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. His first onscreen appearance was in 1978's Stunt Rock, an Australian film directed in Los Angeles by Brian Trenchard-Smith. While watching one of their performances, he impulsively decided to climb on stage and join the cast. 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. Working alone as a graphic artist, Hartman frequently amused himself with "flights of voice fantasies". In the late 1970s, he made his first television appearance on an episode of The Dating Game, where he won.Ĭareer Early career (1975–1985) He developed and operated his own graphic art business, creating more than 40 album covers for bands including Poco and America, as well as advertising and the logo for Crosby, Stills & Nash. He returned to school in 1972 to study graphic arts at California State University, Northridge. After graduating, he studied art at Santa Monica City College, dropping out in 1969 to become a roadie with a rock band. They first lived in Lewiston, Maine, then Meriden, Connecticut, and then on the West Coast, where he attended Westchester High School and frequently acted as the class clown. Hartman was ten when his family moved to the United States. 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." He was the fourth of eight children of Doris Marguerite ( née Wardell July 17, 1919 – April 15, 2001) and Rupert Loebig Hartmann (November 8, 1914 – April 30, 1998), who sold building materials. Hartman was born Philip Edward Hartmann (later dropping one "n") on September 24, 1948, in Brantford, Ontario. Hartman designed album covers for bands such as Poco. He was posthumously inducted into the Canada and Hollywood Walks of Fame in 20. a decidedly regular guy, beloved by everyone he worked with". 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. In the weeks following his murder, Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes. In 1998, while Hartman was sleeping in his bed, his wife shot and killed him, and later committed suicide. Their marriage was troubled due to Brynn's drug use and domestic violence against Hartman, who was frequently absent from home. Bilko, Jingle All the Way, and Small Soldiers.Īfter two divorces, Hartman married Brynn Omdahl in 1987, with whom he had two children. He also voiced various characters on The Simpsons, and had minor roles in the films Houseguest, Sgt. In 1995, he starred as Bill McNeal in the sitcom NewsRadio after declining to return to SNL.
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.
In 1986, Hartman joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live ( SNL) as a cast member, and stayed for eight seasons until 1994. 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 1975, he joined the comedy group The Groundlings, where he helped Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands including Poco and America. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and his family moved to the United States when he was ten years old. Philip Edward Hartman ( né Hartmann September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic designer.
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