Michael Keaton is remembering his Catherine O’Hara as a “true friend” who was part of his life long before their most famous collaboration.
While attending Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2026 Man of the Year celebration on Friday, February 6, Keaton, 74, reflected on his decades-long bond with O’Hara, who died on January 30 at age 71.
When asked how they first met, Keaton traced his admiration back to her early comedy work. “I was a big SCTV fan. I am the biggest SCTV fan,” he said per PEOPLE, explaining that their paths likely crossed while he was filming in Toronto. He recalled bonding over their shared family backgrounds—both came from families of seven—and slowly becoming friends off-camera.
“I remember a night in Toronto where she had a summer [with her] brothers and sisters, and we were all shooting pool in some bar somewhere,” Keaton said, adding that the exact moment they met is fuzzy, but the friendship stuck.
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He described his Beetlejuice costar as “kind of a goddess” in the comedy world and said her rise in Hollywood surprised no one who knew her talent. That respect later led him to personally recommend her for the 2005 film Game 6, where she played his ex-wife.
Keaton was among the first to publicly mourn O’Hara following confirmation of her death. In an Instagram post shared the same day, he wrote, “We go back before the first Beetlejuice,” calling her his “real life, true friend” and adding, “This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her.”He expanded on those feelings in a tribute essay for Time, describing their friendship as “breathing rarefied air.” “To have Catherine O’Hara as your friend is a blessing,” he wrote.
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