8 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star Phil Hartman

You probably already known a bit about Saturday Night Live alum Phil Hartman, who was one of the show’s comedic superstars from 1986-94 — including the tragic way he died. But Hartman had quite the life, even if it was cut short when he was murdered in his sleep in 1998 at the age of 49; Hartman had already had multiple careers, had a hand in some unexpected ’80s film classics and may have even designed the logo for one of your favorite bands.

1He was friends with a future Manson girl