Despite her impressive career, O’Hara actually came from fairy humble beginnings.
Here’s a look at the stunning transformation of Catherine O’Hara.
The actress was born in 1954 in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Etobicoke a Toronto suburb.
By all accounts, the O’Hara family was a jovial one.
As the star explained toThe New Yorker, “Everybody in my family’s funny.”
O’Hara continued, saying, “Being funny was highly encouraged in our family, I think.”
For O’Hara, funny runs in the family!
As O’Hara revealed, she picked up her mother’s talent for impersonations.
O’Hara also learned a lot from her dad’s comedic style, too.
“I like to think I’m a combination [of my parents],” O’Hara said.
However, the star hasn’t always been so lucky in the love department.
O’Hara continued, joking, “Turns out, he actually has nothing on his mind.”
However, according to O’Hara, she never had a steady boyfriend while attending high school.
According toVanity Fair, O’Hara’s life “changed forever” when she met Gilda Radner as a teenager.
O’Hara’s relationship with Radner opened her eyes to the possibility of a life in show business.
The rest, as they say, is comedy history!
O’Hara recalled the exciting, creative time as being similar to being in a band.
“You are creating your own material like a band.
It’s so musical,” she explained toTime.
The troupe became lifelong collaborators and friends after their six seasons onSCTV.
As longtime fans may recall, O’Hara’s first few film roles were secondary characters.
When she finally arrived two hours after her set audition time, Burton had left.
Nevertheless, he clearly loved her previous work, as she got the part a few weeks later.
However, she didn’t move to Hollywood for pursue her acting career.
As it turns out, the actress made the move for love.
While filmingBeetlejuice, O’Hara fell in love with Bo Welch, the film’s production designer.
In 1992, the lovebirds made things official by tying the knot.
We’re sure she’s happy to havefound her soulmate!
Speaking with the publication, O’Hara recalled meeting the head of a Canadian internet early on in her career.
Later, O’Hara was up for a big role in a Robert De Niro movie.
As O’Hara explained toThe New Yorker, this particular audition is one of her most embarrassing memories.
“When you’re on the job, it’s so collaborative.
The star continued, saying, “When you’re auditioning, it’s only you.”
Three years later, in 1997, the couple welcomed their second son Luke (viaYahoo!).
Little is known about the two Welch sons, as the family likes to keep their lives pretty private.
“I’m always wondering where my kids are,” O’Hara joked.
One of O’Hara’s sons is a set dresser, while the other works in set construction.
However, O’Hara almost didn’t take the role.
Needless to say, she’s now embarrassed about her hesitation.
“It’s lame to talk about not wanting to do it in the beginning,” O’Hara said.
She continued, “How stupid would I have been not to have done it?”
As she toldAdvocate,Schitt’s Creekquickly became massively important to her.
In an interview withVanity Fair,O’Hara confessed, “I don’t see trying to top this.
How greedy can one person be?”
In fact, she received not one, buttwoCanadian awards in one year!
In a statement about the award, O’Hara said, “I am forever boasting about all things Canadian.
Thank you so much, fellow ACTRA members.”
