(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.

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.

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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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 ...

with Kiratli explaining that one of the animators for Shrek lived nearby, and was directed towards the pasture by his wife because she knew he was working on a donkey character for the new film.

The beloved Palo Alto, Calif., creature — who was the model for Donkey, the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the animated film Shrek — has died at the ripe old age of 30. Kiratli ...

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 ...

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PALO ALTO, California (KPIX) — Perry, the Bay Area donkey who was the inspiration behind the beloved character in the DreamWorks’ 2001 film “Shrek,” died at the age of 30. In an Instagram ...