Eugene Levy breaks silence on death of longtime friend Catherine O’Hara

Eugene Levy broke his silence on his death schitt’s creek Co-stars and partners of 50 years, Catherine O’Hara.

The 79-year-old actor US Weekly News broke on Friday, January 30, that O’Hara had passed away at the age of 71.

“Words seem inadequate to express the sense of loss I feel today. I had the privilege of knowing and working with the great Catherine O’Hara for more than fifty years,” Eugene said. “From the beginning we second city Stage, SCTV, movies we collaborate on Chris Guestto our glorious six years sterling creekI cherish our working relationship, but most importantly our friendship. “

“I will miss her. My heart goes out to her,” he concluded. Beau, Matthew, Lukeand the entire O’Hara family. “

As well as playing the role of husband and wife in the play schitt’s creek, Eugene and O’Hara collaborated on many projects over the decades, including Christopher Guest’s films Waiting for Guffman (1996), best show award (2000), strong wind (2003), and for your consideration (2006).

The two first met in 1972 at Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen In 2020, they even admitted that they briefly dated “once or twice” during their early days working together as actors. The second city.

talking hollywood reporter In 2015, O’Hara opened up about their working relationship, telling the outlet, “I think in a way it was a very lucky situation that we ended up working together.”

In the same interview, Eugene said that playing a couple on screen was easy for them due to their natural chemistry.

“We’ve known each other for so long and we have a comfortable relationship,” Eugene explains. “When you do comedy, number one, you really want to work with the best people. It’s hard when you’re not working with the best people, so the bottom line is you need really good people who are really good at this particular kind of comedy.”

The actress died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her agent confirmed US Weekly.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department later confirmed US Weekly Paramedics were called to the actress’ Brentwood home at 4:48 a.m. Friday to provide medical assistance. O’Hara was taken to hospital with “serious injuries.” The official cause of death has not yet been announced.

eugene’s son bear, 42. With daughter Sarah39, both starred in the Emmy-winning sitcom schitt’s creek, There were also tributes to O’Hara after her death.

“What a gift it has been to dance in the warm light of Catherine O’Hara’s talent for so many years,” Dan wrote on Instagram on Friday. “Catherine worked with my father for more than fifty years and was already part of my extended family before she played my part. It’s hard to imagine a world without her. I will cherish every fun memory I had the privilege to create with her.”

He added: “My heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke and every member of her beautiful extended family.”

Sarah took to her Instagram account to express her heartfelt tribute.

“This sentence cuts so deep. What a privilege it was to know, work with and love Catherine O’Hara,” Sarah wrote in the caption. “Cheers to everything you brought to this world – you will be missed so, so much. ❤️”