On June 27, 1905, according to foreign media reports, Kelly Asperry, the director who had directed cartoons such as "Monster Shrek 2" and "Pony King", died of cancer on June 26, local time, at the age of 60.
Born in Texas in 1960, Kelly Asperry graduated from the California College of the Arts and was nominated for the Annie Award, one of the highest honors in animation, three times. In 1983, Asbori joined Disney, where he began his career under the direction of Warner Bros. animator Chuck Jones. He participated in the production of animations such as The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Christmas Night Horror, and Toy Story.
Stills from Shrek 2
In 1995, he began working at DreamWorks, working on cartoons such as The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Chicken Run (2000). In addition, he directed Ginomyo and Juliet (2011), The Smurfs: In Search of the Mysterious Village (2017), and his last work was Ugly Doll, released in 2019.