Kelly Asbury began his career at DreamWorks SKG in 1995. He just completed directing (with Andrew Adamson and Conrad Vernon) "The Shrek 2 (2004)", which was released in 2004. Asbury also directed (with Lorna Cook) the Oscar-nominated "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)". His talents as a storyboard artist,art director and designer have been put to use on some of Hollywood's most popular anima ...
show all Kelly Asbury began his career at DreamWorks SKG in 1995. He just completed directing (with Andrew Adamson and Conrad Vernon) "The Shrek 2 (2004)", which was released in 2004. Asbury also directed (with Lorna Cook) the Oscar-nominated "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)". His talents as a storyboard artist,art director and designer have been put to use on some of Hollywood's most popular animated films, like Shrek (2001), Chicken Run (2000), "Prince of Egypt (1998)", "The Toy Story (1995)", Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)", Beauty and the Beast (1991) and "The Little Mermaid (1989)". Kelly Asbury is also a noted author. His book DUMMY DAYS: AMERICA'S FAVORITE VENTRILOQUISTS FROM RADIO AND EARLY TV - a vintage photo-filled volume - featuring a foreword by film critic and entertainment historian Leonard Maltin - hit bookshelves in summer 2003. This book was featured in TV Guide, Emmy Magazine and on a special segment of National Public Radio's Morning Edition.
Asbury has written and illustrated several children's picture books, including the Halloween series Witch Dot, Frankensquare, Candy Corn and the winter-themed Where is Snow's nose? His colorful books Rusty's Red Vacation, Bonnie's Blue House and Yolanda's Yellow School, were included among Child Magazine's "Best Books of '97" and received glowing reviews from Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal and Horn Books. Kelly Asbury also provided the illustrations for the books Autumn Walk, Winter Walk and the upcoming Wild Witches' Ball (August 2004). Born in 1960 and raised in Beaumont, Texas, Kelly Asbury attended Lamar University, before transferring to California Institute of the Arts, near Los Angeles, in 1980. He now lives in Pasadena, California with his wife, artist/actress Loretta Weeks.
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