The one thing I could do was voices and impersonations and weird characters, and there was really no call for that, except on Saturday Night Live. Phil Hartman callcharacterimpersonation Change image and share on social
I found the writing arena to be much less competitive. Phil Hartman arenacompetitivefind Change image and share on social
Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown. Phil Hartman classclownhigh Change image and share on social
I think my most famous was 'Poco's Legend.' It's a white album with a simple line drawing of a horse. It almost has a Picasso feel to it. I remember that Rusty Young, the lead singer of the band, said, 'I want you to draw a horse for the song 'Legend,' which is about a phantom spirit horse. I want you to do it in several lines.' Phil Hartman albumbanddraw share on social
My brothers and sisters and I spoke in a language called Egg Latin. In the early '50s in Canada, this became a fad way of talking among certain people. It's based on the concept that in every syllable before the vowel and after the preceding constant you insert the word 'egg.' So, my name Phil would be 'Pegghil.' Phil Hartman 50sbasebrother share on social