10 Facts About Kelly Asbury

Kelly Adam Asbury was an American film director, writer, voice actor, and illustrator.

Kelly Asbury attended Lamar University for two years before transferring to the renowned California Institute of the Arts in 1980, where he studied animation and filmmaking.

Kelly Asbury got his start at Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1983 to 1995, and contributed storyboards for several animated films including The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, as well as Pixar's first feature film, Toy Story.

Kelly Asbury was nominated for two Annie Awards for directing and co-writing that film.

Kelly Asbury wrote and illustrated twelve children's books, including Rusty's Red Vacation, Bonnie's Blue House, and Yolanda's Yellow School.

In mid-2011 to mid-2012, Kelly Asbury briefly returned to Disney to contribute storyboards to Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen.

Kelly Asbury's final directing credits were Smurfs: The Lost Village for Sony Pictures Animation and UglyDolls for STX Entertainment.

Kelly Asbury died of abdominal cancer on June 26,2020, in his home, Encino, Los Angeles, at age 60.

Kelly Asbury was cremated, his ashes was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills.

Kelly Asbury was featured in the In Memoriam section of the 93rd Academy Awards, and Spirit Untamed was dedicated to his memory.