Photo: Paul Hartmann / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Phil Hartman was a comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer, born on September 24, 1948 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Phil Hartman died on May 28, 1998, aged 49. Schooling on record includes Redondo Union High School and California State University, Northridge. Awards on record include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1989), Canada's Walk of Fame (2012) and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2014).
My Take
Phil Hartman is my favorite kind of comedian: the one who makes everyone else funnier. His Saturday Night Live colleagues called him the glue, and that nickname says everything about a performer whose ego never got in the way of the sketch. I love that he started as a graphic designer making album covers; you can feel that craftsman's discipline in how precisely he built every character he voiced and played. His death in 1998 remains one of comedy's most painful losses, but what endures is the lesson he embodied, that generosity rather than spotlight-hunger is what makes comic talent immortal.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Phil Hartman
- Name (Japanese)
- フィル・ハートマン
- Reading
- ふぃる・はーとまん
- Born
- September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998
- Origin
- Brantford, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- comedian / screenwriter / graphic designer / voice actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
2. Background
- High school
- Redondo Union High School
- University
- California State University, Northridge
Awards & achievements
- 1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- 2012 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2014 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Phil Hartman born?
Born September 24, 1948.
When did Phil Hartman die?
Died May 28, 1998, aged 49.
Where was Phil Hartman from?
Phil Hartman was from Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
What did Phil Hartman do?
Phil Hartman worked as comedian, screenwriter, graphic designer, voice actor, television actor.
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