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Cause of death

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Should we note Hartman's cause of death (in this case, it's a gunshot wound) in the article's infobox per WP:N? sjones23 (talk - contributions) 00:10, 19 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Lack of pictures

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

For a person so famous and influential I'm surprised at the lack of pictures on his article, especially as it's a Featured Article! Some of his younger years and shows he was in, as well as pictures of his Canada's Walk of Fame and Hollywood Walk of Fame blocks would be really helpful. He is particularly known for his voice acting so there must be some Simpsons archive footage/images of him at a recording studio maybe. Are we allowed to include an audio clip of him talking too? UaMaol (talk) 19:10, 10 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Main image

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Let’s make an article about Phil Hartman, but let’s make the picture not look like him at all and then in the lead let’s not even put that he was in SNL, so that when someone comes to the page they are like who the fuck is this even the right guy? ~2026-19168-96 (talk) 11:52, 28 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

The lead clearly mentions SNL. And if you can find another free-use image of Phil, go right ahead. That image was donated by his brother, so fairly sure he knows what he looks like. Gran² 17:51, 15 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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