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Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name, a series of films by DreamWorks Animation, as well as a musical. The name "Shrek" is a romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק (shrek), or שרעקלעך (shreklekh), related to the German Schreck and meaning "fear" or "fright". [2]
William Steig (/ ˈ s t aɪ ɡ /; [2] November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto.
Shrek is an anti-social ogre who loves the solitude of his swamp and enjoys fending off mobs and intruders. One day, his life is interrupted after the dwarfish Lord Farquaad of Duloc exiles a vast number of fairy tale creatures, who inadvertently end up in the swamp.
The first “Shrek” film, which premiered in 2001, is based on writer and cartoonist William Steig’s 1990 picture book by the same name and tells the story of an ogre who leaves his childhood ...
Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers in the films and Michael Gough in the video games, spin-offs, commercials and other media) is the titular character: a large, grumpy yet caring green ogre and the lead character in all of the Shrek films. Chris Farley was originally cast to be the voice of Shrek, but he died before he could complete his voice work ...
He confirmed in the interview that he has started voice work on “Shrek 5,” but he doesn’t get to work directly with his co-stars until later. “I want Donkey to live in my house,” Myers said.
Shrek is an American media franchise of DreamWorks Animation.Loosely based on William Steig's 1990 picture book Shrek!, the series primarily focuses on Shrek, a bad-tempered but good-hearted ogre, who begrudgingly accepts a quest to rescue a princess, resulting in him finding friends and going on many subsequent adventures in a fairy tale world.
Al Pacino still has that Shrek phone case.. In a clip shared by BBC News Oct. 15 while promoting his memoir Sonny Boy, the actor spoke about his iPhone case, decorated with the animated ogre. "Of ...