It's a sad day in the animal acting world. 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 ...

ALBAWABA - Perry the Donkey who inspired one of the most beloved characters in DreamWorks Animation, 'Donkey' in Shrek has passed ... Your sweet face brought us all a lot of joy." ...

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.

Known as the inspiration for the character Donkey, voiced by comedy legend Eddie Murphy in the 2001 animated classic “Shrek,” Perry ... “He had the sweetest face, with big eyes and long ...