Beijing News (reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) According to foreign media reports, director Kelly Asperry, who has directed animations such as "Pony King" and "Shrek 2", died of cancer on June 26, local time, at the age of 60.
It is understood that Asperian's animation career began at Disney, and he has participated in the production of animations such as "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast", "Christmas Night Horror", "Toy Story" and so on. In 1995, he began working under the Umbrella of DreamWorks, where he was involved in the production of cartoons such as The Prince of Egypt and Chicken Run. In addition, he has directed Ginomyo and Juliet, The Smurfs: In Search of the Mysterious Village, and his last directorial work was "Ugly Doll", released in 2019.
Beijing News reporter Zhou Huixiaowan
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