Kelly Asbury dies at 60: twice Oscar-nominated director directed Shrek 2 and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- The Texas native died Friday morning at his Los Angeles home of complications from abdominal cancer.
- Asbury’s work directing and voicing characters in Shrek 2 helped make the sequel a massive box office success, grossing $ 919.8 million on a budget of $ 150 million, while earning Oscar and Annie Award nominations.
- Her other two Annie Award nominees came when she directed and co-wrote the animated fantasy comedy Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).
- Asbury’s impressive resume also included working as a story artist on Pixar’s classic Toy Story (1995), which earned $ 373.6 million on a budget of $ 30 million.
- He eventually moved to DreamWorks later in 1995, leading to his directorial debut at Spirit in 2002, where he shared duties with Lorna Cook.
Kelly Asbury, best known for directing Academy Award-nominated animation films, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and Shrek 2 (2004), died at the age of 60.
The Texas native died Friday morning at his Los Angeles home of complications from abdominal cancer.
“He was one of the most admired and loved people in the industry,” said his representative, Nancy Newhouse Porter of Newhouse Porter Hubbard. Deadline.
RIP: Kelly Asbury, a two-time Oscar nominee, passed away Friday at the age of 60.
Asbury’s work directing and voicing characters in Shrek 2 helped make the sequel a massive box office success, grossing $ 919.8 million on a budget of $ 150 million, while earning Oscar and Annie award nominations.
Her other two Annie Award nominees came when she directed and co-wrote the animated fantasy comedy Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). The versatile artist also provided the voices of the little Red Goon Gnomes in the film.
He earned his star in the Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1983-1995, and contributed storyboards for several popular animated films such as The Black Cauldron (1985), The Little Mermaid (1989), Rescuers Down Under (1990), and Beauty And The Beast ( 1991). )
Big hit: Asbury’s work directing and voicing characters in Shrek 2 (2004) helped make the sequel a massive box office success, grossing $ 919.8 million on a budget of $ 150 million, while earning Oscar nominations. and Annie
Asbury’s impressive resume also included working as a story artist on Pixar’s classic Toy Story (1995), which earned $ 373.6 million on a budget of $ 30 million.
He eventually moved to DreamWorks later in 1995, leading to his directorial debut at Spirit in 2002, where he shared duties with Lorna Cook.
His talents also included writing and illustrating twelve published children’s books, including Rusty’s Red Vacation, Bonnie’s Blue House, and Yolanda’s Yellow School.
Acclaimed: The Texas native also received an Academy Award nomination for co-directing Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Asbury also wrote a nonfiction book titled Dummy Days (2003), a biography that focused on 20th century ventriloquists Jeff Dunham, Shari Lewis, Jimmy Nelson, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Winchell.
In the early 2010s, he made a brief return to Disney to contribute storyboards for Wreck-It Ralph (2012) and Frozen (2013).
He recently directed Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) for Sony Pictures Animation and UglyDolls (2019) for STX Entertainment.
Later work: Asbury recently directed Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) for Sony Pictures Animation and UglyDolls (2019) for STX Entertainment.
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