Phil Hartman’s Hollywood Nightmare

September 4, 2025 | J.D. Blackwell

Phil Hartman’s Hollywood Nightmare

Everyone seems to have a favorite Phil Hartman character. After all, there are so many to choose from: SNL’s Anal Retentive Chef, The Simpsons’ Troy McClure, or even morally reprehensible Bill McNeal from NewsRadio. What we don’t want to think about is Hartman’s sad and untimely end. It seemed to come quite randomly, and as if out of nowhere. But did it really? Let’s follow the facts and see how, with one quick decision, Hartman’s life suddenly seemed destined for a tragic and gruesome conclusion.

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