Shrek
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DreamWorks Animation
Shrek
Shrek began as a 1990 picture book by William Steig, a New Yorker cartoonist, and the DreamWorks film turned it into a sustained attack on the studio Jeffrey Katzenberg had just left. The fairy-tale kingdom is a theme park with queues and a car park, the villain is a small man with a large castle, and the entire register is designed to make Disney's sincerity look ridiculous.
- First appearance
- Shrek! (1990), Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Created by
- William Steig, Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
- Universe
- Shrek
- Appears in
- books, animation, film
Who is Shrek?
Shrek began as a 1990 picture book by William Steig, a New Yorker cartoonist, and the DreamWorks film turned it into a sustained attack on the studio Jeffrey Katzenberg had just left. The fairy-tale kingdom is a theme park with queues and a car park, the villain is a small man with a large castle, and the entire register is designed to make Disney's sincerity look ridiculous. The film won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature ever given. Its afterlife is stranger than its release: the property was thoroughly mocked as the sequels declined, then absorbed into internet culture as an object of genuine and slightly unhinged affection, which has kept it commercially present for two decades longer than the films alone would have.
Shrek: the details
- First appearance
- William Steig's picture book Shrek!, 1990; the film followed in 2001
- Created by
- William Steig; adapted for the screen by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
- Aimed squarely at Disney
- The fairy-tale kingdom is a theme park with queues, made by a studio founded by a former Disney chairman
- The first of its kind
- Won the inaugural Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002
- Steig was a New Yorker cartoonist
- He began writing children's books in his sixties
- Mocked, then adopted
- Ridiculed as the sequels declined, then absorbed into internet culture as genuine affection
- Kept alive by memes
- That afterlife has sustained the property commercially far longer than the films would have
Why Shrek endures
Winner of the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and a rare case of a property whose internet afterlife has been commercially larger than its critical decline.
What Shrek looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A green ogre with trumpet-shaped ears and a brown tunic
The ear shape is the identifying detail and the green is unmistakable. This property's apparel is unusually meme-driven — quoted lines and deliberately absurd treatments outsell straightforward character art, which is rare in family animation.
The trumpet ears are the identifying detail. Unusually meme-driven for family animation — quoted lines and deliberately absurd treatments outsell straight character art. Green, brown and cream.
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Shrek
Shrek Mens Classic Movie Shirt, Donkey, Princess Fiona - Official Tie Dye T-Shirt (Grey Tie Dye, Small)
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Sizes: kids to adult
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| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Shrek
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Myers | Shrek | 2001 | Voice |
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All cartoons & animation →Shrek T-shirts: common questions
Who created Shrek?
Shrek was created by William Steig and Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, first appearing in Shrek! in 1990 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
What does a Shrek T-shirt usually look like?
A green ogre with trumpet-shaped ears and a brown tunic. The trumpet ears are the identifying detail. Unusually meme-driven for family animation — quoted lines and deliberately absurd treatments outsell straight character art. Green, brown and cream.
Are Shrek T-shirts made for children?
Yes — Shrek appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.
Who has played Shrek?
Shrek has been voiced by Mike Myers (Shrek, 2001).
How much does a Shrek T-shirt cost?
Shrek shirts we currently track start from around $16.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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