Actor’s legacy honoured in Brantford [Video]

The legacy of a beloved actor and comedian has added some colour to downtown Brantford.

The City of Brantford recently unveiled a mural dedicated to voice actor, comedian, graphic designer and screenwriter Phil Hartman.

Some of Hartman’s best-known work includes Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz on The Simpsons, various roles on Saturday Night Live, Ranger John ‘Vicky’ Johnson in So I Married an Axe Murderer and Ted Maltin in Jingle All the Way. He is also credited with helping to create the character of Pee-wee Herman.

Hartman was born in Brantford and lived in the city for approximately a decade. He was inducted into the city’s Walk of Fame in 1997, posthumously added to the Canada Walk of Fame in 2012 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.

Hartman’s death in 1998 shocked fans. He was shot and killed by his wife while he was sleeping. To acknowledge the …