It's a sad day for fans of Shrek. Because everyone's favorite wisecracker Donkey is dead. Well, at least, the real-life inspiration is. Perry the miniature donkey has died at 30. Throughout its ...

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.

popularly known for serving as the model for Eddie Murphy's character Donkey in the "Shrek" animated movie. The 30-year-old Perry was euthanized on Jan. 2 following a battle with pituitary pars ...

Perry, the miniature donkey whose playful spirit inspired Shrek’s iconic Donkey, has passed away at 30; here's what devastated fans have to say In an unexpected twist of fate, Perry, the ...

“To us, he was not the Shrek donkey. He was our Perry,” said Jenny ... Kiratli said Perry would “bray and look all sad,” until his companion came back into sight. When Niner died, another ...

(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.

In the run-up to the release of “Shrek,” a celebrity emerged from a pasture in Palo Alto, California — Perry, a 5-year-old gray miniature donkey. Dozens of animators visited the pasture ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...