But in recent years, the beloved burro’s health worsened ... “To us, he wasn’t really the ‘Shrek’ donkey,” Kiratli said. “He was just Perry.” ...

But in recent years, the beloved burro’s health worsened ... “To us, he wasn’t really the ‘Shrek’ donkey,” Kiratli said. “He was just Perry.” Local journalism is essential.

In the run-up to the release of “Shrek,” a celebrity emerged from a ... But in recent years, the beloved burro’s health worsened. Perry had Cushing’s disease — a metabolic disorder ...

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5 will now open on Wednesday, December 23, 2026, instead of July 1 next year. At the same time, the studio said Friday it is moving up ...

Shrek and the Minions will both be on the big screen in 2026. Universal Pictures announced Friday that the highly-anticipated animated movies are swapping their theatrical release dates, with ...

As “The Masked Singer” returns next month for Season 13, the show has revealed some of its weekly theme nights — paying tribute to franchises including “Shrek” and “Ghostbusters,” as ...

A real-life donkey who served as the animation model for the character Donkey in the “Shrek” franchise died on Thursday at the age of 30 at his home in California. Pericles, affectionately ...

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.

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 ...

Animators from DreamWorks visited Perry to study his movements for the making of "Shrek." Perry was euthanized due to complications from several health conditions, including Cushing's disease and ...

The beloved Palo Alto, Calif., creature — who was the model for Donkey, the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the animated film Shrek — has died at the ripe old age of 30. Kiratli ...