Shrek may be the title character, but Dreamworks' Donkey played by Eddie Murphy has some of the best, most hilarious quotes in the movies.

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, the donkey who served as a live-action model for the character Eddie Murphy voices in the 'Shrek' franchise, has died at 30 after a protracted battle with laminitis, a hoof disease.

Perry, the beloved real-life stand-in for the donkey on “Shrek” voiced by Eddie Murphy, has died. He was 30.

A donkey named Pericles who served as the animation model for Donkey in the "Shrek" franchise died at the age of 30 on Thursday at his home in California.

Perry, the real-life donkey who inspired the animated character Donkey in the 2001 film Shrek, has passed away at the age of 30 due to complications ...

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.

The miniature donkey that was the motion model for Eddie Murphy's character Donkey in the Shrek franchise has died.

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 inspired the beloved Shrek character voiced by Eddie Murphy, has died at the age of 30.

A Stanford Law student and donkey-rights advocate infiltrates NBCUniversal’s headquarters in a bid for recognition for Perry, the donkey model for Eddie Murphy’s character.

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.