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Bo Welch

Bo Welch

Known For Art
Birthday Nov 30, 1951 (73)
Birthplace Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 desig ... ner 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.

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Men in Black II

Men in Black II

2002

as Astronaut (uncredited)

Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012

Production Design

Thor

Thor

2011

Production Design

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

2009

Production Design

Space Chimps

Space Chimps

2008

Production Design

Men in Black II

Men in Black II

2002

Production Design

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

2000

Production Design

Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

1999

Production Design

Primary Colors

Primary Colors

1998

Production Design

Men in Black

Men in Black

1997

Production Design

The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996

Production Design

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

1995

Second Unit Director, Production Design

Wolf

Wolf

1994

Production Design

Batman Returns

Batman Returns

1992

Production Design

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1991

Production Design

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990

Production Design

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

Production Design

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

Production Design

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

1988

Production Design

The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

1988

Production Design

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987

Production Design

Slow Burn

Slow Burn

1986

Production Design

Violets are Blue

Violets are Blue

1986

Art Direction, Production Design

Stark: Mirror Image

Stark: Mirror Image

1986

Production Design

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

Art Direction

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

1984

Art Direction

Best Defense

Best Defense

1984

Art Direction

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

1984

Art Direction

Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel

1983

Art Direction, Production Design

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

1983

Art Direction

Looker

Looker

1981

Set Designer

Used Cars

Used Cars

1980

Assistant Art Director

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979

Assistant Art Director

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2003

Director

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Organization Category Movie
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