gave the impression of a family man who cared deeply for his children.<ref name=must>{{cite book|title=The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series|year=2008|author=Snauffer, Douglas|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-3295-0|page=162}}</ref> Hartman befriended [[Joe Rogan]] during his time on ''NewsRadio'' and confided his marital problems to him. Rogan said that he encouraged Hartman to divorce Brynn five times, but "[Hartman] loved his kids and didn't want to leave".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56377185.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204003316/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56377185.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2017|title=Pal urged Hartman to dump 'loser'|first1=Gayle|last1=Fee|first2=Laura|last2=Raposa|date=June 14, 1998|newspaper=The Boston Herald|access-date=February 3, 2016|url-access= }}</ref>

Hartman stated in 1997 that, though a non-practicing Catholic, he displayed a sense of religiousness.<ref name="Rember">{{cite web | title=Rembering Phil Hartman | date=September 2, 2015 | first=Mark | last=Pattison | work=National Catholic Reporter | url=https://www.ncronline.org/books/2017/08/rembering-phil-hartman | access-date=July 20, 2020 | archive-date=July 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720043317/https://www.ncronline.org/books/2017/08/rembering-phil-hartman | url-status=live }}</ref> In his spare time, he enjoyed driving, flying, sailing, marksmanship, and playing the guitar.<ref name="ew" /><ref name="bookof" />

==Murder==
On May 27, 1998, Hartman's wife, Brynn, visited the Italian restaurant [[Buca di Beppo]] in [[Encino, Los Angeles|Encino, California]], with producer and writer [[Christine Zander]], who said she was "in a good frame of mind"; they had drinks. After returning home, Brynn had a "heated" argument with Hartman, after which he went to bed.<ref name="surface"/> She entered his bedroom some time before {{nowrap|3:00 a.m.}} [[Pacific Time Zone|PDT]] on May 28, 1998, and, as he slept, she fatally shot him once between the eyes, once in the throat and once in the upper chest with a [[.38 Special|.38-caliber]] [[Smith & Wesson Model 15]] revolver.<ref name="surface"/> Hartman was 49 years old. Brynn was taking [[Zoloft]], had been drinking alcohol, and had recently used [[cocaine]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9806/08/brynn.hartman.drugged/index.html |title=Coroner: Hartman's wife on drugs, drunk |date=June 8, 1998 |access-date=August 25, 2021 |newspaper=CNN}}</ref>

Brynn then drove to the home of her friend Ron Douglas and confessed to the killing but he did not believe her. They drove back to the house in separate cars and she called another friend and confessed a second time.<ref name="surface"/><ref name="cnn">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9806/02/hartman|title=Police say Hartman's wife told friends about shooting|access-date=June 22, 2007|date=June 2, 1998|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010827080110/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9806/02/hartman/|archive-date=August 27, 2001}}</ref> Upon seeing Hartman's body, Douglas called [[9-1-1]] at {{nowrap|6:20 a.m.}} The [[Los Angeles Police Department]] (LAPD) arrived and escorted Douglas and the Hartmans' two children from the premises, by which time Brynn had locked herself in the bedroom. Shortly afterward, she shot and killed herself with a .38-caliber [[Charter Arms#Products|Charter Arms Undercover]] revolver.<ref name="surface"/><ref name= "death">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman/|title=Phil Hartman, wife die in apparent murder–suicide|access-date=May 25, 2007|date=May 28, 1998|publisher=CNN|archive-date=May 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070511134410/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The LAPD stated Hartman's death was caused by "domestic discord" between the couple.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman.update|title=Police: 'Domestic discord' behind Hartman slayings|access-date=June 22, 2007|date=May 28, 1998|publisher=CNN|archive-date=May 27, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050527013338/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9805/28/hartman.update/|url-status=live}}</ref> A neighbor of the Hartmans told a [[CNN]] reporter that the couple had marital problems. Yet actor [[Steve Guttenberg]] said they had been "a very happy couple and they always had the appearance of being well-balanced".<ref name="death"/>

Brynn's brother, Gregory Omdahl, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in 1999 against both [[Pfizer]], the manufacturer of Zoloft, and his sister's [[psychiatrist]], Arthur Sorosky, who had provided samples of the antidepressant to Brynn.<ref>{{cite news|title=Makers of Antidepressant Sued In Hartman Deaths|date=May 29, 1999|work= [[Times Union (Albany)|The Times Union]]|page=A2}}</ref> Pfizer later settled the lawsuit without an admission of any wrongdoing.<ref name="abc_2019">{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Allie |last2=Gowen |first2=Gwen |last3=Lopez |first3=Ed |title=The man behind the laughter: 'SNL,' 'Simpsons' star Phil Hartman's life off-screen before his violent death |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-laughter-snl-simpsons-star-phil-hartmans-life/story?id=65642867 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |work=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219210846/https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-laughter-snl-simpsons-star-phil-hartmans-life/story?id=65642867 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Hartman's friend and former ''SNL'' colleague [[Jon Lovitz]] has accused Hartman's ''NewsRadio'' co-star [[Andy Dick]] of reintroducing Brynn to cocaine, causing her to relapse and suffer a nervous breakdown. Dick claimed to have known nothing of her condition.<ref name=dick/> Lovitz later said he no longer blamed Dick for Hartman's murder but in 2006, Lovitz claimed Dick had approached him at a restaurant and said, "I put the Phil Hartman hex on you. You're the next one to die." Lovitz then had him ejected from the restaurant.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/story/_a/did-jon-lovitz-pummel-andy-dick/20070718073609990001 |title='Hartman Hex' Led to Lovitz-Dick Dustup |date=July 18, 2007 |access-date=August 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928145321/http://news.aol.com/entertainment/television/story/_a/did-jon-lovitz-pummel-andy-dick/20070718073609990001 |archive-date=September 28, 2010 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref name="king"/> The following year at the [[Laugh Factory]] comedy club in Los Angeles, Lovitz and Dick had another argument with Lovitz slamming Dick's head into the bar.<ref name="king">{{cite interview|last=Lovitz|first=Jon|subject-link=Jon Lovitz|interviewer=[[Larry King]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|location=[[Los Angeles, California]]|date=July 20, 2007|work=Larry King Live|title=Interview}}</ref> Dick asserted he was not at fault in relation to Hartman's death.<ref name=dick>{{cite interview|last=Dick|first=Andy|subject-link=Andy Dick|interviewer=[[Tom Green]]|publisher=TomGreen.com|date=July 23, 2007|work=Tom Green's House Tonight|title=Interview}}</ref>

Brynn's sister Katharine Omdahl and brother-in-law Mike Wright raised the two Hartman children.<ref name="cnn"/> Hartman's will stipulated each child would inherit money over several years after turning 25. The total value of Hartman's estate was estimated at {{nowrap|$1.23 million}}.<ref name="cnn"/> In accordance with their wishes, both Hartman's and Brynn's bodies were [[cremation|cremated]] by [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale|Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary, Glendale, California]], and their ashes were scattered over [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Santa Catalina Island]]'s Emerald Bay. A [[cenotaph]] with Hartman's and Brynn's names was installed at a cemetery in [[Thief River Falls, Minnesota]], where Brynn was born.<ref name="cnn"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9806/05/hartman/index.html|title=Family members hold private memorial for Hartmans|access-date=November 1, 2008|date=June 5, 1998|publisher=CNN|archive-date=August 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829032808/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9806/05/hartman/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Response and legacy===
NBC executive [[Don Ohlmeyer]] stated that Hartman "was blessed with a tremendous gift for creating characters who made people laugh. Everyone who had the pleasure of working with Phil knows that he was a man of tremendous warmth, a true professional and a loyal friend."<ref name="death"/> Guttenberg expressed shock at Hartman's death and [[Steve Martin]] said he was "a deeply funny and very happy person".<ref name="death"/> [[Matt Groening]] called him "a master"<ref name="ew"/> and director [[Joe Dante]] said "He was one of those guys who was a dream to work with. I don't know anybody who didn't like him."<ref name=intel/> Dan Snierson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' concluded that Hartman was "the last person you'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper" and "a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with".<ref name="ew"/> In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked Hartman the 87th greatest television icon of all time,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20152957_20152958_20159463_13,00.html|title=Greatest TV Icons: Nos. 100–51|access-date=December 19, 2007|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011443/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0%2C%2C20152957_20152958_20159463_13%2C00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' named him the top ''Saturday Night Live'' performer of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=3716&imgCollectId=194&src=jb203|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165544/http://maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=3716&imgCollectId=194&src=jb203|archive-date=September 30, 2007|title=The Best Saturday Night Live Performers|access-date=December 19, 2007|work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]}}</ref>

On the day of Hartman's death, rehearsals for ''The Simpsons'' and that night's performance by [[The Groundlings]] were canceled.<ref name="ew"/> The [[NewsRadio season 5|season five]] premiere episode of ''NewsRadio'', "Bill Moves On" (aired September 23, the day before what would have been his 50th birthday) finds Hartman's character, Bill McNeal, has died of a heart attack, while the other characters reminisce about his life. Lovitz joined the show in his place beginning with the next episode.<ref name="finalep"/> An episode that ended a season of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', where Hartman played a flamboyant recurring character who ends up kidnapping Harry was scrapped due to it being a [[cliffhanger]] that would have been resolved in the subsequent season premiere, as well as to show respect for Hartman's death. A special episode of ''Saturday Night Live'' commemorating Hartman's work on the show aired on June 13, 1998, which ended with one of Hartman's performances showing a widow reflecting on her deceased husband played by Hartman.<ref>{{cite news|title=SNL Salutes Hartman|date=June 13, 1998|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|page=3E}}</ref> Rather than substituting another voice actor, the writers of ''The Simpsons'' retired Hartman's characters.<ref name="inter">{{cite interview|last=Groening|first=Matt|subject-link=Matt Groening|interviewer=Terry Gross|title=Fresh Air|work=[[National Public Radio]]|publisher=[[WHYY-FM]]|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4249835|location=Philadelphia|date=December 29, 2004|access-date=November 9, 2008|archive-date=June 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610050752/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4249835|url-status=live}}</ref> His final appearance in the [[The Simpsons (season 10)|tenth season]] episode "[[Bart the Mother]]" is dedicated to him.<ref name="finalep">{{cite news|title=Tributes To A Star And His Voices|date=September 23, 1998|work=The Record|author=Rohan, Virginia|page=Y8}}</ref> ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' was dedicated to Hartman, being his final film to be released in movie theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/163033/Small-Soldiers/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101004902/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/163033/Small-Soldiers/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Bhob Stewart|title=Small Soldiers (1998)|author-link=Bhob Stewart|date=2013|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

Hartman was preparing to voice [[Zapp Brannigan]], a character written specifically for him on Groening's second animated series ''[[Futurama]]'', at the time of his death.<ref name="west"/> Even though the role was specifically made for him, Hartman still insisted on trying out for the role. About a week before his death, he auditioned for Groening and ''Futurama'' executive producer [[David X. Cohen]]. Groening wrote that Hartman "blew us away with his performances".<ref name="simpsons comics">{{ cite comic | writer=Groening, Matt | story =The Bongo Beat: Phil Hartman (1948–1998) | title = [[List of The Simpsons comics#Simpsons Comics|Simpsons Comics]] | issue = 37|url=https://www.simpsonsarchive.com/guides/comics_artists_phil-hartman.html | date = June 1998| publisher =[[Bongo Comics]] | page = | id =}}</ref> After Hartman's death, [[Billy West]] took over the role.<ref name="west"/> Though Cohen credits West with using his own take on the character,<ref>[[David X. Cohen]]; [[Matt Groening]] (2002). Commentary for "[[Love's Labors Lost in Space]]", in ''Futurama: Season 1'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox</ref> West later said that he purposely tweaked Zapp's voice to better match Hartman's intended portrayal.<ref name="west">{{cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2006/06/15/billy-west-the-tv-squad-interview/|title=Billy West: The TV Squad Interview|access-date=September 27, 2014|date=June 15, 2006|author=Keller, Joel|work=[[TV Squad]]|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712175554/http://www.aoltv.com/2006/06/15/billy-west-the-tv-squad-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hartman was planning to appear with Lovitz in the [[indie film]] ''The Day of Swine and Roses,'' scheduled to begin production in August 1998.<ref name="ew"/>

In 2002, Laugh.com and Hartman's brother John published the album ''Flat TV'', a selection of comedy sketches recorded by Hartman in the 1970s, which had been kept in storage. John Hartman commented: "I'm putting this out there because I'm dedicating my life to fulfilling his dreams. This [album] is my brother doing what he loved."<ref>{{cite news|title=Hartman's brother releases posthumous CD|work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|date=December 13, 2002|agency=Associated Press|page=D06}}</ref> ''Flat TV'' was optioned for an animated adaptation by [[Michael "Ffish" Hemschoot]]'s animation company [[Worker Studio]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Erik|title=Phil Hartman's Flat TV lets the late comic performer voice one final cartoon|date=May 8, 2013 |url=https://www.avclub.com/phil-hartman-s-flat-tv-lets-the-late-comic-performer-vo-1798237961|publisher=Onion Inc.|access-date=May 8, 2013|archive-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606185427/http://www.avclub.com/articles/phil-hartmans-flat-tv-lets-the-late-comic-performe%2C97471/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Worker Studio|title=Phil Hartman's Flat TV, Comedy Album In Development as Animated Film at Worker Studio|url=http://www.worker-studio.com/phil-hartmans-flat-tv.html|publisher=Worker Studio LLC|access-date=May 8, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030902/http://www.worker-studio.com/phil-hartmans-flat-tv.html|archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> The deal came about after [[Michael T. Scott]], a partner in the company, posted online a handwritten letter he had received from Hartman in 1997, leading to a correspondence between Scott and Paul Hartmann.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cangialosi|first=Jason|title=From Fan Letter to Feature Film: 'Phil Hartman's Flat TV'|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/from-fan-letter-feature-film-phil-hartmans-flat-12256829.html?cat=49|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=July 29, 2013|date=July 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204054346/http://voices.yahoo.com/from-fan-letter-feature-film-phil-hartmans-flat-12256829.html?cat=49|archive-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref>

A campaign was started on [[Facebook]] by Alex Stevens in 2007, and endorsed by Hartman's brother Paul, to have Phil inducted to [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2616170&auth=SUSAN%20GAMBLE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402185626/http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2616170&auth=SUSAN%20GAMBLE|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2012|title=No star yet for Hartman|author=Gamble, Susan|work=[[Brantford Expositor]]|access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=2731706|title=First Person: A brother's quest to enshrine Phil Hartman on Canada's Walk of Fame|work=[[National Post]]|date=March 26, 2010|access-date=September 18, 2011|author1=Kaplan, Ben|author2=Hartmann, Paul}}{{dead link|date=October 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Among the campaign's numerous publicity events, Ben Miner of the [[Sirius XM Radio]] channel [[Laugh Attack]] dedicated the month of April 2012 to Hartman. The campaign ended in success and Hartman was inducted on September 22, 2012, to the Walk of Fame, with Paul accepting the award on his late brother's behalf. Hartman was also awarded the Cineplex Legends Award.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1213597--phil-hartman-comedian-gets-a-star-on-canada-s-walk-of-fame?bn=1|title=Phil Hartman: Comedian gets a star on Canada's Walk of Fame|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=June 19, 2012|author=Wong, Tony|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417082511/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/06/19/phil_hartman_comedian_gets_a_star_on_canadas_walk_of_fame.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/all/Randy+Bachman+Sarah+McLachlan+Phil+Hartman+stars/7284186/story.html|title=Randy Bachman, Sarah McLachlan, Phil Hartman get stars on Canada's Walk of Fame|author=Patch, Nick|date=September 23, 2012|work=Global News}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In June 2013, it was announced that Hartman would receive a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], which was unveiled on August 26, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/awards/walk-of-fame-announces-2014-honorees-1200500182/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Walk of Fame Announces 2014 Honorees|author=Tepper, Allegra|access-date=August 20, 2014|date=June 20, 2013|archive-date=September 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925050300/http://variety.com/2013/biz/awards/walk-of-fame-announces-2014-honorees-1200500182/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hartman To Get Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame|url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/23/hartman-to-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|access-date=August 26, 2014|publisher=CBS|date=August 23, 2014|archive-date=August 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812113830/http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/08/23/hartman-to-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, a special prize at the [[Canadian Comedy Awards]] was named for Hartman. Beginning with the 13th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2012, the Phil Hartman Award was awarded to "an individual who helps to better the Canadian comedy community".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/cancelled-series-michael-tuesdays-thursdays-leads-canadian-comedy-awards-nominees|title=Cancelled series Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays leads Canadian Comedy Awards nominees|work=[[National Post]]|access-date=June 8, 2012|date=June 7, 2012|last=Phan | first=Rachel|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129202147/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/06/07/cancelled-series-michael-tuesdays-thursdays-leads-canadian-comedy-awards-nominees/|archive-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked Hartman as one of the ten greatest ''Saturday Night Live'' cast members throughout the show's forty-year history, coming in seventh on its list of all 141 members.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/saturday-night-live-all-141-cast-members-ranked-20150211/7-phil-hartman-20150211|title=7. Phil Hartman|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 11, 2015|access-date=August 23, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924225344/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/saturday-night-live-all-141-cast-members-ranked-20150211/7-phil-hartman-20150211|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Film work by Phil Hartman
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1978
!scope="row"| ''[[Stunt Rock]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=74}}
| [[Monique van de Ven|Monique]]'s Assistant
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Gong Show Movie, The"| ''[[The Gong Show Movie]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=75}}
| Man at airport with gun
| Credited as Phil Hartmann
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Cheech & Chong's Next Movie]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=75}}
| Actor being filmed in the background
|
|-
| 1982
!scope="row"| ''[[Pandemonium (1982 film)|Pandemonium]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Phil Hartman - Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/phil_hartman|access-date=June 13, 2021|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|language=en}}</ref>
| Reporter
| Credited as Phil Hartmann
|-
| 1984
!scope="row"| ''[[Weekend Pass]]''<ref>{{Citation|title=Weekend Pass|url=https://mubi.com/films/weekend-pass|work=MUBI|language=en-US|access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref>
| Joe Chicago
|
|-
| 1985
!scope="row"| ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=115}}
| Reporter / Rodeo announcer
| Also co-writer
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1986
!scope="row"| ''[[Last Resort (1986 film)|Last Resort]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| Jean-Michel
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| Fred
| rowspan="2" | Credited as Phil E. Hartmann
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Three Amigos|Three Amigos!]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| Sam
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1987
!scope="row"| ''[[Blind Date (1987 film)|Blind Date]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=135}}
| Ted Davis
|
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Brave Little Toaster, The"| ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=114}}<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Phil Hartman (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Phil-Hartman/ |access-date=November 30, 2023 |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref>
| Hanging lamp (credited), Air conditioner (uncredited)
| rowspan="2" | Voice
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Amazon Women on the Moon]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Baseball announcer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989
!scope="row"| ''[[Fletch Lives]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=147}}
| Bly manager
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[How I Got into College]]''
| Bennedict
|
|-
| 1990
!scope="row"| ''[[Quick Change]]''
| Hal Edison
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1993
!scope="row"| ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Officer Davis
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[CB4]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=176}}
| Virgil Robinson
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Coneheads (film)|Coneheads]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=176}}
| Marlax
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=176}}
| John "Vicky" Johnson
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
!scope="row"| ''[[Greedy (film)|Greedy]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=191}}
| Frank McTeague
|
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Pagemaster, The"| ''[[The Pagemaster]]''<ref name="btva" />
| Tom Morgan
|Voice
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Crazysitter, The"| ''[[The Crazysitter]]''<ref name=":0" />
| The Salesman
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Houseguest]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=201}}
| Gary Young
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Stuart Saves His Family]]''
| Announcer
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
!scope="row"| ''[[Sgt. Bilko (film)|Sgt. Bilko]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| Major Colin Thorn
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Jingle All the Way]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=232}}
| Ted Maltin
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
!scope="row"| ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=235}}<ref name="btva" />
| Jiji
|Voice, Disney English dub; Posthumously released, dedicated in memory
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Small Soldiers]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=233}}
| Phil Fimple
| Posthumously released, dedicated in memory
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night]]''<ref name=":0" />
|Chauncey
|Voice, direct-to-video; Posthumously released (final film role)
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Television work by Phil Hartman
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979
!scope="row"| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=75}}
| Additional voices ||
|-
| 1980
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Six O'Clock Follies, The" | ''The Six O'Clock Follies''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Six O'Clock Follies with Laurence Fishburne & Phil Hartman - Sitcoms Online Photo Galleries|url=https://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/25489/cat/1484|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=www.sitcomsonline.com}}</ref>
| Unnamed role ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Pee-wee Herman Show, The" | ''[[The Pee-wee Herman Show]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=88}}
| [[Captain Carl]] / Monsieur LeCroc || Television special; also writer
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Smurfs, The" | ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=75}}
| rowspan="2" | Additional voices ||
|-
|1982
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Little Rascals, The" | ''[[The Little Rascals (animated TV series)|The Little Rascals]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Pop 'N Rocker Game, The" | ''[[The Pop 'N Rocker Game]]''
| Announcer ||
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Dukes, The" | ''[[The Dukes (TV series)|The Dukes]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| rowspan="4" | Various voices || 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1984
!scope="row" |''[[Challenge of the GoBots]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gencarelli|first=Mike|date=May 14, 2014|title=DVD Review "Challenge of the Gobots: The Series, Volume One"|url=https://mediamikes.com/2014/05/dvd-review-challenge-of-the-gobots-the-series-volume-one/|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=MediaMikes|language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="New Scooby Doo Mysteries, The" | ''[[The New Scooby Doo Mysteries]]''
|
|-
!scope="row" |''[[Pink Panther and Sons]]''
|
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| Newsreader || Episode: "The Legacy of Garwood Huddle"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1985
!scope="row" | ''[[Sara (1985 TV series)|Sara]]''
| Drake|| Episode: "27 Candles"
|-
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, The" | ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=75}}
| Additional voices || Episode: "It's a Wonderful Scoob"
|-
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="Jetsons, The" | ''[[The Jetsons]]''<ref>{{Citation|title=The Jetsons|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-jetsons|work=Metacritic|access-date=August 24, 2021}}</ref>
| School Patrol robots / Executive Vice-president || Voice, episode: "Boy George"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986
!scope="row" | ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=117}}
| Henry Mitchell / George Wilson / Various voices ||
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=118}}
| Captain Carl || 6 episodes
|-
| 1986–1994
!scope="row" | ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Various characters || 155 episodes; also writer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
!scope="row" | ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=135}}
| Captain Frye || Voice, episode: "Scrooge's Pet"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Foofur]]''
| rowspan="3" | Additional voices ||
|-
| 1988
!scope="row" | ''[[Fantastic Max]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1990
!scope="row" | ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures]]''
| Episode: "One Sweet and Sour Chinese Adventure to Go"
|-
!scope="row" | ''On the Television''
| Various characters || Episode: "M. Superior"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[TaleSpin]]''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Ritzen|first=Stacey|date=September 24, 2014|title=All The Times You May Have Seen Or Heard Phil Hartman On TV As A Kid And Not Even Known It|url=https://uproxx.com/tv/all-the-times-you-may-have-seen-or-heard-phil-hartman-on-tv-as-a-kid-and-not-even-known-it/|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=UPROXX|language=en-US}}</ref>
| Ace London || Voice, episode: "Mach One for the Gipper"
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda, The" | ''[[The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda]]''
|Additional voices
|
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Gravedale High]]''
| Billy Headstone || Voice, episode: "Cleo's Pen Pal"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''<ref name=":1" /><ref name="btva" />
| Octavius || Voice, episode: "Whale's Tales"
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1991
!scope="row" | ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''<ref name=":1" />
| Dimitri the Russian Ambassador / TV Reporter || Voice, episode: "Mind Pollution"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Employee of the ABC Moving Company
| Episode: 2800
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Empty Nest]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Episode Guide: Season 3 – Empty Nest TV|url=http://emptynesttv.com/home/episodes/episode-guide/episode-guide-season-3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507031148/http://emptynesttv.com/home/episodes/episode-guide/episode-guide-season-3/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 7, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=Empty Nest TV|language=en-US}}</ref>
| Tim Cornell || Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Paddywhack || Voice, episode: "The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain"
|-
!scope="row" | ''One Special Victory''
| Mike Rutten || Television film
|-
| 1991–1998
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Simpsons, The" | ''[[The Simpsons]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=2}}
| [[Troy McClure]] / [[Lionel Hutz]] / Various others || Voice, 52 episodes<!--ignoring archive footage-->
|-
| 1991–1993
!scope="row" | ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Calaboose Cal || Voice
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
!scope="row" | ''[[Fish Police (TV series)|Fish Police]]''
| Inspector C. Bass || Voice, episode: "A Fish Out of Water"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''
| Phil Diamond || Episode: "Lewis and Son"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Eek! The Cat]]''<ref name=":1" />
| Monkeynaut #1 / Psycho Bunny || Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1993
!scope="row" | ''Daybreak''
| Man in abstinence commercial || Uncredited; Television film
|-
!scope="row" |''[[Droopy, Master Detective]]''
|Additional voices
|
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Animaniacs]]''<ref name=":1" /><ref name="btva" />
| Dan Anchorman || Voice, episode: "Broadcast Nuisance"
|-
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="Twelve Days of Christmas, The" | ''The Twelve Days of Christmas''
| Additional voices || Television film
|-
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="Larry Sanders Show, The" | ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Larry Sanders Show: "The List"/"The Stalker"|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-larry-sanders-show-the-list-the-stalker-1798170481|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=The A.V. Club|date=November 8, 2011 |language=en-us}}</ref>
| Himself || Episode: "The Stalker"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
!scope="row" | ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas/Horton Hears A Who!: Special Edition (1966)|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/grinchhorton.shtml|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=www.dvdmg.com}}</ref>
| Host || TV Short
|-
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="Critic, The" | ''[[The Critic]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Various voices || Episode: "Eyes on the Prize"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1995
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show, The" | ''The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ess|first=Ramsey|date=June 29, 2012|title=Watching Steve Martin and Martin Short Reunite (Again) on 'The Martin Short Show'|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/06/watching-steve-martin-and-martin-short-reunite-again-on-the-martin-short-show.html|access-date=August 24, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref>
| Various characters || Television special
|-
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="John Larroquette Show, The" | ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Otto Friedling || Episode: "A Moveable Feast"
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Ren & Stimpy Show, The"|''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=208}}
|American pig / Sid the Clown
|Voice, 2 episodes: "[[Space Dogged]]", "[[Stimpy's Pet]]"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Night Stand with Dick Dietrick]]''
| Gunther Johann || Episode: "Illegal Alien Star Search"
|-
| 1995–1998
!scope="row" | ''[[NewsRadio]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=209}}
| Bill McNeal || 75 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1996
!scope="row"  data-sort-value="Dana Carvey Show, The" | ''[[The Dana Carvey Show]]''<ref name=":0" />
| [[Larry King]] || Episode: "The Mountain Dew Dana Carvey Show"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Caroline in the City]]''
| Host || Uncredited; Episode: "Caroline and the Letter"
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Seinfeld]]''<ref>''Seinfeld Season 8: Notes About Nothing - "The Package"'' (DVD). [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]. 2007.</ref>
| Man on phone || Episode: "[[The Package (Seinfeld)|The Package]]"; uncredited
|-
!scope="row" | ''Saturday Night Live''<ref name=":0" />
| Himself (host) / various roles || rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
|-
| 1996, 1998
!scope="row" | ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=235}}
| Phillip / Randy 
|-
| 1997
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Second Civil War, The" | ''[[The Second Civil War]]''{{Sfn|Thomas|2014|p=233}}
| [[President of the United States]] || Television film
|-
| 1999
!scope="row" | ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]''<ref name=":0" />
| Game show host || Voice, episode: "The Empress's Nightingale"; Posthumously aired (final appearance)
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Video game work by Phil Hartman
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Voice roles
|-
| 1997
!scope="row"| ''[[The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield|Virtual Springfield]]''
| [[Troy McClure]] <br />[[Lionel Hutz]]
|-
| 1998
!scope="row"| ''[[Blasto (video game)|Blasto]]''
| Captain Blasto<ref name="btva" />
|}

==Theater==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Theater work by Phil Hartman
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
|-
| 1981
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Pee-wee Herman Show, The" | ''[[The Pee-wee Herman Show]]''
| Captain Carl / Monsieur LeCroq
|}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Theme park attractions with Phil Hartman
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Voice roles
|-
|1995
!scope="row"|''[[ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter]]''
|T.O.M. 2000
|-
|1998
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management), The" | ''[[The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)]]''
|Morris
|}

==Discography==

The following is a list of albums for which Hartman designed the covers.

{{incomplete list|date=September 2021}}
'''1974'''
* [[Poco (band)|Poco]], ''[[Seven (Poco album)|Seven]]''
'''1975'''
* [[America (band)|America]], ''[[Hearts (America album)|Hearts]]''
* [[America (band)|America]], ''[[History: America's Greatest Hits]]''
'''1976'''
* [[Silver (band)|Silver]], ''[[Silver (Silver album)|Silver]]''
'''1977'''
* America, ''[[Harbor (America album)|Harbor]]''
* Poco, ''[[Legend (Poco album)|Legend]]''
'''1979'''
* America, ''[[Silent Letter (album)|Silent Letter]]''
'''1980'''
* [[Firesign Theatre]], ''[[Fighting Clowns]]''

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

=== Book sources ===
{{Cite book|last=Thomas|first=Mike|title=You might remember me: the life and times of Phil Hartman|publisher=St. Martin's Press|year=2014|isbn=9781250027962|location=New York}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903223909/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022701 Phil Hartman] at [[Yahoo! Movies]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080325182645/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93625/Phil-Hartman Phil Hartman] at ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/hartman,%20phil_report.pdf Hartman's autopsy and death certificate]
* [http://www.salon.com/2014/09/21/phil_hartmans_final_night_the_tragic_death_of_a_saturday_night_live_genius/ Phil Hartman's final night: The tragic death of a "Saturday Night Live" genius], Mike Thomas, ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'', September 21, 2014
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