Donkey Playing with Shrek Toy in Real Life Has the Internet Cracking Up originally appeared on PetHelpful. Every once in a while, cartoon characters meet real life. When these two worlds collide, the ...

The inspiration for Eddie Murphy's beloved donkey from the Shrek movies has died. Although Murphy is 100 percent responsible for the personality of the donkey (just named "Donkey") the appearance of ...

When people think of Shrek, they usually picture the green ogre or Eddie Murphy's fast-talking Donkey. Very few realize that Donkey's personality started with a real animal. In 2025, that connection ...

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, "We ...

I still remember seeing Shrekin theaters as a little kid, and it quickly became one of my favorite movies. I mean, a story about feeling misunderstood, finding your place, and reaching self-acceptance ...

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 where Perry ...

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 an ...