He was the guy who made the spot-on impressions of Frank Sinatra, Bill Clinton, and Ed McMahon on Saturday Night Live. He was the voice that gave life to the washed-up actor Troy McClure and the sleazy lawyer Lionel Hutz on The Simpsons. He was an Emmy-nominated actor who earned the nod for his role as the pompous anchor Bill McNeal on NewsRadio. Phil Hartman was a Canadian living the American dream.
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That is before his wife took it all away. Hartman’s off-screen life was nothing short of heartbreaking. On one fateful day in 1998, his home was met with unspeakable tragedy. This is a look at the brief and tragic life of Phil Hartman, the man who always made us laugh.