Hartman was fatally shot by his wife Brynn Omdahl on May 28, 1998, before she died by suicide hours later. The tragedy that unfolded inside the their home in Encino, California, came as a shock to the public. Beloved by his fans and colleagues, Hartman was 49 and riding high in his career at the time of his death – having become famous as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and voicing multiple characters on “The Simpsons.
An introverted former graphic designer, Hartman was discovered when he got invited to join the Groundlings improv group after wowing the crowd when they asked for volunteers from the audience. As skilled as he was on stage, Hartman also craved quiet. “My sense of Phil was that he was really two people,” his second wife, Lisa Jarvis, told ABC after Hartman’s death. “He was the guy who wanted to draw and write and think and create and come up with ideas.
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