Catherine O'Hara

Catherine Anne O'Hara (born March 4, 1954) is a Canadian-American actress, writer and comedienne. She is well known for her comedy work on SCTV, and her roles in the films After Hours, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, and also in the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest including Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.

O'Hara was born in Toronto, Ontario, into a large Irish Catholic family, and was raised Roman Catholic. She attended Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute, where she first met Robin Duke, who went on to her own comedy career.

Catherine started her comedy career in 1974 as a cast member of The Second City in her native Toronto. She was an understudy for Gilda Radner until Radner left for Saturday Night Live. Two years later, this theatre troupe created the sketch comedy show SCTV, for which O'Hara became a regular performer. Her memorable characterizations on the show included Las Vegas scorcher Lola Heatherton, buzzer-happy game show contestant Margaret Meehan, raunchy nightclub comedian Dusty Towne, soap opera seductress Sue Ellen, and stage actress Sue Bopper Simpson.

Belgian police arrest 12 in huge anti-terror operation

Edit The Irish Times 18 Jun 2016

Twelve people suspected of planning new terror attacks were arrested in Brussels on Friday and Saturday after police carried out about 40 house searches across Belgium, the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement. It said a total of 40 people had been questioned after the raids. “In connection with a criminal investigation concerning terrorism... ....

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IAAF Refuses To Lift Ban, Russian Olympic Team To Miss Rio Olympics

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jun 2016

A decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) governing body Friday will force Russian track and field athletes to miss the Rio Olympics after the sport's governing body decided unanimously to keep a ban in place ahead of the Games, SkyNews reported.In November, the IAAF provisionally suspended the country’s athletes from competition....

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Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.

GOP Wants to Declare War On Islamic Ideology In Wake Of Orlando Shooting

Edit WorldNews.com 17 Jun 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingRepublicans are giving a whole new meaning to Carl Von Clausewitz’s famous military theory “war is the continuation of Politik by other means.” ... “Groups like ISIS want to claim that they are the true leaders of over a billion Muslims…who reject their crazy notions” said the president ... Indeed, some view it as either a conservative or liberal movement dependent on their notion of Islam....

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Video: Godzilla-sized lizard tries to enter home in Thailand

Edit Deccan Chronicle 17 Jun 2016

How often do you see a Godzilla-sized lizard knocking your door? On Wednesday a Thai resident captured a video of his encounter with a giant reptile, who was knocking on his door trying to get into his house. Attanai Thaiyuanwong found this huge lizard trying to make his way into his place and within no time shared the photos of it on Facebook ...   . ....

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File - Ice on the Ellsworth Range in Antarctica as seen from NASA's DC-8 flying science laboratory during an Operation IceBridge mission over Antarctica on Oct. 22, 2012.

'We’re Officially Living in a New World': Antarctica Hits Highest CO2 Level in 4 Million Years

Edit Alternet 17 Jun 2016

Earth's most remote continent has officially caught up to the rest of the planet. That spells disaster for us all. We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry to the record books. The last station on Earth without a 400 parts per million (ppm) reading has reached it. A little 400 ppm history....

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Skylanders is getting an animated series on Netflix

Edit Eurogamer 16 Jun 2016

Additional voice talent includes Susan Sarandon, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Daniel Wu, Catherine O'Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris ......

Activision Blizzard’s first TV show Skylanders Academy to debut on Netflix

Edit Venture Beat 16 Jun 2016

Activision Blizzard Studios announced today that its first television show, Skylanders Academy, will debut in the fall of 2016 on Netflix ... Spyro’s Adventure. The market grew quickly, but competition saturated it ... Additional voice talent includes The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, and Harland Williams....

Skylanders Academy Series Coming to Netflix

Edit Coming Soon 16 Jun 2016

Skylanders Academy series coming to Netflix ... “Over the last five years, millions of families around the world have welcomed Skylanders® characters into their homes ... Additional voice talent includes The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz ... The New Frontier, as the show’s executive producers ... ....

Activision Blizzard Studios Expands Pioneering Skylanders Franchise Into Television

Edit Stockhouse 16 Jun 2016

Activision Blizzard Studios Expands Pioneering Skylanders Franchise Into Television. New Animated Television Series “Skylanders Academy” to Debut on Netflix. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq ... Additional voice talent includes The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz ... About Activision Blizzard....

Activision Blizzard Studios Expands Pioneering Skylanders Franchise Into Television (Activision Blizzard Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Jun 2016

(Source. Activision Blizzard Inc). New Animated Television Series 'Skylanders Academy' to Debut on Netflix. SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq ... Additional voice talent includes The Diamond Minecart, Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O'Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz ... About Activision Blizzard ... Source....

Netflix Adds Five New Original Animated Series For Kids, Renews Kong: King of the Apes (Netflix Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Jun 2016

(Source. Netflix Inc). Beverly Hills, Calif., June 16, 2016- Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ. NFLX), the world's leading Internet TV network, will launch five original animated shows for kids and renew global original series Kong. King of the Apes for a second season ... Additional voice talent includes Susan Sarandon, Daniel Wu, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Diamantopoulos and Harland Williams, among others ... Kong ... - 2017 ... Spy Kids....

David Cross: 'Key & Peele make me cry actual tears'

Edit The Guardian 10 Jun 2016

From Daniel Kitson to a book so funny he had it tattooed on his arm, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the most. The funniest standup I’ve ever seen. The first time I saw Daniel Kitson – who I had only just started to hear about – at the Kilkenny festival in Ireland. Absolutely inspiring ... The Night School Hi-Q sketch from early [Canadian TV channel] SCTV never fails to make me laugh hard, especially Catherine O’Hara ... ....

Summer Movies Continuefor Final Time at La Placita Village Downtown (City of Tucson, AZ)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016

(Source. City of Tucson, AZ) ... Tonight's movie is 'Best in Show' (2000), starring Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Parker Posey, and Eugene Levy. La Placita Village is located at 110 S ... (noodl. 33800203) ....

Summer Movies Continue for Final Time at La Placita Village Downtown (City of Tucson, AZ)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016

Top movies from the heart of Texas

Edit The Examiner 15 May 2016

On May 15, Austin's Bullock Texas state museum presents its own "Star of Destiny" film (an IMAX environmental film in which audiences see, feel, and hear Texas history) ... The Bullock Museum provides an exhibit of the hull of the historic ship in the film along with many Texas history exhibits ... These historic towns are ideal for filming period pieces ... Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn, and Catherine O'Hara ... Jakes et al ... ....

Director Tim Burton in talks with 'Beetlejuice' cast over potential sequel

Edit NME 11 May 2016

Tim Burton has given an update on the long-rumoured Beetlejuice sequel, stating that while he is interested in making a follow up to the 1988 original "there's nothing concrete yet." ... This was subsequently denied by a rep for the director ... Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones and a 17-year-old Winona Ryder co-starred as the human family members ... > ....

Cult heroes: Mary Margaret O'Hara – the genius for whom one album was enough

Edit The Guardian 19 Apr 2016

But even as O’Hara returns to public view this year, a long-awaited follow-up looks no closer. Mary Margaret O’Hara read Ulysses at the age of 11 and thought ... Acting is in the blood – her sister is Catherine O’Hara, who played Macauley Culkin’s mum in Home Alone and is a member of Christopher Guest’s repertory of ace mockumentarian – and in recent years we’ve been more likely to see her on the screen than hear her sing....