Will Ferrell Goes Out As Grumpy, Cigarette-Smoking Buddy The Elf
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It looks like the holidays were a bit tough on the beloved Christmas movie character.
Will Ferrell’s Buddy the Elf was spotted over the weekend looking a bit less jolly than usual.
The star comic left people in stitches when he dressed up as a grizzled version of his happy-go-lucky character from the 2003 Christmas comedy “Elf” and headed to a hockey game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Philadelphia Flyers at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night.
Ferrell was rocking Buddy’s signature green and yellow garb, but the normally festive fellow appeared to be stuck in a post-Christmas daze, sporting a rough five-o’clock shadow with an unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth.
Instead of overindulging in sugary sweets, as Buddy is known to do, he slugged a beer in a presumed attempt to make his holiday worries melt away.
Ferrell’s wife, Viveca Paulin, and their youngest son, Axel Ferrel, 14, appeared to be focused on what was happening on the ice.