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Kelly Asbury(1960-2020)

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  • Director
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Kelly Asbury in UglyDolls (2019)
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Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
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Among Kelly Asbury's many achievements, he directed UglyDolls (2019) and Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017). He also co-wrote the 3D computer-animated feature film Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).

Asbury's other past directorial efforts include the Oscar-nominated films, Shrek 2 (2004) and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).

During his over thirty-year career as an animation artist, Kelly Asbury had served many creative capacities on some of Hollywood's most popular animated films, including Frozen (2013), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Shrek (2001), Toy Story (1995), Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), "Beauty and the Beast" (Disney 1992) and "The Little Mermaid" (Disney 1989).

Asbury also provided a variety of character voices on Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) and Shrek 2 (2004).

In addition to films, Asbury was a noted author and illustrator of several published children's books, as well as having written and compiled the offbeat, non-fiction book, "Dummy Days - America's Favorite Ventriloquists from Radio and Early TV" (Angel City Press - 2003)

He sadly passed away on June 26, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Jacquie, two step-sons, a sister, and a niece
BornJanuary 15, 1960
DiedJune 26, 2020(60)
BornJanuary 15, 1960
DiedJune 26, 2020(60)
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Kelly Asbury, Christopher Lennertz, Emma Roberts, Alison Peck, Kelly Clarkson, and Janelle Monáe at an event for UglyDolls (2019)
Kelly Asbury, Emma Roberts, Alison Peck, Kelly Clarkson, and Janelle Monáe

Known for

Matt Lucas in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
Gnomeo & Juliet
5.9
  • Director
  • 2011
John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Saunders, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek 2
7.3
  • Director
  • 2004
Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
7.2
  • Director
  • 2002
Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast
8.0
  • Art Department
  • 1991

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  • Johnny Depp, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ashley Jensen, Matt Lucas, James McAvoy, Stephen Merchant, Emily Blunt, Julio Bonet, and Eve Webster in Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
    Sherlock Gnomes
  • Achmed Saves America (2014)
    Achmed Saves America
  • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
    Frozen
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Andy Richter, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
  • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Kung Fu Panda
  • Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
    The Simpsons Movie
    • (uncredited)
  • Flushed Away (2006)
    Flushed Away
    • (uncredited)
  • Will Smith and Jack Black in Shark Tale (2004)
    Shark Tale
    • (uncredited)
  • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andrew Birch, Jim Cummings, Adriano Giannini, Dennis Haysbert, Raman Hui, Frank Welker, Timothy West, Conrad Vernon, Chung Chan, and Chris Miller in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
    Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
    • (uncredited)
  • Bill Murray, David Hyde Pierce, and Chris Rock in Osmosis Jones (2001)
    Osmosis Jones
    • (uncredited)
  • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
    Shrek
  • The Prince of Egypt (1998)
    The Prince of Egypt
  • Histeria! (1998)
    Histeria!
  • Quack Pack (1996)
    Quack Pack
  • Paul Terry in James and the Giant Peach (1996)
    James and the Giant Peach

Animation Department

  • Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Snoop Dogg, Conrad Vernon, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Finn Wolfhard in The Addams Family (2019)
    The Addams Family
  • Johnny Depp, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ashley Jensen, Matt Lucas, James McAvoy, Stephen Merchant, Emily Blunt, Julio Bonet, and Eve Webster in Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
    Sherlock Gnomes
  • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
    Frozen
  • Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
    Wreck-It Ralph
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, John DiMaggio, Tom McGrath, Andy Richter, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
  • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Kung Fu Panda
  • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar (2005)
    Madagascar
    • (uncredited)
  • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
    Shrek
  • Mel Gibson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, Tony Haygarth, Lisa Kay, Julia Sawalha, Laura Strachan, and Jo Allen in Chicken Run (2000)
    Chicken Run
  • Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)
    Toy Story
  • Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Tristan Rogers, Adam Ryen, and Frank Welker in The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
    The Rescuers Down Under
  • Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
    Sport Goofy in Soccermania
  • John Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, Clarence Nash, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron

Director

  • Gabriel Iglesias, Wanda Sykes, Leehom Wang, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monáe, Pitbull, and Nick Jonas in UglyDolls (2019)
    UglyDolls
  • Joe Manganiello, Demi Lovato, Jack McBrayer, and Danny Pudi in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
    Smurfs: The Lost Village
    • (directed by)
  • Matt Lucas in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
    Gnomeo & Juliet
  • 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005)
    100 Greatest Cartoons
    • (original material)
  • John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Saunders, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek 2 (2004)
    Shrek 2
  • Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
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“Delicate”
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“Delicate”
“Balcony”
Clip 1:11
“Balcony”
"Kick Some Grass"
Clip 1:03
"Kick Some Grass"
Sherlock Gnomes
Trailer 2:20
Sherlock Gnomes
"What's in a Gnome?"
Featurette 1:32
"What's in a Gnome?"

Personal details

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    • January 15, 1960
    • Beaumont, Texas, USA
    • June 26, 2020
    • Encino, California, USA(cancer)
    • Jacquie Boggs2011 - June 26, 2020 (his death)
    • (Stepchild)

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    At age 17, he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios asking how one becomes an artist on their staff. The production manager at the time was a Mr. Don Duckwall, who encouraged Asbury to submit drawing samples. Asbury did so and was then advised to gain training at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) near L.A., which offers a degree in Character Animation. Asbury followed that advice and started at CalArts in 1980.

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