By Sara Ruberg Perry, a miniature donkey whose handlers said he was used by DreamWorks animators as a model for the chatty “Shrek” character named Donkey, died last week at the age of 30.

Perry, the donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy's character in the Shrek films, has died at the age of 30. Perry resided at the Barron Park in Palo Alto, California. His memorial plans will be ...

In 1999, DreamWorks animators visited Perry, a donkey in Palo Alto, California for inspiration. They were working on an upcoming animated feature about an ogre and donkey sidekick. You may have ...

(CNN) - The donkey used to model the character of Donkey in the movie “Shrek” has died. Perry the donkey was 30 years old. The Barron Park Donkey Project in the San Francisco Bay Area says ...

Perhaps most famously, Perry was known for his role in inspiring the animation of the character Donkey in DreamWorks’ “Shrek.” But the animal was beloved by his handlers, visitors and fellow ...

According to a report from the New York Times, Perry the Donkey, who served as the reference for the Eddie Murphy-voiced character in ‘Shrek,’ died last week at the age of 30. Perry ...

Known as the inspiration for the character Donkey, voiced by comedy legend Eddie Murphy in the 2001 animated classic “Shrek,” Perry was a beloved staple in the Palo Alto community, remembered ...

Image Source : FREEPIK Perry, the donkey who inspired 'Shrek' character, dies Perry, the donkey who was the inspiration behind the famous character in Shrek, has died at the age of 30. While Eddie ...

In the run-up to the release of “Shrek,” a celebrity emerged from ... Their mailbox reads: “Please leave donkey art here.” Every Sunday morning, volunteers took the three donkeys on ...