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Bo Welch

  • Production Designer
  • Director
  • Art Director
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Bo Welch at an event for The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Bo Welch was born on 30 November 1951 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a production designer and director, known for Edward Scissorhands (1990), Men in Black (1997) and A Little Princess (1995). He has been married to Catherine O'Hara since 25 April 1992. They have two children.
BornNovember 30, 1951
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BornNovember 30, 1951
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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 22 nominations total

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Brian Grazer, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, and Bo Welch in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, and Bo Welch in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Christian Slater, Catherine O'Hara, and Bo Welch at an event for 2021 Golden Globe Awards (2021)
Catherine O'Hara and Bo Welch
Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and Bo Welch at an event for The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
Catherine O'Hara and Bo Welch at an event for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Catherine O'Hara and Bo Welch
Catherine O'Hara and Bo Welch at an event for The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Catherine O'Hara and Bo Welch

Known for

Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands
7.9
  • Production Designer
  • 1990
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black
7.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1997
Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)
A Little Princess
7.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1995
Mike Myers and Sean Hayes in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat
4.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2003

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong in Schmigadoon! (2021)
    Schmigadoon!
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Pauli Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
    Men in Black 3
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, Chris Hemsworth, and Josh Dallas in Thor (2011)
    Thor
    • Production Designer
    • 2011
  • Will Ferrell in Land of the Lost (2009)
    Land of the Lost
    • Production Designer
    • 2009
  • Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Zack Shada, and Andy Samberg in Space Chimps (2008)
    Space Chimps
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
    Men in Black II
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
    The Tick
    • Production Designer
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Poster
    What Planet Are You From?
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
  • Kevin Kline and Will Smith in Wild Wild West (1999)
    Wild Wild West
    • Production Designer
    • 1999
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    • Production Designer
    • 1998
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    • Production Designer
    • 1997
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    • Production Designer
    • 1996
  • Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)
    A Little Princess
    • Production Designer
    • 1995
  • Wolf (1994)
    Wolf
    • Production Designer
    • 1994

Director

  • Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Pauli Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Mike Myers and Sean Hayes in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
    The Cat in the Hat
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2003
  • Nestor Carbonell, David Burke, Liz Vassey, and Patrick Warburton in The Tick (2001)
    The Tick
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Dina Meyer and Costas Mandylor in Secret Agent Man (2000)
    Secret Agent Man
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2000

Art Director

  • Kevin Kline and Sissy Spacek in Violets Are Blue... (1986)
    Violets Are Blue...
    • Art Director
    • 1986
  • The Color Purple (1985)
    The Color Purple
    • Art Director (as Robert W. Welch)
    • 1985
  • The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)
    The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
    • Art Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Best Defense (1984)
    Best Defense
    • Art Director (as Robert W. Welch III)
    • 1984
  • Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Fred Ward in Swing Shift (1984)
    Swing Shift
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Heart of Steel (1983)
    Heart of Steel
    • Art Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • The Star Chamber (1983)
    The Star Chamber
    • Art Director (as Robert 'Bo' Welch)
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Robert W. Welch III
  • Born
    • November 30, 1951
    • Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Spouse
    • Catherine O'HaraApril 25, 1992 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Matthew Welch
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He met his wife Catherine O'Hara on the set of Beetlejuice (1988) after director Tim Burton encouraged him to ask Catherine out on a date. They married in 1992 and they had two sons.
  • Quotes
    When I met Tim Burton, it was like a breath of fresh air in terms of liberating me from dreary realism. He would push me towards German Expressionism and reference other movies. He was always a fan of old horror movies. But he would view them with a sense of humor. In that period when you try to wrap your head around his aesthetic you learn. But it was a fantastic experience that changed the way I approach movies from that movie on, as much as you just thought outside the constraints of realistic, replicating reality for movie design.

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