Kelly Asbury is the Director of Sony Pictures Animation's upcoming all-new CG-animated feature film reboot of the popular Smurfs franchise, called "The Untitled Smurfs Movie", set for release in the summer of 2016. Asbury also Directed and Co-Wrote the 3D computer-animated feature film "Gnomeo & Juliet" (Disney/Touchstone 2011). Asbury's other past ...
Lamar University, California Institute of the Arts
Nationality
American
Spouse
Jacquie Boggs
Awards
Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture
Nominations
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Movies
Smurfs: The Lost Village, Gnomeo & Juliet, Shrek the Third, Shrek 2, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Beauty and the Beast
TV Shows
100 Greatest Cartoons
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
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Living in Southern California [February 2011]
2
Currently residing in London, England until late December 2010 for the post-production phase of his new 3D/CG animated movie "Gnomeo and Juliet" (coming from Disney/Touchstone Feb. 11, 2011) [September 2010]
3
Currently in Toronto, Canada directing the final months of animation, lighting and effects on "Gnomeo and Juliet" (now a Touchstone film), which, in late summer, will relocate back to London, England for 3-4 months of scoring and post-production. The movie's release date has been set for February 11, 2011. [March 2010]
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Living and working in London, England while directing a new animated epic called Gnomeo and Juliet. [July 2008]
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Living in Toronto, Canada for the production/animation phase of the CG-animated feature "Gnomeo and Juliet" (Disney/Miramax - coming spring 2011) [May 2009]
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At age 17 wrote a letter to The Walt Disney Studios asking how one becomes and artist on their staff. The Production Manager from that time was a Mr. Don Duckwall (actual name), 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 LA, which offers a degree in Character Animation. Asbury followed that advice and started at CalArts in 1980.
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Art school classmates with other Cal Arts alumni and future animated feature directors Rob Minkoff (The Lion King), Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale (Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Bruce Smith (BeBe's Kids) and Chris Sanders (Lilo and Stitch). Several other of Asbury's peers went on the win multiple Emmy awards and direct successful TV shows, The Simpsons among them.
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Both of the Asbury-directed animated films Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and Shrek 2 opened the Cannes Film Festival and both were nominated for the Best Animated Feature Oscar.
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Though not himself a ventriloquist, harbors a lifelong passion for that offbeat art form, even going so far as to write a 128 page non-fiction book on the subject called "Dummy Days - America's Favorite Ventriloquists from Radio and Early TV" (Angel City Press 2003).
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Achmed Saves America
2014
Video original character design
The Prince of Egypt
1998
artistic supervisor: story
James and the Giant Peach
1996
storyboard supervisor
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
assistant art director - as Kelly Adam Asbury
Beauty and the Beast
1991
visual development artist
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
storyboard artist / visual development
The Little Mermaid
1989
visual development artist - as Kelly A. Asbury
The Littles
1984
TV Series storyboard artist - 8 episodes
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Frozen
2013/I
story artist
Wreck-It Ralph
2012
story artist
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
additional story artist
Kung Fu Panda
2008
additional story artist
Shrek
2001
story artist
Chicken Run
2000
additional story artist
Toy Story
1995
story artist
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
character designer
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
1987
Short layout artist
The Black Cauldron
1985
inbetween artist
The Fox and the Hound
1981
assistant animator - uncredited
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017
filming
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
Shrek 2
2004
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
screenplay / story
Beauty and the Beast
1991
story
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
Red Good Gnomes (voice)
Shrek the Third
2007
Master of Ceremonies Fiddlesworth (voice)
Shrek 2
2004
Page Elf Nobleman ... (voice)
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes
2018
creative consultant pre-production
Shrek 2
2004
ADR group
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Roller Coaster Rabbit
1990
Short as Kelly A. Asbury
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shrek the Third
2007
special thanks
Shrek
2001
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Documentary short
Himself
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition
2012
TV Series
Himself
Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy
2011
TV Special
Himself - Author / Film Director
Made in Hollywood
2011
TV Series
Himself
The BackStage Pass
2009
Video
Himself
I'm No Dummy
2009
Documentary
Himself
100 Greatest Cartoons
2005
TV Special documentary
Himself
Meet the Cast of Shrek 2
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
The Tech of Shrek 2
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
Hollywood Film Award
Hollywood Film Awards
Animation of the Year
Shrek 2 (2004)
2003
Bronze Wrangler
Western Heritage Awards
Theatrical Motion Picture
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2012
Annie
Annie Awards
Directing in a Feature Production
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
2012
Annie
Annie Awards
Writing in a Feature Production
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
2005
Annie
Annie Awards
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Shrek 2 (2004)
2005
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)
$900,000
