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.

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 ...

Born in New York City in 1994, Perry was best known for modeling for the animators who designed the character of Donkey for the Shrek films. Perry came to Stanford, California, in the 1990s to be ...

Handlers and staff are now planning a funeral service for Perry as he serves as the closing and end of an era for Bol Park and the city of Palo Alto overall. Shrek has been spending its time over ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- A famous donkey from California that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek" has died. Perry was 30 years old. In an Instagram post, BPDonkeys, wrote on Friday ...

Perry — the miniature donkey who was the animation model for the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the movie Shrek — has died.

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 ...

Animators from DreamWorks visited Perry to study his movements for the making of "Shrek." Perry was euthanized due to complications from several health conditions, including Cushing's disease and ...

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 ...