Schitt’s Creek star and creator Dan Levy is opening up about how he’s coping in the wake of Catherine O’Hara‘s death.
Levy, 42, played O’Hara’s son David on the hit series, which followed the wealthy Rose family after they lost their fortune and were forced to seek refuge in a rural Canadian town named Schitt’s Creek. The family patriarch, video tycoon Johnny Rose (played by the legendary Eugene Levy), once purchased the town as a joke for their son David’s birthday decades prior. O’Hara earned rave reviews and legions of new fans for her role as matriarch Moira Rose, the eccentric actress known for bizarre word pronunciations and an extensive wig collection. Of course, the legendary actress was also known for roles in films like Home Alone, Beetlejuice, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, and After Hours.
But in a new appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Levy opened up about what gives him the greatest comfort since losing O’Hara at 71 in January.
“Listen, it’s like a collective loss, I think,” Levy shared. “She was the greatest. She’s irreplaceable. The great comfort for me has just been to see how loved she was — the outpouring. Everyone felt like they kind of knew her.”
Fallon raved about O’Hara, noting that “She could do everything. She was one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen. Can do characters. Gorgeous.” Levy spoke of her as “Unbelievably talented at improvising. One of the great, great, great queens.”
Check out Levy speaking about his love for O’Hara below:
Levy’s father, Eugene Levy, also shared a touching remembrance of O’Hara upon her passing, the Hollywood Reporter noted.
“Words seem inadequate to express the loss I feel today. I had the honor of knowing and working with the great Catherine O’Hara for over fifty years. From our beginnings on the Second City stage, to SCTV, to the movies we did with Chris Guest, to our six glorious years on Schitt’s Creek, I cherished our working relationship, but most of all our friendship. And I will miss her. My heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke, and the entire O’Hara family,” he wrote.
How Did Levy’s On-Screen Sister, Annie Murphy, Honor Catherine O’Hara?
Annie Murphy, 39, played O’Hara’s flighty daughter Alexis Rose on the hit series.
On Instagram, Murphy shared a sweet post that featured photos of herself and the renowned actress.
“Ha-ha-HAAAA?!?! Her laugh was a perpetual Yes, And… It challenged anyone who heard it to join in, and be as delighted as she was. Gosh, were we ever lucky to have her,” Murphy captioned the photo series. She concluded the post with a hashtag that read “goodbye to a great actress,” along with a smiling emoji wearing sunglasses.
Related: Catherine O’Hara Posthumously Wins Actor Award — Here’s Who Accepted on Her Behalf
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