Catherine O’Hara admits she had ‘such a crush’ on her SCTV and Home Alone co-star John Candy: ‘He was just as lovely as you want him to be’
Catherine O’Hara opens up about her longtime crush on former co-star John Candy in a new interview.
The 69-year-old actress co-starred with Candy in SCTV, which debuted in 1976, and in her 1990 blockbuster Home Alone.
Candy was married to Rosemary Margaret Hobor from 1979 until his death in 1994 at the age of just 43.
Although O’Hara didn’t think she had any romantic interest in her since he was happily married, she admitted that she was “so in love” with the actor.
Although O’Hara didn’t think she had any romantic interest in her since he was happily married, she admitted that she was “so in love” with the actor.
Catherine O’Hara opens up about her longtime crush on former co-star John Candy in a new interview
The 69-year-old actress co-starred with Candy in SCTV, which debuted in 1976
They also starred together in her 1990 blockbuster holiday classic Home Alone
“He was as sweet as you want him to be,” O’Hara admitted of her co-star, who began working with Candy in 1974 in the Second City group in their hometown of Toronto.
She first served as an understudy for Gilda Radner before leaving to star in Saturday Night Live for its debut season in 1975.
She originally started as a waitress at Second City before joining the cast, and two years later she starred on SCTV with Candy, who always helped with her trade.
‘He was always willing to do an improvisation with me after the show. You do a show and then you do improvisations after the show,” she said.
‘This is how you build the next performance in Second City Theater. And he was always willing to try any idea,” she added.
She also said that he regularly interacted with fans by making two improvisational caveats: “yes, and…” and “no, but…”
“People always say ‘yes, and…’, but ‘no, but…’ is just as important,” she explains, giving an example. ‘
Are you the doctor?’ “No, but I’ve played one in commercials.” He was the king of that,” she admitted.
“He was as sweet as you want,” O’Hara admitted of her co-star, who began working with Candy in 1974 in the Second City group in their hometown of Toronto.
She first served as an understudy to Gilda Radner before leaving to star on Saturday Night Live for its debut season in 1975.
Candy played Gus, the “Polka King of the Midwest,” who gives O’Hara’s character a ride to get home to her son (Macaulay Culkin) in Home Alone
“You’d be on the street with him, in a mall, and someone would come up to him and just want to do a comedy bit with him, and he’d always pick it up right away and give back and see their eyes light up, like, ‘Oh , I do a little bit with John Candy,” she added.
“It’s so nice not to have to make up a bull because people loved him. And when people ask, “What was he like?” they want to hear what they think he would be like. And it’s so nice to be able to confirm their suspicions about what he would be like in person,” she added.
O’Hara continued that Candy was “just so generous and larger than life.” Maybe not bigger, but (what) life should have been.”
Candy played Gus, the “Polka King of the Midwest,” who gives O’Hara’s character a ride to get home to her son (Macaulay Culkin) in Home Alone.