Famous donkey that inspired Eddie Murphy’s character in ‘Shrek,’ has died
In 1999, DreamWorks animators visited Perry, a donkey in Palo Alto, California for inspiration while working on an upcoming animated feature about an ogre and donkey sidekick. The rest is history. Dan ...
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Donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy’s ‘Shrek’ character dies at 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 ...
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Perry, real-life inspiration for Donkey character in ‘Shrek,’ dies at age 30
Perry, the beloved real-life stand-in for the “Shrek” donkey voiced by Eddie Murphy, has died. He was 30. The donkey’s handlers announced his passing on Instagram, detailing that it was from ...
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Perry the Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies at 30
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.
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Shrek and Donkey Are Coming Back to the Swamp! Everything We Know About Shrek 5 So Far
From the cast to the release date, here’s everything to know about 'Shrek 5' and a possible Donkey spinoff Maddie Garfinkle has been contributing to PEOPLE since 2024. She has over six years of ...
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Donkey who served as a model for Eddie Murphy's Shrek character dies
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 ...
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Donkey, Who Served as the Model for Eddie Murphy’s “Shrek” Character, Dies at 30: 'He Was So Much More Than the“ Shrek” Donkey'
Perry the miniature donkey, who served as the movement model for the character Donkey from the popular Shrek franchise, has died at 30 years old. Jenny Kiratli, Perry’s handler, confirmed to ...
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Real life donkey that inspired Eddie Murphy’s character in Shrek dies aged 30
A REAL-life donkey that inspired Eddie Murphy's character in Shrek has died aged 30. Born in New York in 1994, Perry rose to fame after animators modelled the Donkey character in the original 2001 ...
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Perry the donkey, known as model for Donkey character in 'Shrek,' dies at 30 in California
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 ...
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Perry, the Donkey Who Inspired Donkey in Shrek, Dies at 30
Perry, the beloved donkey who served as the real-life inspiration for Eddie Murphy’s animated character Donkey in the 2001 blockbuster Shrek, has died at the age of 30. His passing was confirmed ...
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Perry, real-life donkey who inspired iconic 'Shrek' character, dies at 30
A famous donkey from California that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek" has died. Perry was 30 years old. In an Instagram post, BPDonkeys, wrote on Friday, "We are heartbroken ...