{"id":266684,"date":"2026-01-31T06:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/266684\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:33:09","slug":"macaulay-culkin-meryl-streep-and-more-pay-tribute-to-catherine-ohara-who-died-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/266684\/","title":{"rendered":"Macaulay Culkin, Meryl Streep and more pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara, who died at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"

The death of Catherine O’Hara<\/a> at 71 prompted an outpouring from the actor’s co-stars and friends over the decades. O’Hara, whose legendary comic skills were on display in \u201cHome Alone,\u201d \u201cSchitt’s Creek,\u201d \u201cBeetlejuice” and much more, died Friday in Los Angeles after a brief illness. <\/p>\n

\u201cMama. I thought we had time. I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you. But I had so much more to say. I love you. I\u2019ll see you later\u201d \u2014 the actor, who played O\u2019Hara\u2019s son in two \u201cHome Alone\u201d movies, on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s brilliance for all those years. Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. It\u2019s hard to imagine a world without her in it. I will cherish every funny memory I was fortunate enough to make with her.\u201d \u2014 \u201cSchitt’s Creek\u201d star and co-creator Dan Levy, on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatherine O\u2019Hara brought love and light to our world, through whipsmart compassion for the collection of eccentrics she portrayed…such a loss for her family and friends, and the audience she graced as friends.\u201d \u2014 the actor, who co-starred with O’Hara in \u201cHeartburn,\u201d in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go back before the first Beetlejuice. She\u2019s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her.\u201d \u2014 the actor, on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally don\u2019t know what to say\u2026 I told O\u2019Hara when I first met her I thought she was the funniest person I\u2019d ever had the pleasure of watching on screen. Home Alone was the movie that made me want to make movies. Getting to work with her was a true honour. She was hysterical, kind, intuitive, generous\u2026 she made me want to make our show good enough to be worthy of her presence in it. This is just devastating. We\u2019re all lucky we got to live in a world with her in it.\u201d \u2014 \u201cThe Studio\u201d creator and star, on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatherine. She is and will always be the greatest. It is an honor to have called her my friend.” \u2014 the actor, a fellow original \u201cSCTV\u201d cast member, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver 5 decades of work, Catherine earned her place in the canon of Canadian comedy \u2014 from SCTV to Schitt\u2019s Creek. Canada has lost a legend. My thoughts are with her family, friends, and all.\u201d \u2014 the Canadian prime minister, on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a very sad day for comedy and for Canada. She was one of the greatest comedy artists in history, an inspiration for millions and above all a very elegant lady\u201d \u2014 the comedian, in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, genius to be near you. Eternally grateful. There is less light in my world, this lucky world that had you, will keep you, always. Always\u201d \u2014 the actor, who worked with O\u2019Hara on the second season of \u201cThe Last of Us,\u201d on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatherine O\u2019Hara changed how so many of us understand comedy and humanity. From the chaos and heart of Home Alone to the unforgettable precision of Moira Rose in Schitt\u2019s Creek, she created characters we\u2019ll rewatch again and again.\u201d \u2014 the comedian and actor, on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she would prefer that we keep laughing somehow, or at the very least not cry. Not possible at the moment. As brutal as this feels for anyone who knew or worked with her, I know it is far more painful for her husband and sons and close family. I\u2019m thinking about them right now too. It all hurts terribly. Goodbye, you legend… you wonderful, brilliant, kind, beautiful human being. We were lucky to have had you at all.\u201d \u2014 the \u201cThe Last of Us\u201d showrunner, on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am devastated. We have lost one of the comic giants of our age. I send my love to her family.\u201d \u2014 the actor and director, who collaborated with O\u2019Hara on four films, in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe was the kindest and the classiest. How could she also have been the funniest person in the world? And she was at the very top of her game. There won’t be another like her.\u201d – The Canadian director and actor, on Instagram. <\/p>\n

“This is shattering news. What a wonderful person, artist and collaborator. I was lucky enough to direct, produce and act in projects with her and she was simply growing more brilliant with each year. My heart goes out to Bo & family.” \u2014 the actor and director, on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never in a million years thought I would get to work with Catherine O\u2019Hara let alone become friends with her. So profoundly sad she\u2019s somewhere else now, So incredibly grateful I got to spend the time I did with her. Thank you Catherine I love you.\u201d \u2014 the actor, a co-star in \u201cThe Studio,\u201d on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“Catherine O\u2019Hara \u2014 a woman who was authentic and truthful in all she did. You saw it in her work, if you knew her you saw it in her life, and you saw it in her family. Bo, Luke and Matthew, our deepest sympathies. May Catherine rest in peace. May her memory be eternal. \u2014 the actor, director and producer, on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatherine O\u2019Hara was one of the greatest comic talents in the movie business. She had a quality that was all her own and my sympathy goes out to Bo and their family.\u201d \u2014 the actor, her \u201cBeetlejuice\u201d co-star, in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The death of Catherine O’Hara at 71 prompted an outpouring from the actor’s co-stars and friends over the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266685,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[139485,127,727,146,85,46,397],"class_list":{"0":"post-266684","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-139485","9":"tag-article","10":"tag-celebrity","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}