Pour one out for Donkey. The inspiration for Eddie Murphy’s beloved donkey from the Shrek movies has died. Although Murphy is 100 percent responsible for the personality of the donkey (just named ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- A famous donkey from California that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek" has died. Perry was 30 years old. In an Instagram post, BPDonkeys, wrote on Friday, "We ...

When people think of Shrek, they usually picture the green ogre or Eddie Murphy’s fast-talking Donkey. Very few realize that Donkey’s personality started with a real animal. In 2025, that connection ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inspiration for Eddie Murphy's beloved donkey from the Shrek movies has died. Although Murphy is 100 percent responsible for ...

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 an ...