{"id":1671,"date":"2025-05-24T02:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T02:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/captainnews.info\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2025-05-24T02:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T02:12:37","slug":"how-did-phil-hartman-die-inside-his-murder-at-the-hands-of-his-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/captainnews.info\/?p=1671","title":{"rendered":"How Did Phil Hartman Die? Inside His Murder At The Hands Of His Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"dek\">When comedian Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife Brynn on May 28, 1998, America was devastated \u2014 but his friends had seen the warning signs for years.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dropcaps\">On May 28, 1998, Phil Hartman died at the age of just 49 \u2014 when his wife\u00a0Brynn Omdahl Hartman\u00a0murdered him inside their Los Angeles home before killing herself. America was shocked to see the headlines about how Phil Hartman\u2019s wife shot him dead in a grisly murder-suicide.<\/p>\n<p>However, to friends who\u2019d known the couple for years, Phil Hartman\u2019s death was a long time in the making.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_474824\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-474824 post-img-landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/phil-hartman-death.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/phil-hartman-death.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/phil-hartman-death-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/phil-hartman-death-768x529.jpeg 768w\" alt=\"Phil Hartman Death\" width=\"900\" height=\"620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474824\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-474824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">Phil Hartman died on May 28, 1998, when he was shot by his wife Brynn Omdahl Hartman inside their Los Angeles home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, Hartman was celebrated as one of the funniest comedians in America, thanks to his work on hits like\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Simpsons<\/em>. And while many comedians have been known for the dark personal lives lurking behind their humorous onscreen presence, Phil Hartman\u2019s story ultimately proved to be especially tragic.<\/p>\n<p>This is the haunting story behind the death of Phil Hartman.<\/p>\n<h2>Phil Hartman\u2019s First Forays Into Comedy<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_260454\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-260454 post-img-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-768x937.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Phil Hartman\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-260454\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-260454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">Actor and Comedian Phil Hartman poses for a portrait in circa 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Born in September of 1948 in Ontario, Canada, Phil Hartman was the fourth of eight children in a devout Catholic family. Yet with so many siblings vying for their parent\u2019s love, Hartman found it difficult to earn attention and affection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suppose I didn\u2019t get what I wanted out of my family life,\u201d Hartman said, \u201cso I started seeking love and attention elsewhere.\u201d This need for attention undoubtedly spurred the young Hartman towards acting out in school, and after the Hartman family moved to the United States when Hartman was 10 years old, he began to earn a reputation for being a class clown.<\/p>\n<p>Hartman would eventually go on to study graphic arts at California State University which ultimately afforded him the opportunity to open his own graphic design company. His company was successful, with Hartman\u2019s business helping to create over 40 album covers for various bands including Poco, America, as well as the logo for Crosby, Stills, and Nash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pbh-lazy-inline pbh_inline\" data-loader=\"revLoader\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1748051811321-1\" data-google-query-id=\"CNm-hvaCu40DFZhHnQkdOqMuHw\">\n<p>It was during his time working in graphic design that Phil Hartman finally discovered a passion for comedy when, in 1975, he began attending classes with the comedy group The Groundlings. In\u00a0a 2014\u00a0<em>New Yorker<\/em>\u00a0article\u00a0highlighting the Phil Hartman biography by Mike Thomas entitled\u00a0<em>You Might Remember Me<\/em>, Hartman is rightfully remembered for the almost immediate way he took to performing comedy:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAs Thomas tells it, Hartman was instantly good, a performer whose \u2018utter commitment begat brilliance,\u2019 an indispensable \u2018utility player\u2019 who could be \u2018counted on in all scenarios.\u2019 Comedic actor Jon Lovitz, also a Groundling at this time, considered Hartman a \u2018big star,\u2019 someone who could be told to play a shoe salesman and deliver something jaw-dropping: \u2018Whatever he was going to imagine or say was nothing you could imagine or think of \u2026 He could do any voice, play any character, make his face look different without makeup. He was king of the Groundlings.&#8217;\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>How Phil Hartman Met His Wife Brynn Omdahl<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_261493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261493 post-img-landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-in-the-groundlings.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-in-the-groundlings.jpg 900w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-in-the-groundlings-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-in-the-groundlings-768x510.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Phil Hartman In The Groundlings\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261493\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-261493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Ann Summa\/Getty Images<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">Phil Hartman In \u201cThe Groundlings.\u201d Los Angeles. May 1984.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to his undeniable charisma and talent, Phil Hartman began to garner more praise and work. Voice work and small roles in films began to come in as well. Hartman even assisted fellow Groundling Paul Reubens to develop his now-iconic Pee-wee Herman character. It was then in 1985 that Phil Harman met Brynn Omdahl, the woman who would become his third wife and, ultimately, his killer. Tragically, the seeds of Phil Hartman\u2019s death were sewn long before the horrific event itself actually occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The two met at a party. Omdahl was sober at the time despite the fact that she had had a sordid history with drugs and alcohol. In\u00a0<em>You Might Remember Me<\/em>, Mike Thomas explains that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen Phil met Brynn, he may well have been at his most vulnerable state in years\u2014his second marriage\u2019s ending had shaken him, and his performing career wasn\u2019t taking off. Omdahl was strikingly beautiful, and the affections of a statuesque blonde may have bolstered Hartman\u2019s deflated self-image. But their relationship was bumpy from the get-go.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, Hartman pressed forward with his comedy career. After working with Reubens on the hit film\u00a0<em>Pee-Wee\u2019s Big Adventure<\/em>, he was hired as both a writer and performer at\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0in 1986 \u2014 alongside some of the show\u2019s most high-profile performers such as Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon, and Jan Hooks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pbh-lazy-inline pbh_inline\" data-loader=\"revLoader\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1748051811321-3\" data-google-query-id=\"CLCHoPyCu40DFWNGnQkdGX8Lgg\">\n<p>During Phil Hartman\u2019s tenure at the show, he created some of the program\u2019s most beloved characters and perfected some of his most uncanny impressions. From his abrasive Frank Sinatra to his wonderfully silly Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, Hartman had a knack for playing seedy or self-important characters who, despite their egos, were still lovable and fun to watch.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990, on the heels of his successful performances on\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>, Phil Hartman began to play various roles in another classic television show:\u00a0<em>The Simpsons<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Staying true to his wheelhouse of playing wonderfully self-absorbed or slimy characters, Hartman originated the roles of Lionel Hutz, the second-rate lawyer; Troy McClure, the C-list Hollywood actor; and Lyle Lanley, the charming con-man from the universally praised Conan O\u2019Brien-penned episode\u00a0<em>Marge Vs The Monorail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Brynn Hartman\u2019s Erratic Behavior Before The Murder Of Phil Hartman<\/h2>\n<p>By the time Phil Hartman left\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0in 1994, there was no denying the fact that the tone of the show had begun to change thanks in part to the arrival of new cast members with particularly silly and absurd sensibilities like Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly 10 years in New York with the sketch comedy show, Hartman, his wife, and their two children moved back to California where Hartman was able to focus on his latest project, an ensemble comedy show called\u00a0<em>NewsRadio<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, Hartman once again got to do what he did best \u2014 play a smug but endearing radio announcer named Bill McNeal. The show was smartly written and a critical and commercial success, running for five seasons \u2014 four of which included Hartman.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261496 post-img-landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hartman-with-season-18-cast-of-s-n-l.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hartman-with-season-18-cast-of-s-n-l.jpg 900w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hartman-with-season-18-cast-of-s-n-l-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hartman-with-season-18-cast-of-s-n-l-768x506.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Murder Of Phil Hartman\" width=\"900\" height=\"593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261496\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-261496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Al Levine\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal\/Getty Images<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">Season 18 Press Conference \u2013 Pictured: (back row l-r) Adam Sandler, David Spade, Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman, Tim Meadows (2nd row) Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey, Rob Schneider (front row l-r) Chris Farley, Al Franken, Melanie Hutshell. September 24, 1992.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After making the move back to California, Brynn Omdahl began to struggle once again with substance abuse, a factor that eventually figured heavily into Phil Hartman\u2019s death. The two were known to fight and threats were sometimes made and friends and family of Hartman were often not shy about the fact that they found Omdahl to be an unsettling presence.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987 when Hartman had confided in his friend and fellow Groundlings performer, Cassandra Peterson, that he planned on proposing to Brynn Omdahl, Peterson reportedly exclaimed \u201cOh god, no!\u201d Peterson was then asked to leave Hartman\u2019s office and the two did not speak again for years. Recalling the incident, Peterson said; \u201cIt\u2019s the first time \u2014 and, I think, last time \u2014 I ever saw him angry.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_261497\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261497 post-img-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-and-brynn-hartman-in-1998.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-and-brynn-hartman-in-1998.jpg 600w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-and-brynn-hartman-in-1998-203x300.jpg 203w\" alt=\"Phil And Wife Brynn Hartman\" width=\"600\" height=\"885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261497\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-261497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">Phil Hartman and his wife Brynn Omdahl Hartman at an HBO event in 1998.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to Cassandra Peterson\u2019s strong feelings about Omdahl \u2014 now Brynn Hartman after they wed in 1987 \u2014 Hartman\u2019s second wife, Lisa Strain, had her own run-ins with Hartman\u2019s third wife.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that Strain and Hartman had divorced, the two remained close friends; but when Strain had sent the Hartmans a congratulations card after the birth of their son Sean, Lisa Strain was not met with a thank you, but rather a death threat from Brynn Hartman.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1990s as the Hartmans\u2019 relationship began to deteriorate and Brynn Hartman spiraled deeper into the depths of substance abuse, friends and family had no idea about the violence that was about to erupt, culminating in Phil Hartman\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Both Hartmans kept guns in their home and, oftentimes, Brynn Hartman would pick fights before bed. Phil Hartman developed a routine where he would pretend to be asleep as a way to avoid his wife\u2019s abuse and her manic behavior.<\/p>\n<h2>How Did Phil Hartman Die?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_261498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-261498 post-img-landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-murder-crime-scene.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-murder-crime-scene.jpg 900w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-murder-crime-scene-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/phil-hartman-murder-crime-scene-768x518.jpg 768w\" alt=\"How Did Phil Hartman Die\" width=\"900\" height=\"607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261498\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-261498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">John Chapple\/OnlineUSA\/Getty Images<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">A Coroner\u2019s van transports the bodies of Phil Hartman and his wife from their home. Encino, California. May 28, 1998.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the night of May 27th, 1998, Brynn Hartman had gone to dinner with a friend who had later said that she had been in \u201ca good frame of mind\u201d. After she returned home, Brynn is said to have argued with Hartman.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Hartman was angry with his wife for a previous incident where she had hit their daughter while she was under the influence of alcohol and Hartman had threatened to leave his wife if she began to use drugs again or caused further harm to their children. Hartman then went to bed.<\/p>\n<p>It was then sometime before 3:00 AM that Brynn Hartman entered the bedroom where Hartman slept and shot him between the eyes, in the throat, and in the chest. She was intoxicated and had just snorted cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>In a state of shock, Brynn Hartman quickly left the house and drove to visit a friend, Ron Douglas, where she confessed to the killing. Possibly due to the fact that Brynn Hartman was prone to dramatic and manic outbursts, her friend did not initially believe her admission.<\/p>\n<p>The two drove back to Hartman\u2019s house and upon seeing Hartman lying shot to death in the couple\u2019s bed, Douglas called 911. By the time the authorities arrived, Brynn Hartman had barricaded herself in the bedroom where she then took her own life with the same gun she had used earlier to kill her husband.<\/p>\n<p>The couple\u2019s two children were escorted from the home and were later raised by family members. As news spread of the shocking murder-suicide, tributes began to roll in from all around the show business world. Rehearsals for\u00a0<em>The Simpsons<\/em>\u00a0were canceled for the day as well as performances from The Groundlings.<\/p>\n<p>His character on\u00a0<em>NewsRadio<\/em>\u00a0was said to have suffered a heart attack, and Hartman\u2019s longtime friend and former SNL colleague Jon Lovitz filled in for him during the show\u2019s fifth and final season.<\/p>\n<h2>The Sad Legacy Of Phil Hartman\u2019s Death<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of his passing, NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer said that Hartman \u201cwas blessed with a tremendous gift for creating characters that made people laugh. Everyone who had the pleasure of working with Phil knows that he was a man of tremendous warmth, a true professional and a loyal friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others who commented on Phil Hartman\u2019s death included Steve Martin,\u00a0<em>The Simpsons<\/em>\u00a0creator Matt Groening, and many more. In the years since Phil Hartman\u2019s death, he has consistently been named one of the all-time great performers in\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0storied history.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_474825\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-474825 post-img-landscape\" src=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/death-of-phil-hartman.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/death-of-phil-hartman.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/death-of-phil-hartman-300x225.jpeg 300w\" alt=\"Death Of Phil Hartman\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474825\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-474825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Find a Grave<\/span><span class=\"caption-body\">Phil Hartman and his wife Brynn are buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls, Minnesota.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like many stars of the long-running sketch show before him, Hartman had joined the sad but revered ranks of stars who were gone too soon, such as John Belushi, Gilda Radner, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/allthatsinteresting.com\/chris-farley-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Farley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And while Hartman\u2019s career came to an abrupt and unfair end, his legacy continues to live on and inspire. It took a rare and unique talent such as Hartman\u2019s to turn smarmy characters into much loved cultural icons, and it was a rare and unique person who could take fame in stride and continue to be kind, warm, and gentle. Phil Hartman could, and did, do both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When comedian Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife Brynn on May 28, 1998, America was devastated \u2014 but his friends had seen the warning signs for years. On May 28, 1998, Phil Hartman died at the age of just 49 \u2014 when his wife\u00a0Brynn Omdahl Hartman\u00a0murdered him inside their Los Angeles home before killing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-true-crime"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Did Phil Hartman Die? 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