Photo: Sony Pictures Animation / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kelly Asbury is one of those creators whose work everyone knows even when his name does not register. A Texan who could write, animate, design characters, and voice them, he had the full toolkit of a visual storyteller. What impresses me most is his range as a director, moving from the sweeping lyricism of Spirit to the bright chaos of the Smurfs. Few filmmakers can shift tonal worlds that freely. His death in 2020 was a real loss, but the imaginative imagery he left in children's films endures. That craftsman's instinct, building stories from a single drawing, does not fade.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kelly Asbury
- Name (Japanese)
- ケリー・アズベリー
- Reading
- けりー・あずべりー
- Born
- January 15, 1960 – June 26, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Beaumont, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / animator / character designer / concept artist / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Lamar University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%20Asbury
Frequently asked questions
When was Kelly Asbury born?
January 15, 1960 – June 26, 2020.
Where is Kelly Asbury from?
Kelly Asbury is from Beaumont, Texas, United States.
What does Kelly Asbury do?
Kelly Asbury works as screenwriter, animator, character designer, concept artist, voice actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.