Eugene Levy pays tribute to Catherine O&x27;Hara at Canadian Screen Awards: &x27;She made us proud to be Canadian&x27; Elisabetta BianchiniMon, June 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM UTC 0 Eugene Levy pays tribute to Catherine O'Hara at Canadian Screen Awards: 'She made us proud to be Canadian' As Canadian films and TV were celebrated at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday night in Toronto, Eugene Levy took the stage to speak about his dear friend and frequent collaborator, the late Catherine O&x27;Hara. Levy said their friendship is something he’ll cherish for the rest of his life.
Eugene Levy pays tribute to Catherine O'Hara at Canadian Screen Awards: 'She made us proud to be Canadian'
Elisabetta BianchiniMon, June 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM UTC
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Eugene Levy pays tribute to Catherine O'Hara at Canadian Screen Awards: 'She made us proud to be Canadian'
As Canadian films and TV were celebrated at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards on Sunday night in Toronto, Eugene Levy took the stage to speak about his dear friend and frequent collaborator, the late Catherine O'Hara. Levy said their friendship is something he’ll cherish for the rest of his life.
Levy recalled first working with O’Hara at Toronto’s Second City in 1974. Saying that there was “no denying” that she was “extraordinarily gifted” in comedy.
“Getting laughs for her was second nature. She made it look easy,” Levy said.
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The actor went on to talk about working with O’Hara on the hit series Schitt’s Creek.
“Her six glorious years of working on Schitt’s Creek gave all of us on the show the unique opportunity to witness up close the sheer brilliance of her Moira Rose. A creation that will go down as one of the most iconic characters in the history of television comedy,” Levy said. “And it was Moira Rose, along with … hit films like Beetlejuice and Home Alone that helped make her one of this country’s greatest exports.”
“She made us proud to be Canadian. … Her email handle was ‘sorry, eh.’ And there was no place on earth she loved as much as her idyllic island cottage in Muskoka. You couldn’t pry her out of there with a crowbar. Her body of work alone has earned her legendary status in the entertainment industry, but it was who she was as a person that endeared her to millions. For me, she was the one person I spent the most time working with over our 50-year career, and that is something I take great pride in being able to say. Catherine O'Hara was simply the best.”
O’Hara died on Jan. 30 in Los Angeles, at the age of 71.
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Published: June 1, 2026 at 04:37AM on Source: RED MAG
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