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Kelly Asbury, who worked on great animated films, including directing the box office hit “Shrek 2” … is dead after a long battle with cancer.
Kelly died peacefully on Friday in Encino, California … according to her representative, and leaves an incredible resume in the world of animation.
He is best known for directing the Oscar-nominated sequel to ‘Shrek,’ but he also worked on some of Disney’s biggest animated hits … such as “Beauty and the Beast.”
Kelly directed and wrote the script for the 2011 film, “Gnomeo & Juliet.” Most recently, he directed “UglyDolls,” which came out last year.
Asbury gained fame in the animation industry at Mouse House: from 1983 to 1995 he contributed storyboards for iconic films such as “The Little Mermaid,” “The Rescuers from Below” and “The Black Cauldron,” to name a few.
He moved to DreamWorks in 1995, making his directorial debut in 2002 in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Spirit’.
Asbury eventually returned to Disney for a brief period, working as a story artist for popular hits like “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Frozen.” It’s safe to say that he put smiles on the faces of millions and millions of viewers.
He was also the author of published children’s books, and even wrote a biography with ventriloquist profiles like Jeff Dunham, Edgar Bergen, Shari lewis, Jimmy Nelson and Paul Winchell.
The Hollywood Reporter first reported his death. Kelly was 60 years old.
RIP
