‘Elf’ Comes To Life, As Man Meets Dad For First Time Dressed As Film’s Wacky Star ‘Buddy’

J.D. and Turk reunite for a musical TV ad.

Writer, producer, and actress Issa Rae was present at the Taste of Inglewood festival to receive the key to Inglewood city. She is the first person to ever receive one. The ceremony took place across from the SoFi stadium where the Super Bowl game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Emma Thompson is having some fun on the red carpet!

Strictly Come Dancing producers are reportedly keeping Anton Du Beke on the show's judging panel, meaning Bruno Tonioli might be axed.Due to the pandemic, the 66-year-old Italian native has not appeared on the BBC show in person for the last two years.In 2020 Bruno - who judges the US version of the dancing show Dancing With the Stars - appeared via video link from his home in LA.In 2021, Strictly saw dancer Anton hang up his dancing shoes and take his place at the judging panel alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse.It's been teased that Bruno, who has starred on the show for 16 years and is currently on the Strictly tour as a judge, would not be returning to the hit BBC show this year.In an exclusive chat with The Sun, a source said: "We have been told Anton's contract as a judge is going to be renewed. The bosses were really happy with his performance.""It also hasn't escaped their notice his salary is considerably lower than Bruno's."They revealed that there is a "huge amount of affection" for him on the BBC show and that the decision will "ruffle some feathers".However, because the judging panel format worked well last year, it is believed that bosses are reluctant to switch it up again.The announcement comes after the Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood showed his support for welcoming Bruno back to the show.

Kanye West has found himself in another online dispute, this time with rapper Kid Cudi.

Andy Cohen is spending the afternoon with Anderson Cooper‘s new baby boy!

The stars are kicking off Super Bowl Weekend!

NICOLA Roberts has revealed she knew exactly who Robobunny was after hearing him sing just four words. The Girls Aloud singer returned to the show as Queen Bee to perform the duet and said “all her teenage dreams have come true”.

THE Masked Singer fans think the final clues for Robobunny were too easy – as they guessed their identity. Viewers are convinced it is Westlife’s Mark Feehily behind the mask after the character racked up a score of 14 on a computer game – which is the amount of number ones the band has had.

MASKED Singer viewers all saying the same thing as Davina McCall wowed in minidress for the grand final. The 54-year-old panellist looked sensational in a sparkly embellished sequin dress.

GEMMA Collins has revealed that she hid her self harming secret because she feared she'd be "locked up forever". The 41-year-old will take an emotional look into her past to raise awareness in her upcoming Channel 4 documentary, Gemma Collins: Self-Harm & Me. Now in a new teaser for her upcoming one-off, viewers see the TV star admitting she never spoke about her self-harming battle because she was scared she would be sent to a "mental asylum" for the rest of her life.

SHERIDAN Smith fans think she is on every show on the telly at the moment – after she appeared as a judge on Starstruck. The 40-year-old joined Jason Manford, Adam Lambert and Beverly Knight on the panel for new the ITV singing contest, which sees four sets of superfans impersonating stars.

Elf stands tall at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart as it marks a second week leading a notably festive Top 10. Notching up 30,000 sales, with 73% of these made up of digital downloads, it’s another very strong week at the top for the 2003 classic starring Will Ferrell.

Join the Secret Elves to discover the best shopping deals and things to do this ChristmasA man meeting his biological father for the first time decided to recreate an iconic film scene to ‘break the ice’ of the first meeting – but things backfired slightly as his dad had never watched the movie in question.American dad-of-two Doug Henning was excited to meet his biological father, Raul, for the first time ever and decided to dress up as Will Ferrell’s character, Buddy Hobbs, aka "Buddy the Elf", from the 2003 film Elf.The 43-year-old arrived at Boston’s Logan Airport in the US in a full costume to meet his father – and burst into song.The heartwarming moment was captured on film and showed Doug jumping up and down singing: "I'm here, with

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A 43-year-old man who dressed and sang as Buddy from Elf to meet his biological dad for the first time says his father must have thought he was a "lunatic" after admitting he had never seen the film.

The advent calendars have been started which signals it's once again socially acceptable to binge watch your favourite Christmas films for the 100th time.

Elf. For the uninitiated, Will Ferrell stars as Buddy the Elf, a pure soul who loves to smile (it's his favorite), make snow angels, and consume sugar. Orphaned as a child, Buddy was raised as one of Santa's helpers until he grew up and realized he was indeed a human who accidentally ended up at the North Pole.The 2003 holiday comedy from director Jon Favreau follows Buddy as he makes his way to his biological father, Walter (James Caan), a cynical children's book publisher, in New York.

the biggest Christmas films of all time, with Will Ferrell’s character perfectly portraying how we all feel about the festive period.However, the 2003 flick – which also stars Zooey Deschanel, James Caan and Peter Dinklage – very nearly didn’t get made.Speaking in an instalment of the Netflix series, The Holiday Movies That Made Us, those who were in the know revealed major dramas with some unhappy lawyers during filming.Director Jon Favreau wanted the whole movie to look like a Rankin/Bass production – taking inspiration from the 1964 classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.Production designer Rusty Smith revealed that they may have ended up taking a little too much influence from the special.Which is not ideal…‘We got in trouble with

Earlier this season of I’m a Celeb, fans couldn’t help but make the comparison between Vernon Kay and Buddy the Elf.

A luxury hotel has created the ultimate festive suite - and it's inspired by the hit Christmas film Elf.