Spoiler: He's not Scottish
It looks like Shrek took its cues from one of the '90s most iconic comedy duos.
A spokesperson for DreamWorks told BuzzFeed News the company is looking into the footage.
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Shrek is a green humanoid ogre once living alone with a resentment towards those who judged him by appearance. He would open up after meeting his best friend Donkey and wife Fiona, having a new perspective on society's views towards ogres. This would lead Shrek to become heir to the kingdom of Far Far Away, and raise three children. He was originally created by American author William Steig in his 1990 picture book, Shrek!. Shrek was originally voiced by Chris Farley, but due to his death in 199
Kevin Farley, the younger brother of late comic Chris Farley, has come forward to share his bittersweet memories with the “Saturday Night Live” legend.
One of the greatest if not the greatest SNL sketch of all time “Your not going to amount to JACK SQUAT!!!! Just endlessly quotable never gets old #chrisfarley #chrisfarleyforever #van #river #lejund...
An unearthed clip surfaced on Wednesday, showing a story reel of the late Chris Farley in the titular role as he has a heartfelt conversation with Eddie Murphy’s Donkey
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The film's co-screenwriter, Terry Rossio, was a fan of Farley's performance as Shrek, writing, "What struck me most seeing him work was his willingness to reveal himself, lay himself out bare, over and again, for the sake of his performance."Nevertheless, rather than attempt to complete the film with Farley's audio (and, perhaps, an impersonator completing the missing lines), Universal recast the role. In came Farley's Saturday Night Live costar Mike Myers, who had the script reworked to fit his comedy persona. Farley's brother, Kevin, said, “The studio needed to do what they needed to do. It was a bad time, bad timing…a tragedy. Mike did a great job with Shrek. He knocked it out of the park.”
After Chris Farley's original voice work on 'Shrek' resurfaced online, the movie's casting director told The Messenger about his performance