Phil Hartman started with the sketch show "Saturday Night Love" in 1986 and played iconic characters like Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Jesus and Bill Clinton. #ABC2020 #PhilHartman https://abcn.ws/3d09pBu | ABC 20/20

Phil Hartman dabbled in a couple of other careers before finding comedy. He started out as a roadie for a band called Rockin’ Foo, according to Mike Thomas, author of the biography “You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman.” Thomas said Hartman was living a “bohemian existence” where pot was plentiful. Around this time, he met Gretchen Lewis, who would go on to become his first wife. Steve Small, Hartman’s close friend and lawyer, told “20/20” that “Phil fell in love easily, but

While his career was thriving, with appearances on SNL and playing characters on The Simpsons like Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz, Phil Hartman's marital problems were intensifying. Dark Side of Comedy | Stream free on SBS On Demand here: https://bit.ly/3wUelaC | SBS Australia