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'''Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman''' was a Canadian-American actor and comedian, who was the original voice of [[Zapp Brannigan]]. During the 1990s, Phil Hartman was a semi-regular performer on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and gained an extremely positive reputation among the cast and crew; so when [[Matt Groening]] was developing the characters for ''[[Futurama]]'', Zapp was created | '''Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman''' was a Canadian-American actor and comedian, who was the original voice of [[Zapp Brannigan]]. During the 1990s, Phil Hartman was a semi-regular performer on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and gained an extremely positive reputation among the cast and crew; so when [[Matt Groening]] was developing the characters for ''[[Futurama]]'', Zapp was created specifically for him to voice.<ref name="mg-commentary"> {{cite commentary |speaker={{n|Groening|Matt}} |episode=Love's Labours Lost in Space |volume=One |disc=1 |quote==The part of Zapp Brannigan was originally meant for Phil Hartman and we knew how great he was, we said "you don't have to come and audition", but he said no, he wanted to, and he came in and of course he nailed the part and he was ready to go and then, you know, he was killed just a couple of weeks later. And you know, it was incredible sad to see this guy, when he came in, so full of life, so much fun. And I don't think I've ever seen an actor enjoy himself as much as Phil Hartman did, not only his own work, but obviously the people who he was playing with.}}</ref> But Matt Groening says that Hartman insisted on auditioning for Zapp’s voice anyway and “he came in, and of course he nailed the part”.<ref name = mg-commentary/> Tragically, Phil Hartman was murdered on May 28, 1998 by his wife Brynn at age 49, just a few weeks after the audition. No dialogue had been recorded, and so the part was given to [[Billy West]]. In tribute, Zapp’s voice was modeled in the same style that Phil Hartman had intended for the character, and [[Philip J. Fry]] gained his first name in honor of Hartman.<ref name="tv-squad" {{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/15/Billy-west-the-tv-squad-interview/ |title=Billy West: The TV Squad Interview |publisher=TVSquad.com |author=Keller, Joel |date=June 15, 2006 |accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:27, 4 March 2011
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Profession | Actor Comedian |
Born | 24 September 1948 |
IMDB profile | nm0367005 |
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Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman was a Canadian-American actor and comedian, who was the original voice of Zapp Brannigan. During the 1990s, Phil Hartman was a semi-regular performer on The Simpsons and gained an extremely positive reputation among the cast and crew; so when Matt Groening was developing the characters for Futurama, Zapp was created specifically for him to voice.[1] But Matt Groening says that Hartman insisted on auditioning for Zapp’s voice anyway and “he came in, and of course he nailed the part”.[1] Tragically, Phil Hartman was murdered on May 28, 1998 by his wife Brynn at age 49, just a few weeks after the audition. No dialogue had been recorded, and so the part was given to Billy West. In tribute, Zapp’s voice was modeled in the same style that Phil Hartman had intended for the character, and Philip J. Fry gained his first name in honor of Hartman.<ref name="tv-squad" {{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/15/Billy-west-the-tv-squad-interview/ |title=Billy West: The TV Squad Interview |publisher=TVSquad.com |author=Keller, Joel |date=June 15, 2006 |accessdate=March 3, 2011}}</ref>
External links
- Phil Hartman at Wikisimpsons
- ^ a b "=The part of Zapp Brannigan was originally meant for Phil Hartman and we knew how great he was, we said "you don't have to come and audition", but he said no, he wanted to, and he came in and of course he nailed the part and he was ready to go and then, you know, he was killed just a couple of weeks later. And you know, it was incredible sad to see this guy, when he came in, so full of life, so much fun. And I don't think I've ever seen an actor enjoy himself as much as Phil Hartman did, not only his own work, but obviously the people who he was playing with." — Groening, Matt (Transcript)
Groening, Matt. Commentary for "Love's Labours Lost in Space" on Volume One, disc 1.