Buddy Hobbs

William "Buddy" Hobbs is the protagonist of the film "Elf". He is actually a human being who grows up believing he is an elf. This is because he is born to Walter and Susan Hobbs, who gave him up in infancy (and he accidentally crawled into Santa's bag of toys), and eventually the latter died, while the former worked at a children's book company. He is raised by Papa Elf, and learned when he was older about his human blood. His attempts are to teach the New Yorkers (including his own father) the true meaning of Christmas.