The 'Elf' star opened up about the viral stunt that had fans talking — and the unexpected inspiration behind his offbeat take ...

Will Ferrell says some of his fans were not too happy about his decision to bring back Buddy the Elf as a smoker and drinker.

Elf rightfully holds a spot in the Christmas Movie Pantheon. A big reason why is because it features one of the best ...

"The reaction was insane," the actor said of internet attention on his costumed Buddy the Elf appearance on Dec. 29 Ronald Martinez/Getty Will Ferrell is explaining why he dressed up as a grizzled ...

Philadelphia Flyers game last month. “Buddy the Elf got laid off, I think, from the North Pole,” Ferrell joked on the podcast. “He’s having a pull from his beer, smoking a cig. That was ...

Made by Gemmy Industries and sold by Home Depot for $199, the decorative Buddy the Elf was dressed exactly like Ferrell in the 2003 film — and even repeated some of the character's iconic phrases.

On Friday’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast with brothers Travis and Jason Kelce, Ferrell discussed his thinking behind his decision to dress up as Buddy – the usually chipper elf ...

Buddy the Elf has seen better days. After going viral for reincarnating the title character from 2003’s Elf — as a beer-drinking and cigarette-smoking brooder, no less — Will Ferrell ...

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 ...

Buddy the Elf. Will Ferrell’s lovable, naive, sweet Buddy spread Christmas cheer everywhere he went. None of which is true about his creepy animatronic counterpart Home Depot unleashed on an ...

Towards the end of the interview hosts Craig Melvin and Savannah Guthrie asked Ferrell if he’d heard about the six-foot, life-sized Buddy the Elf animatronic everyone hates when it went on sale ...