Grumpy is a dwarf who is one of the Seven Dwarfs banished to Shrek's swamp. He is later seen as a "living babysitter" to help look after Shrek and Fiona's children.
Appearances[]
Shrek[]
Grumpy is present along with all the other fairy tale creatures who were banished to Shrek's swamp. He is later seen at Shrek and Fiona's wedding.
Shrek the Third[]
Snow White gave him away as a baby shower gift to be a nanny to Fiona's newborn babies. He does the cleaning, feeding, and, as he says, the "burping". He later appears at the end of the movie ringing the doorbell of Shrek's house, saying that he was here to babysit, prompting Shrek to stick a bottle in his mouth and slam the door shut in his face.
Shrek the Musical[]
In the musical, it was revealed that he married the Princess of Duloc, who left her throne to marry him. They eventually had a son which they named Farquaad. Sometime during Farquaad's early childhood, Pea died when she fell from the top mattress of their bed, leaving Grumpy to raise Farquaad.
Farquaad claimed that his father had abandoned him in the woods as a child. However, when the fairytale characters brought Grumpy to his son's wedding, he reveals that he kicked Farquaad out because he was twenty-eight years old and living in his basement.
He is simply credited as "Dwarf" in most productions.