Perry became the primary model for the character that would go become the Shrek films' Donkey, whom Eddie Murphy would voice on four occasions. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Donkey may not have made waffles in the morning — that last part in Eddie Murphy’s voice — without the help of Perry the Donkey. According to a report from the New ...

While Eddie Murphy was the voice behind the character, the look of the donkey was inspired by Perry. The Barron Park Donkey Project in California which cared for Perry for 27 years made the ...