Phil Hartman

In 1989, Phil won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program forSaturday Night Live.

While starring in Saturday Night Live and NewsRadio, Phil appeared in 2 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know campaign. His topics were parental involvement and a teacher tribute.

In 1975 he joined the California-based comedy group "The Groundlings."

Phil attended Redondo Union High School in Los Angeles.

He auditioned for the announcer position on "The Price Is Right" which went to Rod Roddy.

Phil helped to created the character of Pee Wee Herman and was asked to co-write "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," which he did.

Before every "Saturday Night Live" epsisode he was in, he would say the Lord's Prayer to calm himself.

The character of Phillip J. Fry in "Futurama" was named for him.

Phil attended Orville Wright Junior High School and was voted Happy-Go-Lucky Boy by his class.

His comedic idol was Jonathan Winters.

During the taping of the 1998 "NewsRadio" episode where they find out that "Bill McNeal" has died, the cast and crew had to stop film a number of times because they continually broke out in tears.

He died in the same month as Frank Sinatra, whom he had impersonated many times on "Saturday Night Live."

Phil also designed and drew the cover to the Firesign Theatre's 1980 album "The Fighting Clowns."

Phil was born in Canada, but became a U.S. citizen in the early 1990s.

He designed the logo for the band Crosby, Stills, & Nash.

He majored in graphic design at Cal State.

Phil joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1986 and was on the show for 8 seasons.

Phil Hartman did credited voices in 54 episodes of the Simpsons.

According to several commentaries on the DVDs of The Simpsons, Phil Hartman wanted to make a live action movie about the character Troy McClure.

Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)

Phil was a very caring and sensitive person and was described as "very sweet and kind of quiet."

He was shot three times: in the forearm, neck, and head.

Phil had an interesting career in movies, mostly playing supporting characters.

Was one of seven actors to portray the late former U.S. President Ronald Reagan on "Saturday Night Live."

His various Simpson voices include: Troy McClure, Lionel Hutz and others (Season 2 to Season 10).