In the run-up to the release of “Shrek,” a celebrity emerged from a pasture in Palo Alto, California — Perry, a 5-year ... needed a model for how a real-life donkey moved.

Many are expressing their sadness, reflecting on the joy Perry brought to both the film and his real-life supporters. Pericles, fondly known as Perry, was born in New York City in 1994 and gained ...

Because everyone's favorite wisecracker Donkey is dead. Well, at least, the real-life inspiration is. Perry the miniature donkey has died at 30. Throughout its long life, Perry's biggest claim to ...

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 ...

Perry, whose full name was Pericles, was born in New York City in 1994 and quickly rose to local fame when animators working on the 2001 animated classic Shrek adopted him as their real-life model ...