{"id":6353,"date":"2019-09-13T19:05:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T00:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=6353"},"modified":"2019-09-13T19:05:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T00:05:45","slug":"abc-news-special-the-last-days-of-phil-hartman-airs-thursday-september-19-on-abc-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/13\/abc-news-special-the-last-days-of-phil-hartman-airs-thursday-september-19-on-abc-video\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Special: &#8220;The Last Days of Phil Hartman&#8221; airs Thursday, September 19 on ABC [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6354\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/phil-hartman-9-13-2019-05154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/phil-hartman-9-13-2019-05154.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/phil-hartman-9-13-2019-05154-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/phil-hartman-9-13-2019-05154-260x147.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/phil-hartman-9-13-2019-05154-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>ABC News presents a two-hour television event on the life and tragic death of legendary actor Phil Hartman, killed by his wife, Brynn Hartman, airing Thursday, September 19. The prime-time news special features an exclusive interview With Brynn&#8217;s brother, Gregory Omdahl and never-before-seen interview with Phil and exclusive Hartman family home videos. <strong><em>&#8216;The Last Days of Phil Hartman.&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/embed?id=65522216\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Phil Hartman is best known for his iconic impersonations of Bill Clinton in countless &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8221; skits, voicing Troy McClure on &#8220;<em>The Simpsons<\/em>&#8221; and starring in the sitcom &#8220;<em>NewsRadio<\/em>.&#8221; Despite his professional success, Hartman&#8217;s personal life was far from perfect. In the early hours of May 28, 1998, Phil&#8217;s wife, Brynn, fatally shot him before she died by suicide.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1045444358\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, over 20 years after their deaths, a two-hour ABC News television event details Phil&#8217;s life, legacy and tragic murder. The news special features an exclusive interview with Gregory Omdahl, Brynn&#8217;s brother, speaking out to set the record straight about his sister; exclusive Hartman family home videos that give a rare look into the lives of one of Hollywood&#8217;s most intriguing couples; and a never-before-seen interview with Phil.<\/p>\n<p>The news special includes interviews with Julia Sweeney, Phil&#8217;s co-star on &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8220;; Andy Dick and Vicki Lewis, Phil&#8217;s co-stars on &#8220;<em>NewsRadio<\/em>&#8220;; Robert Morton, former executive producer of &#8220;<em>Late Night with David Letterman<\/em>,&#8221; on which Phil frequently appeared as a guest; former Los Angeles Police Sergeant Daniel Carnahan and Lieutenant Anthony Alba, some of the first officers on the crime scene; Lisa Jarvis, Phil&#8217;s second wife; Britt Marin, Phil&#8217;s close friend; Mike Scully, former executive producer on &#8220;<em>The Simpsons<\/em>&#8220;; and Al Jean, &#8220;<em>The Simpsons<\/em>&#8221; current executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>Friends say Brynn was a wonderful and loving mother, but as Phil&#8217;s fame rose, the couple&#8217;s marriage became rocky. Brynn&#8217;s brother acknowledges she struggled with an addiction to cocaine and spent time in rehab. Phil&#8217;s friends say he told them the two frequently fought, and a confidant of Phil&#8217;s claims he said Brynn needed to be restrained on occasion. Brynn&#8217;s friends say her frustration stemmed from Phil&#8217;s demanding work schedule, his failure to spend more of his downtime with her and their children, and his disinterest in her career aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>After 10 years of marriage and two children together, Brynn shot Phil three times and drove to her friend Ron Douglas&#8217; house, where she confessed to the murder. Ron initially didn&#8217;t believe her, but when he arrived at the Hartman home with Brynn to check, he discovered Phil&#8217;s body and called 911. Brynn locked herself in the bedroom and made one final call to her sister before dying by suicide. 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