He had been looking for a donkey to observe to better understand ... “Perry just had an air about him, not so much like the character in Shrek,” said Nanette Singer, who has been volunteering ...

Perry — the miniature donkey who was the animation model for the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the movie Shrek — has died.

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T he Shrek movie universe is a fantastical and comedic world filled with fairy tale characters and charmingly quirky ...

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 ...

(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.

Perry, the beloved donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy’s iconic character in the Shrek films, has passed away at the age of 30. Perry lived at Barron Park in Palo Alto, California, and his death ...

He would look right at you," she said ... was preparing to animate the character Donkey in the first Shrek movie, and used Perry as a visual muse, emulating his moments and expressions.

It felt like he was looking right into you ... here in Palo Alto and around the world as the inspiration for Donkey in ‘Shrek.’” Rex Grignon, a former lead animator at DreamWorks ...

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

Along with the release date, it was confirmed that Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz will all be returning to their roles as Shrek, Donkey and ... was looking after the revivals.