Actor, Comedian, Graphic Artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, he was the fourth of eight children. He relocated from Canada to the United States at the age of ten, living in Lewiston, Maine; Meriden, Connecticut; and Southern California. He described himself as a class clown. Graduating from California State University at Northridge, he joined the comedy group "The Groundlings" in 1975. He co-wrote the feature film, "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" in 1985 with a fellow Groundling, Paul Reubens. He also worked as a graphic artist, designing album covers for Poco's albums "Seven" in 1974 and "Legend" in 1978, Steely Dan's "Aja" in 1977, and three albums by the band America: "History: America's Greatest Hits" in 1975, "Harbor" in 1977, and "Silent Letter" in 1979, as well as the logo for Crosby, Stills & Nash. He joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 1986, and stayed for eight seasons. His nickname on SNL was "Glue" due to his ability to hold the sketches together. From 1991 to 1998, he provided the voices for 'Lionel Hutz' and 'Troy McClure' in the Fox animated television series, "The Simpsons," and supplied his vocal talents to 'Mr. George Wilson' in season one of the "Dennis the Menace" animated series from 1986 to 1987. He left SNL in 1994 for a role in the ensemble comedy "NewsRadio" from 1995 to 1999, in which he played radio newsman 'Bill McNeal.' He also appeared in several feature films, including: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Three Amigos!" both in 1986, "Blind Date" and "The Brave Little Toaster" both in 1987, "Kiki's Delivery Service" in 1989, "Quick Change" in 1990, "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1," "Coneheads" and "So I Married an Axe Murderer" all in 1993, "Greedy" and "The Pagemaster" both in 1994, "Houseguest" in 1995, "Sgt. Bilko" and "Jingle All the Way" both in 1996 and "Small Soldiers" in 1998. On May 28, 1998, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a 6:20 AM 911 call at Hartman's home in Encino, California, reporting shots being fired. Hartman's wife, Brynn, had barricaded herself in the master bedroom where she had allegedly murdered her husband, shooting him hours earlier while he slept. The couple's two young children were evacuated from the house by police. At that point, his wife then shot and killed herself. Toxicology testing later showed she had a blood alcohol level of approximately .12 % as well as evidence of cocaine and anti-depressants. It had been his third marriage, and reportedly, the marriage had been tumultuous. After Hartman's death, "The Simpsons" retired his characters rather than find a replacement voice actor. "NewsRadio" produced a special episode in which the cast sincerely mourned him via the death of Hartman's character, 'Bill McNeal.' He was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of 'McNeal.' His cremated remains were scattered over Santa Catalina Island's Emerald Bay. On September 22, 2012, he posthumously received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. In August of 2014, he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to television, located at 6600 Hollywood Blvd.