Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara have been named recipients of the prestigious Academy Legacy Award, it was announced by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. It will be part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
“With decades of brilliant work behind them and many more to come, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara stand among the world’s finest comic actors,” said Academy Chair Martin Katz in a press release. “Though they are not an official duo, they have played together so often and so well, that we thought it only fitting to honour them together.”
Levy has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures to date, seven of which having topped the $100M mark. His box-office success in films like Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, and Father of the Bride Part II have established him as one of Hollywood’s most popular comedic actors. But it was the role of Jim’s Dad in the American Pie franchise that cemented his reputation as America’s favourite dad. In 2013, Levy formed Not A Real Company Productions to produce Schitt’s Creek, a television series for CBC/ITV he co-created, co-executive produces, and co-stars in with Daniel Levy. The single-camera, character-driven comedy also stars O’Hara and Chris Elliott.
O’Hara is a prolific, multi-award winning actress, writer, and comedian whose film credits include lead and supporting roles in Beetlejuice, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, After Hours, Heartburn, The Life Before This, Penelope, Away We Go, Where the Wild Things Are, A.C.O.D., The Right Kind of Wrong, and many more. She first performed with Toronto’s Second City Theatre and later, with fellow alumni including Levy, created the iconic sketch comedy show SCTV. O’Hara won an Emmy Award and earned four Emmy nominations for her writing on the show. O’Hara has just finished wrapping season two of the hit CBC series Schitt’s Creek alongside Levy, Dan Levy, and Elliott.
The 2016 An Evening with Canada’s Stars will be at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 25th.
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