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, a 30-year-old donkey, was euthanized after battling multiple health conditions, including pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction.

Perry, the donkey that served as the model for “Donkey," a character in the “Shrek” movies, has died. He was 30.

Perry the donkey, who lived just two miles off campus and was beloved by many Stanford community members, died in early ...

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 ...

His handler, Jenny Kiratli, revealed that Perry had been euthanized ... returning including Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona, and Eddie Murphy as Donkey. There have yet to be any ...

“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.” Perry was five years old when he modelled for the Shrek animators an ...

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 ...

Perry, the beloved donkey who served as the real-life inspiration for Eddie Murphy’s animated character Donkey in the 2001 blockbuster Shrek, has died at the age of 30. His passing was confirmed ...

Pericles, affectionately known as Perry, was a Jerusalem miniature donkey from New York City who achieved fame after helping animators perfect Shrek’s sidekick Donkey in the Oscar-winning 2001 ...

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, "We are heartbroken ...