"I Can’t Bring Myself To Believe She Is Gone": How Celebrities Are Reacting To Catherine O'Hara's Death

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People everyplace are devastated by the quality that Canadian histrion Catherine O'Hara has died astatine 71, leaving down a bequest of comedic, award-winning roles.

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From her aboriginal enactment arsenic the archetypal formed of SCTV alongside John Candy, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Joe Flaherty, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin, and Eugene Levy to her reunion with Eugene decades aboriginal connected the Emmy-winning bid Schitt's Creek, Catherine's enactment brought joyousness to many, galore radical for years.

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Her enactment spans decades, from classics similar Home Alone to her predominant collaborations with directors Christopher Guest and Tim Burton — and celebrities are wasting nary clip sharing their tributes to her vocation and friendship. Here's what they're saying:

"Mama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to beryllium successful a seat adjacent to you. I heard you. But I had truthful overmuch much to say. I emotion you. I'll spot you later," helium wrote.

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Dan Levy, who starred successful six seasons of the award-winning bid Schitt's Creek arsenic Catherine's son, shared a tribute connected Instagram.

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"What a acquisition to person gotten to creation successful the lukewarm glow of Catherine O'Hara's brilliance for each those years," Dan wrote. "Having spent implicit 50 years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended household earlier she ever played my family. It's hard to ideate a satellite without her successful it. I volition cherish each comic representation I was fortunate capable to marque with her," helium wrote.

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Meryl Streep, who starred successful the 1986 adaptation of Nora Ephron's publication Heartburn with Catherine, shared a connection per the Associated Press.

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"Catherine O’Hara brought emotion and airy to our world, done whipsmart compassion for the postulation of eccentrics she portrayed...such a nonaccomplishment for her household and friends, and the assemblage she graced arsenic friends," Meryl wrote.

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Michael Keaton, who famously starred successful Beetlejuice and its 2024 sequel alongside Catherine, arsenic good arsenic The Paper (1994) and 2005's Game 6, shared a tribute connected Instagram.

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“We spell backmost earlier the archetypal Beetlejuice. She’s been my unreal wife, my unreal nemesis and my existent life, existent friend. This 1 hurts. Man americium I gonna miss her," helium wrote.

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Seth Rogen, who starred alongside Catherine successful the award-winning Apple TV bid The Studio arsenic hilarious workplace executives, shared a lengthy tribute connected Instagram.

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“Really don’t cognize what to say… I told O’Hara erstwhile I archetypal met her I thought she was the funniest idiosyncratic I’d ever had the pleasance of watching connected screen," helium began. "Home Alone was the movie that made maine privation to marque movies. Getting to enactment with her was a existent honour. She was hysterical, kind, intuitive, generous… she made maine privation to marque our amusement bully capable to beryllium worthy of her beingness successful it. This is conscionable devastating. We’re each fortunate we got to unrecorded successful a satellite with her successful it.”

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Andrea Martin shared a connection honoring her chap SCTV alum and beloved friend.

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“Catherine. She is and volition ever beryllium the greatest. It is an grant to person called her my friend," she wrote.

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Actor and filmmaker Christopher Guest, who collaborated with Catherine connected unforgettable satirical comedies Waiting for Guffman, Best successful Show, and For Your Consideration, shared a connection from his publicist via ABC News. "I americium devastated. We person mislaid 1 of the comic giants of our age. I nonstop my emotion to her family."

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Director Tim Burton, who collaborated with Catherine connected everything from Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Frankenweenie, shared a formed photograph and a heartfelt caption.

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"Catherine, I emotion you. This representation shows however overmuch airy you gave to each of us. You were a peculiar portion of my beingness and aft life," helium wrote.

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Kevin Nealon, who worked with Catherine connected the modern retelling of Eric Idle's 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash, took to his X relationship to share a tribute. “Catherine O’Hara changed however truthful galore of america recognize drama and humanity. From the chaos and bosom of Home Alone to the unforgettable precision of Moira Rose successful Schitt’s Creek, she created characters we’ll rewatch again and again.”

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The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin shared his thoughts astir Catherine's passing connected Instagram. "I deliberation she would similar that we support laughing somehow, oregon astatine the precise slightest not cry. Not imaginable astatine the moment. As brutal arsenic this feels for anyone who knew oregon worked with her, I cognize it is acold much achy for her hubby and sons and adjacent family. I'm reasoning astir them close present too. It each hurts terribly. Goodbye, you legend... you wonderful, brilliant, kind, beauteous quality being. We were fortunate to person had you astatine all," helium wrote.

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Christopher's wife, Jamie Lee Curtis, shared a clip from Best Show with the caption, "BEST OF THE BEST IN SHOW!"

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Justin Theroux, who co-starred successful Beetlejuice Beetlejuice shared an Instagram photograph of a director's seat with Catherine's sanction connected it with the caption, "🕊️Oh Catherine. You volition beryllium truthful so missed."

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Elizabeth Banks shared a country from Waiting for Guffman featuring Catherine and Fred Willard arsenic a tribute to the precocious actor. "She was an all-timer. Her representation and enactment is simply a blessing. Rest peacefully," Elizabeth wrote alongside the clip.

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Pedro Pascal, who starred successful Season 2 of The Last of Us alongside Catherine, shared an IG tribute to the actor. "Oh, genius to beryllium adjacent you. Eternally grateful. There is little airy successful my world, this fortunate satellite that had you, volition support you, always. Always ♥️," helium wrote successful a caption alongside a on-set photo.

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John Stamos besides shared a clip from Waiting for Guffman, captioned to grant Catherine. "One of my all-time favourite scenes. Catherine was an creator successful each consciousness of the connection and a existent comedic genius. She volition beryllium truthful missed," John wrote.

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Filmmaker Sarah Polley, who was featured successful an occurrence of The Studio alongside Catherine, shared a station connected Instagram.

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"She was the kindest and the classiest. How could she besides person been the funniest idiosyncratic successful the world? And she was astatine the precise apical of her game. There won't beryllium different similar her," she wrote.

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Ike Barinholtz, Catherine's co-star from the award-winning bid The Studio, penned a tribute connected Instagram.

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"I ne'er successful a cardinal years thought I would get to enactment with Catherine O'Hara fto unsocial go friends with her. So profoundly bittersweet she's determination other now, So incredibly grateful I got to walk the clip I did with her. Thank you Catherine I emotion you," helium said.

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Rita Wilson honored Catherine's bequest with a tribute connected her societal media accounts.

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“Catherine O’Hara — a pistillate who was authentic and truthful successful each she did. You saw it successful her work, if you knew her you saw it successful her life, and you saw it successful her family. Bo, Luke and Matthew, our deepest sympathies. May Catherine remainder successful peace. May her representation beryllium eternal."

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Alec Baldwin, who starred successful Beetlejuice alongside Catherine, shared a connection with Page Six via his rep. "Catherine O’Hara was 1 of the top comic talents successful the movie business. She had a prime that was each her ain and my sympathy goes retired to Bo and their family."

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Reba McEntire took to her X relationship to send her thoughts to Catherine's household and friends. "Sending my thoughts to Catherine O’Hara’s household and friends today. I ne'er had the privilege of moving with her, but what a large talent. I loved her enactment truthful overmuch that I wanted to formal up arsenic her quality from Beetlejuice a mates years ago," she wrote with a reddish bosom emoji.

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Josh Gad, who collaborated with Catherine connected his animated drama bid Central Park, shared a lengthy, heartfelt Instagram post.

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"I don’t recognize what I’m seeing. I can’t bring myself to judge she is gone. Why is the satellite specified a bosom breaking spot close now?" helium wrote. "I genuinely cannot process however to accidental goodbye to idiosyncratic truthful afloat of beingness who seemed to conscionable beryllium hitting her prime. Goodbye legend. Thank you for making america laughter until we hurt… which is wherefore close present we are each hurting truthful damned overmuch knowing we volition ne'er again get those laughs. RIP. My emotion and deepest condolences spell retired to her full family."

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Tom Green shared a heartfelt tribute connected X relationship listing each of Catherine's notable work.

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"I'm truthful atrocious to perceive the quality that Canadian drama fable Catherine O'Hara has passed distant astatine 71. She's kept maine and millions of others entertained passim my beingness — from her superb enactment connected SCTV, to Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Best successful Show, Schitt's Creek, and truthful galore different films and tv classics," Tom wrote. "Her characters brought truthful overmuch joyousness and laughter to the world. It's with a dense bosom that I stock this today. Rest successful peace, Catherine O'Hara — 1 of the top Canadian drama icons of each time."

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Director Paul Feig shared a photograph with Catherine, on with a fewer words honoring her comedic genius. "Devastated by the decease of Catherine O’Hara. She was specified a leader of excavation from SCTV onward. A existent comedic genius. So versatile, truthful funny, truthful gifted. She made it look casual which is the hardest happening successful the world. Rest successful laughter, Ms. O’Hara," Paul wrote.

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Viola Davis shared a tribute connected her Instagram. "Beautiful. Talented. Brilliant and taken mode excessively soon. Another airy has dimmed," she wrote. "Humanity and laughter is what you brought....life. Rest well....God bless each you loved and who loved you. Many volition talk your name....❤️💔"

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shared a tribute connected X honoring the decades of Catherine's creator work. "I articulation Canadians and fans crossed the satellite successful mourning the nonaccomplishment of Catherine O'Hara," helium wrote. "Over 5 decades of work, Catherine earned her spot successful the canon of Canadian drama — from SCTV to Schitt's Creek. Canada has mislaid a legend. My thoughts are with her family, friends, and each those who loved her enactment connected screen. She volition beryllium dearly missed."

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And Ron Howard, who appeared successful an occurrence of The Studio and directed 1994's The Paper, which starred Catherine, shared a tribute connected his X account.

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"This is shattering news. What a fantastic person, creator and collaborator. I was fortunate capable to direct, nutrient and enactment successful projects with her and she was simply increasing much superb with each year. My bosom goes retired to Bo & family," helium wrote.

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