That's right, while animators didn't have a real-world reference for Shrek (we hope?) the folks at Dreamworks did base the appearance of Donkey on a gentle soul named Pericles. According to the ...

Shrek’s motion model for the donkey character has passed away. The real-life donkey's handler Jenny Kiratli confirmed the passing. He told Palo Alto that Perry died on January 2 after fighting ...

A REAL-life donkey that inspired Eddie Murphy's character in Shrek has died aged 30. Born in New York in 1994, Perry rose to fame after animators modelled the Donkey character in the original 2001 ...

Shrek’s chatty but good-natured sidekick. His team had completed the character’s basic design but still needed a model for how a real-life donkey moved. At the time, Grignon’s wife happened ...

Memorial plans will be announced soon.” The real-life Perry was said to have modeled for the Shrek animators, offering his unique charm and characteristics, which were translated into the ...

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 ...

Pericles, fondly known as Perry, was born in New York City in 1994 and gained recognition as the real-life inspiration for the beloved character Donkey in the 2001 animated classic Shrek.

Memorial plans will be announced soon." This is an Instagram screengrab from BPDonkeys on Perry, real-life donkey who inspired iconic 'Shrek' character, who passed away at the age of 30.