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 ...

A famous donkey from Palo Alto that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek" has died. Perry was 30 years old. In an Instagram post, BPDonkeys, wrote on Friday, "We are heartbroken ...

Perry, the real-life donkey who inspired the animated character Donkey in the 2001 film Shrek, has passed away at the age of ...

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

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 ...

Jenny Kiratli, lead handler at the Barron Park Donkey Project in Palo Alto, Calif ... not so much like the character in Shrek,” said Nanette Singer, who has been volunteering with the group ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Perry, the donkey that served as the model for "Donkey," a character in the "Shrek" movies, has died. He was 30. Perry died Saturday at Barron Park Donkeys, a pasture in Palo Alto.

It’s amazing how much of our donkey is in Donkey, the way he flips his head when he’s mad at Shrek, the way he trots ... visiting grandparents in Palo Alto, how scratching his head made ...

Perry, the beloved real-life stand-in for the “Shrek” donkey voiced by Eddie ... private pasture in Palo Alto. All three developed fan followings and had regular visitors.

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 ...