Will Ferrell came face to face with "Buddy the Elf, the ax murderer," and he may never be the same. The "Elf" star got a firsthand look at the life-size, animatronic Buddy the Elf decoration ...

Related: Elf cast: Where are they now? Listen to the full conversation between Ferrell, Applegate ... father character to become more visibly angry. "It was scripted a little more that he would ...

Will Ferrell paid tribute to his friend John C. Reilly at the 2025 Oscar Wilde Awards and remembered how John C. Reilly improvised one of the funniest moments in 'Talladega Nights.' ...

Will Ferrell recently told People magazine that some of his fans were not too thrilled with his decision to revive Buddy the Elf as a grizzled drinker and smoker. The comedian went viral on social ...

Buddy seems to have fallen on some hard times. In an off-camera conversation, Ferrell apparently told Carrlyn Bathe of FanDuel TV that "it was a tough holiday season" and that he was looking for a ...

“I didn’t remember Buddy as an angry smoker,” a second ... “Dude went from Buddy the Elf to Buddy the Grinch,” another noted. Ferrell’s presence appeared to have been a good luck ...

Since 2003, Elf has been a holiday mainstay due to its pure Christmas spirit and hilariously quotable lines — and above all, according to Bob Newhart, thanks to his costar Will Ferrell.

Despite his success, Ferrell faced challenges, including a public falling out with McKay over casting decisions for HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Nevertheless, his ability to ...