Pericles, affectionately known as Perry, was a Jerusalem miniature donkey from New York City who achieved fame after helping animators perfect Shrek’s sidekick Donkey in the Oscar-winning 2001 ...

Directed by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, starring Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Mike Myers as Shrek & Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, featuring the voices of Daveigh Chase ...

Donkey at Universal Studios Orlando apparently ... calling it “inevitable” given the original “Shrek” film’s 2001 release and advancements in animation technology.