SUP Magazine: The Real-Life Eddie Murphy 'Shrek' Donkey Has Died

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 "Donkey") the appearance of the animated equine was based on one very specific real-life donkey. That's right, while animators didn't have a real-world reference for Shrek (we hope?) the folks at Dreamworks did base the appearance of Donkey on a gentle soul named Pericles. According to  the New York Po...