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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 ...
He was modeled for the "Shrek" film in 1999 when he was 5. "We are heartbroken to share that our beloved Barron Park donkey, Perry, passed away…He was a beloved member of our community and we ...
Perry, the original donkey that served as the model for Eddie Murphy’s Donkey in the now classic Shrek movies, has died at the age of 30.Shrek first made its debut in the early 2000s, and 25 ...
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 ...
Jerusalem miniature donkey Perry at Barron Park in Palo Alto, California. At 30 years old, Perry died on Jan. 2, 2025. Perry served as the model for the Donkey character in animated movie, "Shrek." ...
Perry, the mini donkey who served as a model for the character in the DreamWorks movie Shrek, died at the age of 30 on January 2, after a prolonged battle with laminitis and other health issues.
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 ...
He is best known for being the model for Donkey in Shrek. But to Palo Alto residents, more than 150 of whom attended his memorial on Sunday, he was just Perry, playful and sprightly, an iconic ...
Perry who was the inspiration behind Shrek's donkey has died at the age of 30. The Barron Park Donkey Project in California which cared for Perry for 27 years made the announcement. Read on to ...
He was modeled for the "Shrek" film in 1999 when he was 5. "We are heartbroken to share that our beloved Barron Park donkey, Perry, passed away…He was a beloved member of our community and we ...