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10 Things You Didn't Know About The Funniest Comedy Couple Ever

They're more than just the dad from American Pie and the mom from Home Alone. Don't miss comedy icons Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara in Schitt's Creek, Wednesdays at 10/9c on Pop!

Most of us know Eugene Levy as the dad from American Pie and Catherine O'Hara as the mom from Home Alone and Beetlejuice...

...but these two comedy icons go back a long, LONG way.

1. Eugene and Catherine have been friends for nearly 40 years! They were original cast members of SCTV, a Canadian sketch comedy show, from 1976 to 1984.

2. Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara both received Emmy Awards for their work on SCTV.

3. Like many of their SCTV cohorts, Eugene and Catherine eventually left the show to pursue film and television careers.

4. Despite their hectic Hollywood schedules, Catherine and Eugene have remained close friends for nearly four decades.

5. The two talented actors reinvented themselves in the '90s by playing some of the most memorable movie parents in film history.

6. Eugene and Catherine met writer-director Christopher Guest through their mutual friend, Martin Short.

7. Catherine and Eugene have appeared in four Christopher Guest films together.

8. Eugene and Catherine have provided their voices to a number of popular animated films, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, Over The Hedge, and Astro Boy.

9. Despite their status as an iconic comedy couple, Eugene and Catherine have only played a married couple in one film (Best In Show).

10. In real life, Eugene and Catherine are both happily married to their own respective spouses, but their 40-year friendship makes them the perfect on-screen married couple!

Because who better to play your fake spouse than your BFF?

Don't miss Eugene and Catherine in the epic comedy series Schitt's Creek, Wednesdays at 10/9c on Pop!

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