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Related: <\/span>Catherine O’Hara’s Cause of Death Remains Unclear After ‘Brief Illness’<\/span> \n\t\t\tNew details are being revealed in regards to Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s sudden death. O\u2019Hara died at her home in Los Angeles \u201cfollowing a brief illness,\u201d her agency, Creative Artists Agency, said in a statement to Us Weekly\u00a0on Friday, January 30. Further details were not immediately available. The development comes shortly after O\u2019Hara\u2019s manager confirmed to Us\u00a0that [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Keep scrolling to see what stars have said about O\u2019Hara\u2019s death:<\/p>\n Pedro Pascal, who stars as Joel Miller in The Last of Us<\/em>, captioned an Instagram photo of himself with O\u2019Hara, \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. The one and ONLY Catherine O\u2019Hara.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara\u2019s A Mighty Wind<\/em> costar Michael McKean<\/strong> wrote via X, \u201cOnly one Catherine O\u2019Hara, and now none. Heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n Justin Theroux<\/strong>, who starred in 2024\u2019s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice<\/em> with O\u2019Hara, shared a photo of a chair with her name on it on a film set.<\/p>\n \u201c\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0fOh Catherine. You will be so so missed,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Comedian Amy Schumer<\/strong> commented on a post about O\u2019Hara\u2019s death, \u201cUgggg legend. No one funnier.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely heartbreaking. She was the kindest person in our business,\u201d actress Olivia Munn<\/strong> added of O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n Macaulay Culkin<\/strong>, who played O\u2019Hara\u2019s onscreen son in Home Alone<\/em>, paid tribute to the actress via Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cMama. I thought we had time,\u201d he wrote alongside a throwback photo from the film and a more recent snap. \u201cI 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<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara\u2019s close friend Rita Wilson<\/strong> wrote via Instagram, \u201cCatherine 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Josh Gad<\/strong> expressed heartbreak over O\u2019Hara\u2019s death after she appeared in the John Hughes cast reunion episode of his YouTube series \u201cReunited Apart\u201d in 2020.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t understand what I\u2019m seeing. I can\u2019t bring myself to believe she is gone,\u201d he wrote via Instagram. \u201cWhy is the world such a heartbreaking place right now? I truly cannot process how to say goodbye to someone so full of life who seemed to just be hitting her prime.\u201d<\/p>\n Gad continued, \u201cGoodbye legend. Thank you for making us laugh until we hurt \u2026 which is why right now we are all hurting so damned much knowing we will never again get those laughs. RIP. My love and deepest condolences go out to her entire family.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara\u2019s The Studio<\/em> costar Ike Barinholtz<\/strong> wrote alongside a photo of the pair, \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 \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n Jenni \u201cJWoww\u201d Farley<\/strong> shared throwback photos of her family\u2019s Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em>-themed Halloween costumes, as well as a photo of O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart is truly broken. Catherine O\u2019Hara was my favorite actor, and Moira Rose was my favorite character of all time,\u201d she wrote, referring to O\u2019Hara\u2019s character on the show. \u201cShe gave us laughter, brilliance, and a character that felt larger than life yet deeply human. I had the craziest parasocial relationship with her because she was my whole childhood \u2026 Moira got me through some tough times \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Irish media personality Laura Whitmore<\/strong> paid tribute to O\u2019Hara via social media.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best. Catherine O Hara \u2013 What a legacy! So shocked and saddened by her passing \u2764\ufe0f she brought so many iconic characters to life but I\u2019d like to especially thank her for bringing us Moira Rose during lockdown. Very grateful for that joy!\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Andy Cohen<\/p>\n Andy Cohen wrote that he \u201cfell in love at first sight\u201d with O\u2019Hara when he saw her in the 1976 sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV).<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it only got stronger,\u201d he added. \u201cRest In Peace, Angel Catherine O\u2019Hara.\u201d<\/p>\n Elizabeth Banks<\/strong> shared a clip from O\u2019Hara\u2019s 1996 film Waiting for Guffman<\/em> and wrote, \u201cShe was an all-timer. Her memory and work is a blessing. Rest peacefully.\u201d<\/p>\n Beetlejuice<\/em> star Michael Keaton<\/strong> wrote via Instagram, \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<\/p>\n Keaton added, \u201cThinking about Beau as well,\u201d seemingly referring to O\u2019Hara\u2019s husband, Bo Welch, who served as the production designer on Beetlejuice.<\/p>\n Neil Patrick Harris<\/strong> shared a tribute via Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m stunned and so sad. Catherine O\u2019Hara was truly one of the greats. Classy, kind, warm, and hilarious. A singular talent. May she rest in peace,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara\u2019s The Studio<\/em> costar Ron Howard<\/strong> called her a \u201cwonderful person, artist and collaborator\u201d via a post on X.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was simply growing more brilliant with each year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara\u2019s The Studio<\/em> costar Seth Rogen<\/strong> shared a photo of the pair and wrote, \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 honorr [sic]. 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<\/p>\n Alec Baldwin<\/strong>, who starred in the first Beetlejuice<\/em> movie, said in a statement to Page Six<\/em> that O\u2019Hara was \u201cone of the greatest comic talents in the movie business.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe had a quality that was all her own and my sympathy goes out to Bo and their family,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n Ellen DeGeneres<\/strong> shared a throwback photo from her talk show interview with O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n \u201cCatherine O\u2019Hara was a brilliant comedian,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSending love to all who adored her, which might just be everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Devin Ratray<\/strong>, who played O\u2019Hara\u2019s onscreen son Buzz McCallister in the Home Alone<\/em> movies, shared a throwback photo with the Canada native via Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the greatest people I ever met. It just doesn\u2019t register. Bewildered and numb,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n After O\u2019Hara\u2019s death was confirmed, Emmy winner Sandra Lee<\/strong> couldn\u2019t help but reflect on her unforgettable run-ins with the actress.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to say as funny and kind and warm as you think she is, she was even more, a light and a delight,\u201d Lee shared with Us Weekly<\/em>. \u201cWhat a loss.\u201d<\/p>\n Taking to Instagram, Zeta-Jones, 56 paid tribute to the late actress.<\/p>\n \u201cCatheine O\u2019Hara, a comedic genius and dramatic actress, a talent so rare and unique that she has inspired so many of us. Thank you Catherine. Rest in Peace\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Canadian singer and songwriter Michael Bubl\u00e9, 50, wrote an emotional goodbye via Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cHeartbroken doesn\u2019t even begin to cover it,\u201d he wrote. \u201cCatherine O\u2019Hara was one of a kind. A rare light in this world and her passing hits with a weight I can\u2019t fully put into words.<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cShe wasn\u2019t just a legendary artist, actor and comedian. She was an ambassador for Canada in the truest sense: brilliant, fearless, deeply original, and so full of humanity. She made the world laugh, but she also made people feel seen.\u201d<\/p>\n Bubl\u00e9 went on to explain how much O\u2019Hara had inspired him as a fellow Canadian.<\/p>\n \u201cShe set the bar for what it means to represent your country with excellence and grace and all without ever losing warmth or humility,\u201d he wrote. \u201cMy heart is broken for her family, her loved ones, and everyone who adored her, both here in Canada and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n H concluded, \u201cIf you\u2019re grieving this loss, you\u2019re not alone. We\u2019re all holding a piece of this sadness together. Rest easy, Catherine. Thank you for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Hara\u2019s longtime friend and collaborator Eugene Levy,<\/strong> who played O\u2019Hara\u2019s onscreen husband on Schitt\u2019s Creek, shared a statement with Us Weekly on January 30.<\/p>\n \u201cWords seem inadequate to express the loss I feel today. I had the honor of knowing and working with the great Catherine O\u2019Hara for over fifty years. From our beginnings on the Second City<\/em> stage, to SCTV<\/em>, to the movies we did with Chris Guest, to our six glorious years on Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em>, I cherished our working relationship, but most of all our friendship,\u201d Eugene, 79, said. \u201cAnd I will miss her. My heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke, and the entire O\u2019Hara family.\u201d<\/p>\n Taking to Instagram, another of O\u2019Hara\u2019s Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em> costars, Sarah Levy, paid tribute to the actress.<\/p>\n \u201cThis one cuts deep. What an honor it has been to know and work with and love Catherine O\u2019Hara,\u201d Sarah, 39, wrote. \u201cCheers to all that you brought to this world \u2014 you will be so, so missed. \u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n Lynskey, who worked with O\u2019Hara on Away We Go<\/em>, wrote a lengthy post that was shared via Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cSo grateful I got to tell her what she meant to me- how she inspired me, shaped my sense of humour and understanding of the work we do, that she was the pinnacle of greatness to me. I\u2019m sure every actor she met told her similar things,\u201d Lynskey, 48, wrote. \u201cShe did not behave as though she\u2019d heard it a million times, she listened and accepted it with grace and wit and tremendous kindness.<\/p>\n Describing O\u2019Hara as \u201cmy hero\u201d and \u201cgenius\u201d Lynskey gushed about having the opportunity to work with her.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was incredible to watch her work and be in her presence. I\u2019ll never forget a minute of it. That day, and again on an overlapping shoot day on Away We Go<\/em>, I saw her be nothing short of wonderful to every single person she encountered, from the director to the PAs. When people say someone \u2018lit up a room,\u2019 this is what they mean,\u201d Lynskey continued.<\/p>\n She concluded,\u201cShe was radiant; it was kind of otherworldly. Her talent was singular. There\u2019s been nobody like her before and there won\u2019t be again. What a genius. What a beautiful person.\ud83d\udc94My heart is with her family and dear friends who adored her.\u201d<\/p>\n Back to the Future<\/em> star Lea Thompson<\/strong> honored her Hollywood friend with touching words.<\/p>\n \u201cKathryn was the most glorious person. Kind, honest, smart, funny, and beautiful beyond words. She carried the spirit. You could feel her love of humanity in her brilliant work. And she had integrity, clarity and wisdom that made her a unique treasure,\u201d she wrote via Instagram. \u201cI know the greats are with her now trying to pick her wonderful brain as to how she could do it all. Here on earth or hearts are a bit broken. We needed you now more than ever. Rest in peace dear friend.\u201d<\/p>\n Posting a photo of the pair together, Bryan Cranston<\/strong> shared just how much he\u2019ll miss O\u2019Hara following her death.<\/p>\n \u201cI am completely devastated today upon hearing of this great lady passing away. Catherine O\u2019Hara was a genius comedic actor, and a beautiful human being. I adored her. We worked together as husband and wife I think three or four times\u2026 I\u2019ve lost count. And then again just last year as rivals on The Studio,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWorking with Catherine was like playing tennis with Venus Williams. She never let you feel it \u2013 but you just tried to volley the ball back to her, hoping that you can come close to her level of talent. She was brilliant, and joyful.<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cI think back on all the years where I laughed so much at what she did on screen\u2026 I have to. I need to, because now all I can do is cry. I\u2019ll miss you. Make \u2018em laugh in heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n Sharing a throwback from O\u2019Hara\u2019s work on SCTV<\/em>, Bravo\u2019s Andy Cohen<\/strong>, wrote,\u201cFell in love at first sight on SCTV and it only got stronger. Rest In Peace, Angel Catherine O\u2019Hara.\u201d<\/p>\n Former talk show host Ricki Lake<\/strong> also lamented the loss as she replied in comments, \u201cThis one hurts so much. No one was funnier. \ud83d\udc94\u201d<\/p>\n Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/strong>, 54, acknowledged how much the Canadian actress achieved in her lifetime.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom SCTV<\/em> to Home Alone<\/em> to her unforgettable role as Moira Rose on Schitt\u2019s Creek,<\/em> Catherine O\u2019Hara was a beloved Canadian icon with a rare gift for comedy and heart. She made people laugh across generations and helped bring Canadian storytelling to the world in a way only she could,\u201d he posted via Instagram. \u201cMy thoughts are with her family, friends, and everyone who found joy in her work.\u201d<\/p>\n NSYNC singer Lance Bass<\/strong> summed up the loss succinctly, writing via his Instagram Story, \u201cWell, this one hurt. A lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Taking to her Instagram Story, Pretty Little Liars<\/em> alum Lucy Hale<\/strong>, 36, posted, \u201cNo one was funnier! What a woman. Rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n Rumer Willis e<\/strong>choed the sentiment that many celebrities were feeling over the loss, writing, \u201cThis one really hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n Shared a clip of O\u2019Hara parodying her on SCTV\u2019s The Brooke Shields Show<\/em> in 1984, Shields reflected on the comedy queen after her death.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat an honor it was to be spoofed by Catherine O\u2019Hara. What an unfathomable loss. We love you Catherine,\u201d Shields wrote via Instagram. \u201cComedy won\u2019t be the same without her. Sending love to Catherine\u2019s family, friends, castmates, and fans today. Truly beloved.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Justin Theroux<\/h2>\n
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Olivia Munn<\/h2>\n
Macaulay Culkin<\/h2>\n
Rita Wilson<\/h2>\n
Josh Gad<\/h2>\n
Ike Barinholtz<\/h2>\n
Jenni Farley<\/h2>\n
Laura Whitmore<\/h2>\n
Elizabeth Banks<\/h2>\n
Michael Keaton<\/h2>\n
Neil Patrick Harris<\/h2>\n
Ron Howard<\/h2>\n
Seth Rogen<\/h2>\n
Alec Baldwin<\/h2>\n
Ellen DeGeneres<\/h2>\n
Devin Ratray<\/h2>\n
Sandra Lee<\/h2>\n
Catherine Zeta-Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n
Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n Eugene Levy and Catherine O\u2019Hara.<\/span> (Photo by Eric Charbonneau\/Getty Images for Apple TV+)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nEugene Levy<\/h2>\n
Sarah Levy<\/h2>\n
Melanie Lynskey<\/h2>\n
Lea Thompson<\/h2>\n
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\n Catherine O\u2019Hara and Bryan Cranston.<\/span> (Photo by: Charles Sykes\/Bravo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBryan Cranston<\/b><\/h2>\n
Andy Cohen<\/h2>\n
Justin Trudeau<\/h2>\n
Lance Bass<\/h2>\n
Lucy Hale<\/h2>\n
Rumer Willis<\/h2>\n
Brooke Shields<\/h2>\n