Perry, whose name was short for Pericles ... animation at DreamWorks Animation and the supervising animator for Donkey in "Shrek." When the movie was in production in the late 1990s, Grignon ...

the miniature donkey who inspired the beloved Donkey in the Shrek films, has passed away at the age of 30. Perry, whose full name was Pericles, was born in New York City in 1994 and quickly rose ...

Perry, the miniature donkey believed to be the inspiration for the iconic Donkey character in the Shrek films, has passed away at the age of 30. Perry, whose full name was Pericles, was born in ...

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.

A real-life donkey who served as the animation model for the character Donkey in the “Shrek” franchise died on Thursday at the age of 30 at his home in California. Pericles, affectionately ...

Perry, the donkey who served as a model for Donkey, the character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the Shrek films, has died. He was 30. Perry's death was confirmed by The Barron Park Donkey Project ...

and revealed that original voice cast members would be returning including Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona, and Eddie Murphy as Donkey. There have yet to be any concrete updates ...

In 1999, animator Rex Grignon was tasked with designing Donkey, Shrek’s chatty but good-natured ... In the last few days, a small sign with Perry’s name that hung beside signs for April ...

The inspiration for the Shrek character Donkey, Perry the donkey, has died (Picture: REX / Barron Park Donkeys) Perry the donkey, the inspiration for Eddie Murphy’s character in the film Shrek ...

(MENAFN) Perry, the real-life donkey who inspired the animated character Donkey in the 2001 film Shrek, has passed away at the age of 30 due to complications from laminitis, an incurable hoof disease.

The donkey that inspired Eddie Murphy's iconic character in Shrek has died at the age of 30. Perry, a miniature donkey, had been a star attraction at Bol Park in Palo Alto - in northwestern ...

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 ...