what saturday night live actor was killed by his wife
Phil Hartman
Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn Omdahl in 1987 ; the couple had two children together . However , their marriage was fractured , due in part to her drug use . On May 28 , 1998 , Brynn Hartman shot and killed Hartman while he slept in their Encino , Los Angeles home , then killed herself several hours later . In the weeks following his death , Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes . Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly opined that Hartman was `` the last person you 'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper ( ... ) a decidedly regular guy , beloved by everyone he worked with . '' Hartman was posthumously inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame in 2012 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014 . 
Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn Omdahl in 1987 ; the couple had two children together . However , their marriage was fractured , due in part to her drug use . On May 28 , 1998 , Brynn Hartman shot and killed Hartman while he slept in their Encino , Los Angeles home , then killed herself several hours later . In the weeks following his death , Hartman was celebrated in a wave of tributes . Dan Snierson of Entertainment Weekly opined that Hartman was `` the last person you 'd expect to read about in lurid headlines in your morning paper ( ... ) a decidedly regular guy , beloved by everyone he worked with . '' Hartman was posthumously inducted into Canada 's Walk of Fame in 2012 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014 .
Phil Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn Omdahl in 1987.  On May 28 , 1998 , Brynn Hartman shot and killed Hartman while he slept in their Encino , Los Angeles home , then killed herself several hours later .
Hartman had been divorced twice before he married Brynn Omdahl in 1987 ; the couple had two children together . On May 28 , 1998 , Brynn Hartman shot and killed Hartman while he slept in their Encino , Los Angeles home , then killed herself several hours later .