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| Born | Robert W. Welch III Yardley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Production designer, art director, director, actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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. [1]
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, [2] and The Color Purple with Riva and DeScenna.
Welch met actress Catherine O'Hara on the set of Beetlejuice in 1988. [3] They married in 1992 and have two sons: Matthew (b. 1994) and Luke (b. 1997). [4]
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Star Chamber | |
| Heart of Steel | ||
| 1984 | Swing Shift | |
| Best Defense | ||
| The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | ||
| 1985 | The Color Purple | |
| 1986 | Violets Are Blue |
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Secret Agent Man | Series director: 5 pilot episodes and 1 episode |
| 2001 | The Tick | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director |
| 2017–2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | 5 episodes |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Men in Black II | Astronaut | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3 | Pedestrian | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Tiebraker | Father |
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Timothy Walter Burton is an American director, producer, writer, animator, and illustrator. Known for pioneering goth culture in the American film industry, Burton is famous for his gothic horror and fantasy films. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and three BAFTA Awards. He was honored with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and was given the Order of the Arts and Letters by Culture Minister of France in 2010.
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Catherine Anne O'Hara is a Canadian actress, comedian and screenwriter. She is known for her comedy work on Second City Television (1976–1984) and Schitt's Creek (2015–2020) and in films such as After Hours (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), and the first two installments of the Home Alone franchise: Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Her other film appearances include the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006).
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Linda DeScenna is an American set decorator and production designer. She has been nominated for five Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.
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Beetlejuice is an American dark fantasy horror comedy media franchise that originated with the film Beetlejuice (1988). The overall plot centers around a deceased couple who try to haunt the new inhabitants of their former home and call for help from a devious bio-exorcist ghost named Betelgeuse, who is summoned by saying his name three times. One of the new inhabitants is a young girl, Lydia, who is dealing with her mother's death and her neglectful father.
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