Perry — the miniature donkey who was the animation model for the iconic character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the movie Shrek — has died.

There's also an unfinished animation of Farley's Shrek opposite Eddie Murphy's Donkey, and even the incomplete art in that clip looks like Farley. The studio team probably refrained from showing ...

Known as the inspiration for the character Donkey, voiced by comedy legend Eddie Murphy in the 2001 animated classic “Shrek,” Perry ... for the film and to draw real donkeys in person.

Grignon then brought his team to draw Perry and watch him trot along ... “To us, he wasn’t really the ‘Shrek’ donkey,” Kiratli said. “He was just Perry.” Local journalism is essential.