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 ...

his amiable stroll to the pasture gate to greet his visitors, and of course his contributions to the movie Shrek – as the motion model for the Donkey character in the movie,” the statement said.

He was 30. Perry died Saturday at Barron Park Donkeys, a pasture in Palo Alto. He was one of two Jerusalem miniature donkeys and was nicknamed "The Celebrity," for being the model for "Donkey." ...

Prior to his passing on Thursday night, he was one of three donkeys at the Bol Park pasture, along with April and Buddy. Kiratli said that Perry had been suffering from laminitis, a hoof disease ...

So many people knew him,” Kiratli says of Perry's legacy, before sharing that the donkey was brought to the pasture in 1997 at the age of 3. “The story that people tell is that he was meant to ...

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 ...

Flowers rest at the gate to the Barron Park Donkeys pasture in Palo Alto, Calif. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, two days after the passing of celebrity resident Perry, the model for the donkey character ...

He was 30. Perry's death was confirmed by The Barron Park Donkey Project, the volunteer-run pasture in Palo Alto, Calf., that he called home for 27 years. "We are heartbroken to share that our ...

Memorial plans will be announced soon.” Perry was one of a trio of donkeys that lived in a community-run, private pasture in Palo Alto. All three developed fan followings and had regular visitors.