Overview
- Keaton, 74, reflected on his decades-long friendship with O’Hara during Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2026 Man of the Year festivities in Cambridge on Feb. 6.
- He described himself as a devoted SCTV fan and recounted their early bond, including a night shooting pool in Toronto with her siblings.
- He said he pushed for O’Hara to play his ex-wife in the Boston-set indie Game 6 and phoned her to secure the role.
- O’Hara died Jan. 30 at 71 after a brief illness, with Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responding to her Brentwood home at 4:48 a.m. and transporting her in serious condition; an official cause has not been released.
- She is survived by her husband, production designer Bo Welch, and their sons, Matthew and Luke; Keaton earlier paid tribute on Instagram, calling her his “pretend wife,” “pretend nemesis,” and “true friend.”