Perry Donkey, Model for ‘Shrek,’ Dies

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- 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, ...
Photo by Veronica Weber. Outside Palo Alto, he is best known for serving as an inspiration for Donkey, the character voiced by Eddie Murphy in “Shrek.” Kiratli said one of the animators for ...