Fans are in shock after realizing that one of Elf Star’s lead stars looks completely unrecognizable, 21 years after the beloved film was released in cinemas.
The holiday classic is arguably one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time and with the holiday season in full swing, many will be putting the 2003 film back on their screens this week.
The blockbuster, starring Hollywood actor Will Ferrell, 57, as Buddy Hobbs, follows his crazy life as a human raised by elves at the North Pole.
His alter ego decides to head to New York City on a mission to try to feel “normal,” so he packs his bags and heads into the city, dressed in his elf costume, to find his biological father.
When she finds her biological father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan), she discovers that he has a young son named Michael, played by Daniel Tay.
After Elf shot him to stardom, Michael went on to lend his voice to the lead role in Doogal (2005) and also starred in Beer League (2006) and Brooklyn Rules (2007).
Fans are in shock after realizing that one of Elf’s lead stars looks completely unrecognizable, 21 years after the beloved film was released in cinemas.
After a successful career as a child star, Daniel stepped away from the profession to study medicine at Columbia University.
His last credit was a voice role in Grand Theft Auto IV (2009) before he left Hollywood behind and stopped acting.
After a successful career as a child star, Daniel stepped away from the profession to study medicine at Columbia University.
The 31-year-old went to Yale and earned a degree in Economics. During this time he worked as a tutor at Versitas Prep.
He then continued his education and completed his medical degree at Columbia University, where he also worked as a research assistant and tutor at Bespoke.
He is currently pursuing his doctorate at Cornell University.
According the expressAfter college, Daniel became an SAT tutor at Veritas Prep, a company that helps students prepare for graduate exams.
They reported that the company’s website says: ‘While at Yale, Daniel served as a teaching assistant and tutor in the Computer Science Department.
‘He also received the Richard U. Light Scholarship for his studies in the Mandarin Chinese language.
‘He believes that teaching and learning are expressions of the basic human need for mutual understanding. With this in mind, work with students to cultivate relationships based on clarity, humor, structure, and respect.’
When she finds her biological father, Walter Hobbs (James Caan), she discovers that he has a young son named Michael, played by Daniel Tay.
He then voiced the lead role in Doogal (2005) and also starred in Beer League (2006) and Brooklyn Rules (2007) (pictured in 2009).
The 31-year-old went to Yale and earned a degree in Economics. During this time he worked as a tutor at Versitas Prep (pictured left in the film)
Elf premiered in 2003 and has since been turned into a Broadway musical: Elf: The Musical, as well as Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas.
So the fact that there hasn’t been an Elf 2 is pretty surprising, considering how popular it was in the early 2000s.
Speaking to The Guardian, Will told them: “I killed the idea of a sequel.
“$29 million seems like a lot of money for a man to wear tights, but it’s what the market can bear.”
Then James Caan, who plays Buddy’s father, Walter Hobbs, gave another reason.
The actor alleged that Will and director Jon Favreau “didn’t get along.”
James told Cleveland’s 92.3 The Fan’s Bull & Fox in 2020: “We were going to do it and I thought, ‘Oh my God, I finally got a franchise movie, I could make some money, let my kids do whatever they want to do.’ .
‘The director and Will didn’t get along very well.
“So Will wanted to do it, he didn’t want the director, and he had it in his contract, it was one of those things.”