Was Shrek Inspired by a Real Person?
Everybody’s favorite ogre has an uncanny resemblance with Maurice Tillet
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4 min readJul 5, 2021
Big, green, mean, and chunky — all words that accurately describe the Dream Works Animation’s lovable ogre Shrek. From the many movies I consumed in my childhood, Shrek might have been the funniest. And I suppose much of its charm comes from its protagonist’s celebration of his…
