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Early life

Vicki Jo Omdahl was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Donald Gene Omdahl and Constance Faye Omdahl (née Arnold), and had a brother named Gregory Clark Omdahl and two sisters named Katherine Kelly Omdahl Wright and Debbie Omdahl Borreson . On May 20, 1977, she married Douglas Iver Torfin, but they later divorced. On November 25, 1987, she married Phil Hartman. They had two children: Sean Edward Hartman (born 1987) and Birgen Hartman (born 1992). Both children are currently being raised by her sister Katherine and her husband Michael Wright in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Old Soo Line depot, now City Hall Old Carnegie library, Main Ave United Methodist Church, downtown Thief River Falls, also called Thief River or TRF, is a city in Pennington County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 8,410 at the 2000 census. ... is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Location within the state of Wisconsin. ...

Minor acting career

Hartman acted in small roles on television and film, playing a waitress in the Elijah Wood film North and a Venusian on 3rd Rock from the Sun. She met her husband while working as a Catalina swimsuit model. She can also be seen during the early 1990s opening credit sequence of Saturday Night Live, having dinner with Hartman (her back to the camera). Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. ... North is a 1994 motion picture directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood. ... (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the American television series. ...

Murder of Phil Hartman and suicide

On May 28, 1998, she killed her husband in his sleep, shooting him three times with a revolver. Around 2am or 3am, she drove to her friend Ron Douglas' house, and confessed, but he did not believe her. At 6:20am, the two of them drove back to the Hartman home where Douglas discovered the body. Douglas subsequently called the police, who arrived on the scene to escort the two children out of the house. Before the police attended to her, Hartman went back into the bedroom and killed herself with a second revolver, shooting herself in the right eye. is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Phil Hartman's divorce attorney, Steven Small, stated in a CNN article that Brynn's anger management problems may have contributed to the murder/suicide. In a 1998 People Online article, Small also stated that the couple argued over her alcoholism, her addiction to cocaine and the impending divorce. Each was unhappy and accused the other of not allowing a divorce. According to an article on the website FranksReelReviews.com, she combined cocaine, alcohol, and Zoloft at the Hollywood restaurant Buca di Beppo the night of the murder/suicide. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... People, a weekly magazine of celebrity and popular culture news, debuted on February 27, 1974. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft®, Lustral®, Apo-Sertral®, Asentra®, Gladem®, Serlift®, Stimuloton®) is an orally administered antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type. ... ... Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. ...

Phil Hartman's friend and colleague Jon Lovitz claims that Brynn Hartman had been sober for 10 years until five months before the murder, when comedian Andy Dick reintroduced her to cocaine.^[1] Jonathan Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor and comedian perhaps best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and for his show The Critic. ... Andrew R. Dick[1] (born December 21, 1965) is an American comedian and actor best known for his roles in the popular sitcoms NewsRadio and Less Than Perfect. ...

External links

1. ^ http://entertainment.bodogbeat.com/jon-lovitz-opens-can-of-whoop-ass-on-andy-dick-85451.html

• Brynn Hartman at the Internet Movie Database
• A CNN account of the death
• A CNN article about the reasons behind her actions
• Findadeath account of her death
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