{"id":75729,"date":"2025-12-25T00:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/the-simpsons-star-shot-to-death-in-his-sleep-by-wife-celebrity-news-entertainment\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T00:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T03:13:14","slug":"the-simpsons-star-shot-to-death-in-his-sleep-by-wife-celebrity-news-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/the-simpsons-star-shot-to-death-in-his-sleep-by-wife-celebrity-news-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Simpsons star shot to death in his sleep by wife &#8211; Celebrity News &#8211; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><picture><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488355.avif?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488355.webp?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488355.jpg?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488355.avif?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488355.webp?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488355.jpg?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488355.avif?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488355.webp?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488355.jpg?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488355.avif?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488355.webp?r=1766597458339\" media=\"screen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488355.jpg?r=1766597458339\" alt=\"An individual dressed formally, wearing a black suit and a white shirt, is smiling and appears to be engaged in conversation at \" title=\"An individual dressed formally, wearing a black suit and a white shirt, is smiling and appears to be engaged in conversation at \" width=\"590\" height=\"885\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Phil Hartman was killed in 1998 <span class=\"caption\">(Image: AP)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>The globe was left stunned in 1998 when devastating news emerged that Phil Hartman had been murdered at just 49 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/saturday-night-live\"> Saturday Night Live<\/a> comedian, who was also known for lending his voice to various <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/the-simpsons\">Simpsons<\/a> characters, was gunned down while sleeping by his spouse, Brynn, who subsequently ended her own life shortly after the killing.<\/p>\n<p>During the <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/true-crime\">tragic incident<\/a>, the couple&#8217;s two young children, Sean, then 9, and Birgen, then 6, were sound asleep in their rooms.<\/p>\n<p>Phil&#8217;s wife of 10 years fired three shots at her husband using his. 38 caliber handgun.<\/p>\n<p>He was struck at point-blank range twice in the head and once in his right side, succumbing immediately to the gunshot wounds, reports the <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/phil-hartman-death-wife-shot-1580120\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mirror US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><picture><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488358.avif?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488358.webp?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488358.jpg?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488358.avif?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488358.webp?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488358.jpg?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488358.avif?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488358.webp?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488358.jpg?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488358.avif?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488358.webp?r=1766597458354\" media=\"screen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488358.jpg?r=1766597458354\" alt=\"Phil Hartman &amp; Wife (Photo by Steve Granitz\/WireImage)\" title=\"Phil Hartman &amp; Wife (Photo by Steve Granitz\/WireImage)\" width=\"590\" height=\"982\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Phil and Brynn were married for 10 years <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Steve Granitz, WireImagevia Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>On the night of May 27, 1998, Brynn had spent the evening with her friend, television producer Christine Zander.<\/p>\n<p>Christine revealed the pair &#8220;didn&#8217;t talk about any problems&#8221; and had even arranged to meet again the following weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Upon Brynn&#8217;s return home, she allegedly became embroiled in an argument with her husband, believed to center around Brynn&#8217;s substance abuse issues.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Small, a close friend of Phil&#8217;s, later revealed that the entertainer had made it crystal clear that if she resumed using drugs, he would end their marriage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DON&#8217;T MISS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/movies\/193853\/netflix-crime-documentary-murder-monaco\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Inside Netflix's new murder documentary Murder in Monaco\">Inside Netflix&#8217;s new murder documentary Murder in Monaco<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/tv\/190425\/the-wire-apple-tv-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Apple TV series hailed 'greatest of the century' available to stream now\">Apple TV series hailed &#8216;greatest of the century&#8217; available to stream now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/tv\/189647\/netflix-the-carmen-family-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" data-name=\"Netflix's upcoming murder-mystery doc leaves true crime fans saying same thing\">Netflix&#8217;s upcoming murder-mystery doc leaves true crime fans saying same thing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><picture><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488359.avif?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488359.webp?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488359.jpg?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488359.avif?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488359.webp?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488359.jpg?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488359.avif?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488359.webp?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488359.jpg?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488359.avif?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488359.webp?r=1766597458362\" media=\"screen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488359.jpg?r=1766597458362\" alt=\"An image depicts a man and a woman standing together, likely at a formal event. The man is dressed in a black tuxedo with a whit\" title=\"An image depicts a man and a woman standing together, likely at a formal event. The man is dressed in a black tuxedo with a whit\" width=\"590\" height=\"870\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">She killed him and then herself hours later <span class=\"caption\">(Image: FilmMagic)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>Following their heated exchange, Phil retired to bed, and just before 3 a.m. the following morning, Brynn shot him dead.<\/p>\n<p>One of the couple&#8217;s children, Sean, reportedly told authorities he heard noises resembling &#8220;the slamming of a door,&#8221; according to a source who spoke with People.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, Brynn contacted her friend Ron Douglas, then drove to his residence, where she confessed to killing her husband &#8211; a claim her friend initially refused to believe. The pair made their way back to the Hartman residence, where Ron made the horrifying discovery of Phil&#8217;s lifeless body and immediately contacted authorities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>As Ron spoke with police dispatchers, Brynn barricaded herself inside the bedroom containing her husband&#8217;s remains.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement personnel reached the Encino, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/california\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">California<\/a> home, and moments later, Brynn ended her own life while positioned on the bed beside Phil&#8217;s corpse approximately four hours following her husband&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&#8217;s children were safely removed from the property by officers before further tragedy unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/latest\/new-york\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">New York<\/a> Times disclosed that Brynn had consumed alcohol, cocaine, and antidepressants on the evening of the murder-suicide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photo changeSpace\">\n<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><picture><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488360.avif?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488360.webp?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/1200x712\/secondary\/488360.jpg?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:10000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488360.avif?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488360.webp?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/674x400\/secondary\/488360.jpg?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:100000px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488360.avif?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488360.webp?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/940x\/secondary\/488360.jpg?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen and (min-width:1200px)\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488360.avif?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488360.webp?r=1766597458372\" media=\"screen\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.the-express.com\/img\/dynamic\/21\/590x\/secondary\/488360.jpg?r=1766597458372\" alt=\"Actor and Comedian Phil Hartman poses for a portrait in circa 1990. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)\" title=\"Actor and Comedian Phil Hartman poses for a portrait in circa 1990. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)\" width=\"590\" height=\"734\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsCaption\">Phil Hartman voiced various characters on The Simpsons <span class=\"caption\">(Image: Michael Ochs Archives, Getty Images)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>She had battled substance abuse issues previously but had resumed drinking after nearly ten years of sobriety.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ABC documentary &#8216;The Last Days of Phil Hartman,&#8217; during the same year he died, Phil reflected in an interview, &#8220;I think in my old age, I&#8217;ve come to realize just how precious everything is and I try to value the many blessings that have been bestowed upon me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But there&#8217;s also this sense of vulnerability if fortune took a turn for the worse, and that you live with the awareness that anything could happen in this world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA ) runs a free 24-hour <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/treatment\/index.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">hot line<\/a> for treatment referrals and support: 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Calls are confidential and offered in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n<p><em>If in the United States, you can dial the 24\/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to<\/em> <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"http:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">988 Lifeline<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-express.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/194300\/phil-hartman-simpsons-shot-killed\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phil Hartman was killed in 1998 (Image: AP) The globe was left stunned in 1998 when devastating news emerged that Phil Hartman had been murdered at just 49 years old. 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