Obituaries
Bay Area Donkey Who Inspired Beloved Character In "Shrek" Dies At 30
"In 1999 he reinvented himself as a movie star," Mike Holland, one of Perry's 30 volunteer handlers, told CBS News Bay Area last summer.
January 6, 2025
PALO ALTO – Perry, the Bay Area donkey who was the inspiration behind the beloved character in the DreamWorks' 2001 film "Sherk," died at the age of 30.
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In an Instagram post, Barron Park Donkeys in Palo Alto announced that Perry died on Thursday.
"In 1999 he reinvented himself as a movie star," Mike Holland, one of Perry's 30 volunteer handlers, told CBS News Bay Area last summer. "When you're looking at the body and the donkey in 'Shrek,' that's his body or it was back in 2001, 1999."
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