The Shocking Death of Phil Hartman

“I’ve succeeded beyond my wildest dreams — financially and the amount of fun I have in my life.” — Phil Hartman

Daisya Spencer
7 min readMay 19, 2023
Photo Credit of Hartman and Chris Farley (R): Looper

Death is always tragic, sad, and surprising, but a celebrity death is that and then some. However unfortunate it is, you can often look at a celebrity who seems to have continuously gone down the wrong path. While it is sad, it is none the more surprising because their addiction or behaviors landed them in death. But, when you have celebrities like Phil Hartman. He was a funny man who seemed like his career was going into a trajectory of success. But then, his life was taken too short and in the most shocking way possible.

Phil’s Early Beginnings and Transition Into Hollywood

Photo Credit: Wikipedia

Phillip Edward Hartmann was born in Ontario on September 24th, 1948, to parents Doris and Rupert Hartmann. Although the family was raised Catholic, finding a loving dynamic within the family of ten was challenging to find, as Hartmann recounted having to find love elsewhere.

The family moved to Maine when he was ten years old before heading to…

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Daisya Spencer

27-year-old lover of true crime, but will occasionally write about anything else that interests me. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DejSpence96