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 ...

News was confirmed by Jenny Kiratli, the donkey’s handler, who told local outlet Palo Alto that Perry had been euthanised on Thursday (January 2) after battling a painful hoof disease called ...

But the animal was beloved by his handlers, visitors and fellow donkeys for much more than helping the animators mimic a donkey’s motion in the film. “To us, he was not the Shrek donkey.

(MENAFN) Perry, the real-life donkey who inspired the ... 40 with the right care. Perry’s passing marks the end of an era for both the community and the Shrek legacy.

Shortly after Perry’s arrival, the group caring for the donkeys formalized as the Barron Park Donkey Project and became a nonprofit in 2001. It was the same year “Shrek” was released and ...

Perry, a playful and feisty miniature donkey ... in ‘Shrek.’” Rex Grignon, a former lead animator at DreamWorks, recalled visiting the park with colleagues to study Perry’s movements ...

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 ...

Shrek' is coming out and Donkey’s gonna have his own movie. We’re gonna do Donkey as well. So we’re gonna do a 'Shrek,' and we’re doing a Donkey [movie]." "I started recording 'Shrek ...

Nevertheless, what we do know is that original cast members Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz will be reprising their roles as Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona. It’s not clear at this ...

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 ...

Instead, the donkey was a frequent nipper of said ponies. He was then transferred to Barron Park in Palo Alto at the age of 3, where he resided until his passing. After the wife of ‘Shrek’s ...