Bo Welch
Robert W. "Bo" Welch III (born November 30, 1951 in Yardley , Pennsylvania ) is an American production designer , art director and director .
Life
Bo Welch began his film career in 1979 in the film crew of the comedy Head Over Head with John Heard in the lead role. Two years later he worked as a set designer for Michael Crichton's No Mord Off the Rack . In the 1980s he worked as art director on several films, including Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple , for which he received his first Oscar nomination . In 1988 he first worked on Beetlejuice with Tim Burton . For the second collaboration, Edward Scissorhands , Welch was again nominated for an Oscar and received the BAFTA Award . Between 1987 and 2002 he worked on fifteen films with production designer Cheryl Carasik . Welch was nominated four times for an Oscar.
In 2003 he made his debut as a film director; based on the stories of Dr. Seuss- based children's film Ein Kater macht Theater earned him a nomination for the Golden Raspberry as worst director. The film was also nominated for the worst film, leading actor Mike Myers , the supporting actors Alec Baldwin and Kelly Preston and the screenwriters received corresponding nominations.
Welch has been married to Canadian actress and screenwriter Catherine O'Hara since 1992, and the couple have two children.
Filmography (selection)
Production design
- 1987: The Lost Boys
- 1988: Beetlejuice (Beetle Juice)
- 1989: Ghostbusters II
- 1990: Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)
- 1992: Batman Returns (Batman Returns)
- 1995: Little Princess (A Little Princess)
- 1996: The Birdcage - A Paradise for Shrill Birds (The Birdcage)
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1998: With all might (Primary Colors)
- 1999: Wild Wild West
- 2000: Good Vibrations - Sex vom Another Star (What Planet Are You From?)
- 2002: Men in Black II
Art director
- 1983: A judge sees red (The Star Chamber)
- 1984: Attack is the best defense (Best Defense)
- 1985: The Color Purple (The Color Purple)
Director
- 2003: Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat)
- since 2017: A series of unfortunate events ( A Series of Unfortunate Events , TV series, 2 episodes)
Awards
- 1986: Oscar nomination for The Color Purple
- 1992: BAFTA Award for Edward Scissorhands
- 1996: Oscar nomination for The Dream Princess
- 1997: Oscar nomination for The Birdcage
- 1998: Oscar nomination for Men in Black
- 2004: Golden Raspberry nomination for A Hangover Makes Theater
Web links
- Bo Welch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bo Welch in the All Movie Guide (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Which, Bo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Welch III, Robert W. (full name); Welch, Robert W .; Welch, Robert (other names) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer, art director and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yardley , Pennsylvania , United States |