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.

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