Buddy Hobbs: Last News

Christmas. The film stars Will Ferrell as Buddy Hobbs, also known as Buddy the Elf, an eccentric human who was raised by Santa's elves.After learning that he was adopted, Buddy heads to New York City to meet his biological father while also attempting to spread Christmas cheer in a world full of cynics.The movie, which was directed by Jon Favreau, is jam-packed with memorable - and hilarious - scenes and also stars James Caan, Zooey Deschanel and Mary Steenburgen.Here's 11 things you may not know about one of the most loved Christmas films...1. Jim Carrey could have been Buddy the ElfHollywood actor Jim Carrey was originally going to play the role of Buddy the Elf, but timing meant it didn't happen.The script for Elf was written back in

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

Actor James Caan has revealed that an Elf sequel 'will never happen' because of tension between star Will Ferrell and director Jon Favreau.The 80-year-old Godfather star, who played the father of Ferrell's character Buddy Hobbs in the 2003 festive classic, explained that he and the cast were both excited and prepared to make a sequel, but it never came to be due to friction between Favreau and Ferrell, 53.'We were gonna do it and I thought, "Oh my god, I finally got a franchise movie, I could make some money, let my kids do what the hell they want to do,"' he toldCleveland's 92.3 The Fan's Bull & Fox.