Phil Hartman: 5 Things To Know About The ‘SNL’ Star Shot Dead By His Wife In 1998

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In May of 1998 Hollywood woke up to the horrifying news that beloved comic genius Phil Hartman had been shot dead in his own bed of his Encino, CA home by his wife Brynn, who then took her own life.

He was one of the best comics and impressionists Saturday Night Live ever had in his eight years on the program. Phil was the star of his own sitcom, NBC’s NewsRadio at the time of his tragic death at just 49-years-old.

His life is being examined in the May 1 ABC special The Last Days of Phil Hartman and we’ve got five things to know about him. 1.

Phil was Canadian but grew up in the U.S. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and was one of eight children. He was ten when his family moved to the U.S., first to Maine then to Los Angeles where he