'Shrek 2' director Kelly Asbury has left for heavenly abode at the age of 60years
According to a representative for Asbury, Nancy Newhouse Porter, Asbury died on Friday morning in Los Angeles following a long battle with abdominal cancer, reports variety.com.Asbury, who started his career at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1983, directed five animated feature films during his career -- "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", "Shrek 2a in 2004, which he co-directed with Conrad Vernon; "Gnomeo & Juliet" in 2011; "Smurfs: The Lost Village" in 2017; and his final directorial effort was 2019's "Ugly Dolls", for which he got stars like Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle MonAie, and Blake Shelton on board.His other work includes credits on aceThe Little Mermaid", Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas", "James and the Giant