Who Is Catherine O'Hara's Husband? All About Bo Welch

Mar. 15, 2025

Catherine O’Hara and Bo Welch attend the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Kevin Mazur/VF22/WireImage

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Catherine O’HarahasTim Burtonto thank for her thriving marriage.

Born and raised in Canada, O’Hara moved to California to pursue her relationship with Welch. “I moved to L.A. to be with him,” she toldThe New Yorker. “Yeah, I moved for love.”

Welch and O’Hara eventually got married on April 25, 1992. They welcomed their first son, Matthew, in 1994 and their second son, Luke, in 1997.

Over the years, Welch has worked on a number of iconic films, including Burton’s 1990Edward Scissorhands,starringJohnny Depp, and the originalMen in Black,starringTommy Lee JonesandWill Smith.

So, who is Catherine O’Hara’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Bo Welch and his relationship with theHome Alonestar.

He is an Oscar-nominated production designer

Catherine O’Hara and Bo Welch attend the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Aliah Anderson/Getty

Aliah Anderson/Getty

Welch is an Oscar- and Emmy-nominated production designer, best known for his work onEdward Scissorhands,Men in BlackandA Little Princess. He grew up in Bucks County, Pa., perBelow the Line, and had his big break as a production designer in 1985’sThe Color Purple. His work on the film landed him his first of four Oscar nominations.

Welch made his directorial debut in 2003 withThe Cat in the Hat. He also directed five episodes ofA Series of Unfortunate Events,the same series that landed him his first Primetime Emmy nomination. He has additionally done production design forBatman Returns,Schmigadoon!andThor.

“If you have to wake up in the morning to do something, I can’t think of anything better [than production design],” he told Below the Line. “You can do this job for 100 years, and I swear every time you come to this part of production design, picking colors, it’s like you’ve just started this career. It is so difficult.”

He and O’Hara met on the set ofBeetlejuice

Catherine O’Hara and Bo Welch attend the ‘Batman’ Westwood Premiere on June 19, 1989.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty

Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection/Getty

Welch and O’Hara met while she was starring inBeetlejuiceas Delia Deetz.Tim Burtonhired Welch to work on the production design of the film, which at the time was the second movie he had ever worked on.

“It was just thrilling at that point in my career. Second movie, and this was it. I had never seen anything like it,” Welch toldUPROXX. “It didn’t have the pressure of a third episode of a franchise movie. So, all of that was great.”

His memories of working onBeetlejuiceare all positive, especially since he met O’Hara during the process.

“My memories ofBeetlejuiceare very fond, of course,” he added. “Not to mention, I met my wife, who was in it.”

“I was grouching to Tim Burton about how this guy was talking to me all the time and never asking me out,” O’Hara recalled toInStylein 2018. “We had a break between filming in Los Angeles and on location, and in that time, Tim told Bo that he should ask me out.”

They shot the exteriors of theBeetlejuicehouse in Vermont, and that was the day that Welch asked O’Hara out, which was admittedly her favorite part of filming the movie.

“Our first day of shooting at the house was the day that Bo finally asked me out, so that’s what I see when I look at the scenes we shot there,” she added. “Matchmaking Tim Burton!”

O’Hara moved to Los Angeles to be with him

Catherine O’Hara and Bo Welch at the Primary Colors Party on March 12, 1998.Bei/Shutterstock

Bei/Shutterstock

After meeting Welch on the set ofBeetlejuice, O’Hara was smitten. The pair started dating after filming wrapped. O’Hara admitted toThe New Yorkerin 2019 that she moved to L.A. afterBeetlejuiceto be with Welch.

“I was inBeetlejuice, and the production designer, Bo Welch, was very attractive, and he finally asked me out,” she said. “We went on location at the end of the movie, and we started dating. I moved to L.A. to be with him. Yeah, I moved for love.”

O’Hara and Welch tied the knot on April 25, 1992.

They share two sons

Catherine O’Hara and Bo Welch attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 9, 2020.Matt Baron/Shutterstock

Matt Baron/Shutterstock

O’Hara and Welch are parents to two sons together, Matthew and Luke. Two years after they were married, they welcomed Matthew in 1994. Luke was born roughly three years later in 1997. While Matthew and Luke were raised in Canada, they have followed in the footsteps of their parents and have taken on jobs in Hollywood.

During their adolescence, Matthew and Luke were very creative kids.

“Matthew and Luke … They’re very funny, and we encourage it,” O’Hara told theToronto Starin 2007. “The older one does Warners cartoon bits, really old-fashioned, cheap-ass funny vaudeville stuff. And the little one does word play.”

Matthew and Luke made their way into the entertainment industry, and have worked inset dressing and construction. They additionally worked with O’Hara during her time onSchitt’s Creek.

O’Hara told PEOPLE that she once had her own briefHome Alonemomentwith her two sons in New York on the subway.

“We were in New York once; I think it was New York. Bo and I got on the subway, we turned around, the doors are closing, and they weren’t on,” she said. “I screamed and people screamed with me. Everybody joined in.”

Luckily, Matthew and Luke made it on the train and weren’t separated from their parents. “It makes me sick to think what could have happened,” O’Hara added.

He and O’Hara had a viral moment during the 2021 Golden Globes

Bo Welch and Catherine O’Hara at The Golden Eve Party on January 6, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024/Getty

Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024/Getty

As she spoke, Welch played audio of an audience applauding. When she neared the end of her speech, he played music to signal O’Hara to wrap up. “Seriously?” she jokingly said to Welch at the time.

He and O’Hara had an interesting visit to the Vatican as newlyweds

Catherine O’Hara and Bo Welch attend the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Kayla Oaddams/FilmMagic

Kayla Oaddams/FilmMagic

After O’Hara and Welch got married, Burton gave them tickets fora private tour of the Vatican.

“It was a very inside kind of deal," O’Hara said onThe Kelly Clarkson Show.

During the trip, the priest who was showing them around was scolded.

Everything turned out to be fine for O’Hara and Welch, and they ended their tour in a mini museum where gifts given to the Vatican are held. “And this priest is just letting us open cases, and pretending to put a crown inside Bo’s backpack, taking pictures,” she added.

He supported O’Hara at the Venice Film Festival

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source: people.com