Michael Keaton recalled his decades-long friendship with the late Catherine O’Hara.
He Ordinance The actor collaborated with Catherine in the 1988 fantasy horror film. beetle juicedirected by Tim Burton.
Keaton was deeply affected when he learned of the sudden death of the alone at home actress.
A week after her death, the 74-year-old appeared at Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2026 Man of the Year event in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he spoke about Catherine and her path to fame after starring in a comedy series. Second City Television (SCTV).
During the event, Michael admitted, “I was a huge SCTV fan. I’m the biggest SCTV fan. And I’m trying to think, when was it? I think I was making a movie in Toronto.”
“I remember we must have gotten to know each other a little because, like me, she has a big family.”
He revealed that like him, O’Hara also had seven siblings and somehow they became friends.
While sharing some memorable moments he spent with the 71-year-old actress, Michael added, “I remember one night in Toronto where she spent a summer [with her] brothers and sisters, and we were all playing pool in some bar somewhere.”
The bird man The actor had a hard time remembering how long he had known her, but one thing was certain: the two had maintained a healthy friendship for decades.
Keaton, after learning of the tragic loss, took to his Instagram to pay tribute to his old friend.
He wrote: “We’re back to the first Beetlejuice. She’s been my fake wife, my fake nemesis and my real life, my real friend. This hurts. Man, I’m going to miss her. Thinking of Beau too.”
