Buddy the Elf is back…although not like anyone could imagine. Will Ferrell unexpectedly dressed up as his iconic character from Jon Favreau's 2003 Christmas comedy "Elf" while attending the Dec.

It seems like not everyone cares that Buddy the Elf may be going through a midlife crisis. In December, Will Ferrell went viral after he was seen dressed up as his beloved character from the 2003 ...

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 ... that just to stir it up.” ...

Buddy seems to have fallen on some hard times ... "At the Kings game and this guy is a TREASURE," wrote Dan Woike of the LA Times. Elf, which was released in 2003, stars Ferrell as a human ...