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Phil Hymes(1923-2019)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Phil Hymes at an event for Saturday Night Live (1975)
Phil Hymes was born on 19 April 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Magnificent Yankee (1965) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959). He was married to Virginia May. He died on 29 July 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 19, 1923
DiedJuly 29, 2019(96)
BornApril 19, 1923
DiedJuly 29, 2019(96)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Saturday Night Live (1975)
Saturday Night Live
8.0
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt in The Magnificent Yankee (1965)
The Magnificent Yankee
8.8
TV Movie
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1965
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
The Bell Telephone Hour
7.9
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.8
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant
    • lighting designer
    • 2014–2018
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • lighting consultant
    • lighting ...
    • 1976–2018
  • SNL Presents: Halloween (2017)
    SNL Presents: Halloween
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • lighting design
    • 2017
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
    Late Night with Seth Meyers
    6.3
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant
    • 2014–2016
  • The 2016 SNL Election Special (2016)
    The 2016 SNL Election Special
    7.3
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 2016
  • Martin Short and Maya Rudolph in Maya & Marty (2016)
    Maya & Marty
    6.6
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant
    • lighting director
    • 2016
  • Steve Martin, Prince, and Fred Armisen in Goodnight, Sweet Prince (2016)
    Goodnight, Sweet Prince
    7.6
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 2016
  • Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
    Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
    8.1
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 2015
  • SNL Sports Spectacular (2014)
    SNL Sports Spectacular
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 2014
  • Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season (2014)
    Saturday Night Live: Best of This Season
    4.6
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 2014
  • Saturday Night Live: Halloween (2013)
    Saturday Night Live: Halloween
    6.8
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 2013
  • Jimmy Fallon in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
    6.7
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant
    • 2009–2011
  • Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
    30 Rock
    8.3
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • 2010
  • Conan O'Brien in Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien
    8.2
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant
    • 1993–2007
  • Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special (2003)
    Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special
    5.6
    TV Special
    • lighting consultant (as Phil Hyms)
    • 2003

Actor

  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Staff Member
    • Old man in 'viagra' Sketch
    • Guy (uncredited) ...
    • 1977–2006

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • M. Phil Hymes
  • Born
    • April 19, 1923
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 29, 2019
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Virginia May1949 - 2011 (her death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Hymes left New York University, where he was studying chemistry, to pursue acting in the theater, but he changed course to join the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as a master sergeant in the Signal Corps.

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