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David Berenbaum is an American screenwriter whose credits include the films Elf (2003), The Haunted Mansion (2003), Zoom (2006), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), and Strange Magic (2015).
David Berenbaum is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is best known for writing the 2003 Will Ferrell Christmas comedy classic, "Elf".
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- 1 min
- Writer, Actor
- David Berenbaum wanted to make a classic Christmas movie. As a kid growing up in Philadelphia, future Elf screenwriter David Berenbaum loved Christmas — despite being Jewish.
- Jon Favreau was inspired by Rankin/Bass — but not too inspired. Anyone who grew up watching Rankin/Bass specials will notice similarities with Elf, especially in the North Pole sequences.
- Will Ferrell was considered a risky choice for Buddy. Picturing anyone other than Will Ferrell (or an actual elf) pulling off Buddy's unbridled Christmas spirit, hopeless naivete, and yellow tights is almost impossible now.
- Jon Favreau added 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' for Zooey Deschanel. Elf proved to be a big break for Zooey Deschanel, who played down-on-Christmas department store elf Jovie, whom Buddy falls in love with.
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David Berenbaum is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is best known for writing the 2003 Will Ferrell Christmas comedy classic, "Elf".
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father.
Nov 7, 2018 · David Berenbaum, the screenwriter behind the Christmas classic, had just moved to Los Angeles and missed the East Coast. Nostalgia for the city inspired what he calls a “left-of-center” family...
Dec 23, 2022 · The film's origins trace back to the mid-1990s, when young writer David Berenbaum had just moved to LA from America's East Coast. Nineteen years on, he speaks exclusively to RadioTimes.com about...
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