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We have tragic news to report from the world of television today.
Demond Wilson — the actor who was best known for the role of Lamont on the classic sitcom Sanford and Son — has passed away.
He was 79 years old.
News of Wilson’s passing comes courtesy of TMZ, who says that they spoke with his son, Demond Wilson Jr.
The younger Wilson stated that his father died at his home in Palm Springs following a battle with cancer.
“I loved him. He was a great man,” Demond Jr. said.
Wilson was cast on Sanford and Son — opposite comedy legend Redd Foxx — after wowing producers with a guest spot on All In the Family.
In the 2011 book Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story, Wilson revealed that he didn’t think the show would be a hit, but he took the job anyway, hoping that it would serve as a springboard to bigger things.
“After learning about the series format, I was doubtful about my involvement in the project. I thought about it long and hard and decided to take a chance,” Wilson said.
“Redd and I thought we could grab some quick cash, plus notoriety, then move on to the next project.”
But to the surprise of both leads, Sanford and Son went on to become a massive hit.
Airing Friday nights at 8 pm, the show was soon dominating juggernauts like The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and The Brady Bunch in the ratings.
The show reached the number two overall spot in the 1972-73 ratings race, and it was a top ten hit in each of its last five seasons.
Wilson kept the show running on his own after Foxx exited over a salary dispute during the 1974 season.
But shortly thereafter, Foxx quit for good in order to host his own variety show. Wilson declined the offer to continue starring in the show without his co-lead.
Instead, he accepted a lucrative deal playing a man who returns to the family he abandoned in a CBS sitcom titled Baby … I’m Back. The show lasted just 13 episodes.
Wilson was the last of the surviving main cast members on Sanford and Son.
Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.
Demond Wilson Cause of Death: ‘Sanford and Son’ Star Was 79 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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The beloved actress was best known for roles in Best of Show, Home Alone, The Studio and, to some, most notably, Schitt’s Creek.
In the wake of this very sad news, Dan and Eugene Levy have issued statements that pay tribute to O’Hara.
“Words seem inadequate to express the loss I feel today,” said Eugene Levy, who appeared in multiple projects with O’Hara. “I had the honor of knowing and working with the great Catherine O’Hara for over fifty years.”
Continued the actor:
“From our beginnings on the Second City stage, to SCTV, to the movies we did with Chris Guest, to our six glorious years on Schitt’s Creek, I cherished our working relationship, but most of all our friendship. And I will miss her. My heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke, and the entire O’Hara family.”
On Schitt’s Creek, O’Hara portrayed Moira Rose opposite Eugene Levy, who played her husband, Johnny Rose, and her on-screen kids Dan Levy (David Rose) and Annie Murphy (Alexis Rose).
For his part, Dan echoed his father’s sentiment in his own tribute on Instagram.
“What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years,” he opened.
“Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family,” he continued. “It’s hard to imagine a world without her in it. I will cherish every funny memory I was fortunate enough to make with her.”
Dan Levy also said his “heart goes out to Bo, Matthew, Luke and every member of her big, beautiful family.”
Jennifer Robertson, who played Jocelyn Schitt on the sitcom, also told The New York Post:
“I am deeply saddened to hear we have lost Catherine. Being in Catherine O’Hara’s orbit was a beautiful, magical gift. She was an absolute star who never understood why people made such a fuss about her. Her passing is a loss for everyone who knew and loved her. My deepest condolences to Bo, her sons and the O’Hara family.”
In 2020, Schitt’s Creek swept the Emmys and in 2021, all of the cast once again went home winners at the Golden Globes.
The role won O’Hara her second Emmy Award in 2020 after she’d previously won in 1982 for her role on SCTV Network.
Prior to these heartfelt messages, Macaulay Culkin had lovely words for the woman who played his mother in the iconic film Home Alone.
“Mama. I thought we had time,” Culkin wrote alongside a photo of himself and O’Hara in the movie (both stars reprised their roles for 1992’s Home Alone 2).
“I wanted more. I wanted to sit in a chair next to you. I heard you but I had so much more to say,” he continued, adding, poignantly:
“I love you. I’ll see you later.”
Schitt’s Creek Cast Pours Heart Out in Tribute of Catherine O’Hara was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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