As Perry’s health declined, fans rallied behind the animal and his companions living in a Bay Area park. By Sara Ruberg Perry, a miniature donkey whose handlers said he was used by DreamWorks ...

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 for his ...

Perry, the donkey who inspired the beloved character Donkey in the animated film Shrek, has died at the age of 30. Perry resided on a farm in Devon, England, and was known for his friendly and ...

Eddie Murphy gets most of the credit for bringing Shrek’s Donkey to life, but he didn’t do it alone. While Murphy’s signature voice provided the comic timing, Donkey’s physical appearance was based on ...

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 ...

Perry had lived in Barron Park since 1997 and he was a mascot for the city of Palo Alto, California. Perry, the donkey who inspired Eddie Murphy's character in the Shrek films, has died at the age of ...

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 ...

Donkey was famously modeled after a real life miniature donkey named Perry in Bol Park in Palo Alto, California as Dreamworks animators had spent time with Perry and a few of the other donkeys for ...

Perry, one of the world’s most famous donkeys, has died at 30 years old. Born in New York City in 1994, Perry was best known for modeling for the animators who designed the character of Donkey ...

Perry lived at Barron Park in Palo Alto, California, where he was beloved by staff and visitors. Animators from DreamWorks visited Perry to study his movements for the making of "Shrek." Perry was ...

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 ...

Perry, a playful and feisty miniature donkey, was euthanized at age 30 on Jan. 2 after a long battle with laminitis, a painful hoof disease, according to Jenny Kiratli, a volunteer at Bol Park in ...