Bo Welch

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Male

Birthday 1951-11-30 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As Robert W. "Bo" Welch III

Bo Welch

Biography

Robert W. "Bo" Welch III is an American production designer, art director, film and television director, and occasional actor. He is best known for his collaborations with directors such as Tim Burton and Barry Sonnenfeld. Welch was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Welch worked as a production designer on the Tim Burton films Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Batman Returns, as well as on the Barry Sonnenfeld films Men in Black and Wild Wild West, among other films. He made his directorial debut with The Cat in the Hat, based on the beloved Dr. Seuss book of the same name, which was a critical and commercial disappointment. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, three of them shared with set decorator Cheryl Carasik and another one with J. Michael Riva and Linda DeScenna. The four films are Men in Black, The Birdcage, and A Little Princess with Carasik and The Colour Purple with Riva and DeScenna. Welch met actress Catherine O'Hara on the set of Beetlejuice in 1988. They married in 1992 and have two sons: Matthew (b. 1994) and Luke (b. 1997). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Welch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Art

2021
Schmigadoon!

as Production Design

2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Production Design

2012
Men in Black 3

as Production Design

2011
Thor

as Production Design

2009
Land of the Lost

as Production Design

2008
Space Chimps

as Production Design

2002
Men in Black II

as Production Design

2000
What Planet Are You From?

as Production Design

1999
Wild Wild West

as Production Design

1998
Primary Colors

as Production Design

1997
Men in Black

as Production Design

1996
The Birdcage

as Production Design

1995
A Little Princess

as Production Design

1994
Wolf

as Production Design

1992
Batman Returns

as Production Design

1991
Grand Canyon

as Production Design

1990
Joe Versus the Volcano

as Production Design

1990
Edward Scissorhands

as Production Design

1989
Ghostbusters II

as Production Design

1988
Beetlejuice

as Production Design

1988
The Accidental Tourist

as Production Design

1987
The Lost Boys

as Production Design

1986
Slow Burn

as Production Design

1986
Stark: Mirror Image

as Production Design

1986
Violets are Blue

as Production Design

1986
Violets are Blue

as Art Direction

1985
The Color Purple

as Art Direction

1984
1984
Best Defense

as Art Direction

1984
Swing Shift

as Art Direction

1983
Heart of Steel

as Production Design

1983
Heart of Steel

as Art Direction

1983
The Star Chamber

as Art Direction

1981
Looker

as Set Designer

1980
Used Cars

as Assistant Art Director

1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter

as Assistant Art Director

Director

2003
The Cat in the Hat

as Director

2001
The Tick

as Director

1995
A Little Princess

as Second Unit Director