actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario
, Hartman and his family moved to the United States when he was 10. After graduating from California State University, Northridge
, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Poco
and America
. Feeling the need for a more creative outlet, Hartman joined the comedy group The Groundlings
in 1975 and there helped comedian Paul Reubens
develop his character Pee-wee Herman
.
Your world frightens and confuses me.
Ladies and Gentleman of the jury, I'm just a Caveman. I fell in some ice and later got thawed out by your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me. Sometimes the honking horns of your traffic make me want to get out of my BMW and run off into the hills or whatever. Sometimes when I get a message on my fax machine, did little demons get inside and type it? I don't know. My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts.
[narrating "Sex" by Madonna on tape]: I like my vagina. Sometimes I stare at it in the mirror when I'm undressing, and wonder what it would look like without any hair.
Lionel: And as for your case, don't you worry. I've argued in front of every judge in the state. Often as a lawyer.
Lionel: Mrs. Simpson, don't you worry. I watched Matlock in a bar last night; the sound wasn't on, but I think I got the gist of it.