Buddy may refer to:

People

Buddy (nickname) Buddy is the nickname of: In arts and entertainment *Buddy Baker (composer) (1918–2002), American composer *Buddy Bolden (1877–1931), American jazz cornetist *Buddy Bregman (1930–2017), American arranger and producer *Buddy Buie (1941–201 ...

* Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present) * Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992) *

Buddy Boeheim Jackson Thomas "Buddy" Boeheim (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Buddy Cage (1946–2020), American pedal steel guitarist, member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage *

Buddy Clark Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg, July 26, 1912 – October 1, 1949) was an American popular singer of the Big Band era. He had some success in the 1930s, but his career truly blossomed in the late 1940s, after his return from service in Worl ...

(1911–1949), American singer born Samuel Goldberg * Buddy Ebsen (1908–2003), American actor and dancer born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr. * Buddy Greco (1926–2017), American jazz and pop singer and pianist * Buddy Hackett (1924–2003), American actor and comedian born Leonard Hacker *

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...

(1936–1959), stage name of Charles Hardin Holley, American musician, singer and songwriter * Buddy Jewell (born 1961), American country musician * Buddy Johnson (1915–1977), American pianist *

Buddy Johnson (American football) Devodrick "Buddy" Johnson (born February 27, 1999) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M Aggies football, Texas A&M and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2 ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Buddy Knox Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 – February 14, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rock hit song, "Party Doll". Biography Knox was born in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas, United States, and learne ...

(1933–1999), American singer and songwriter * Buddy Landel, ring name of American professional wrestler William Fritz Ensor (1961–2015) * Buddy Murphy, professional wrestler for WWE * Buddy Rich (1917–1987), American jazz drummer and bandleader born Bernard Rich *

Buddy Valastro Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr. (born March 3, 1977) is an American baker and reality television personality of Italian heritage. He is the owner of Carlo's Bakery, as well as the face of Buddy V's Ristorante. Valastro is best known as the star of ...

(born 1977), American baker and reality television personality

Fictional characters

* Buddy, a member of the Short Circus on the American television series '' The Electric Company'' * Buddy, a fictional ''T. Rex'' and protagonist of '' Dinosaur Train'' *

Buddy Bradley Harold "Buddy" William Bradley Jr.,Peter Bagge ''Hate'' #6, 1991 Fantagraphics; page 6, panel 3. generally referred to as Buddy Bradley, is a comic book character created by Peter Bagge and the main protagonist in several of his comic books, mos ...

, the protagonist of Peter Bagge's comic book ''Hate!'' * Buddy Baker, aka

Animal Man Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" t ...

, from

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

* Buddy Cole, recurring character on the Canadian sketch-comedy show ''The Kids In The Hall'' portrayed by Scott Thompson * Buddy Hobbes, protagonist of the film '' Elf'', played by Will Ferrell *

Buddy Lee Buddy Lee was an advertising mascot for Lee Jeans. The doll, a promotional item for the company from 1920 to 1962, was brought back as the star of television advertising for the company's Lee Dungarees line from 1998 until the mid-2000s. Early ...

, a doll that served as an advertising mascot for Lee Jeans in the mid-20th century and the turn of the 21st century * Buddy Lembeck, a character on the 1980s TV sitcom ''Charles in Charge'' * Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence, the younger daughter on the 1970s TV drama ''Family'' * Buddy Love, the alter ego of

the Nutty Professor The Nutty Professor may refer to: * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1963 film), directed by and starring Jerry Lewis * ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996 film), directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy ** ''The Nutty Professor'' (soundtrack), sound ...

in the 1963 and 1996 films of that name * Buddy Pine, the alter ego of Syndrome, the supervillain from the 2004 film ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah V ...

'' * Buddy Threadgoode, a character in ''

Fried Green Tomatoes ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel ''Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe''. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessic ...

'' *

Buddy Buddy may refer to: People *Buddy (nickname) *Buddy (rapper), real name Simmie Sims III (1993–Present) *Buddy Rogers (wrestler), ring name of American professional wrestler Herman Gustav Rohde, Jr. (1921–1992) *Buddy Boeheim (born 1999), Amer ...

, a character from ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.

'' * Buddy, a blue mute rat in ''

The Nut Job ''The Nut Job'' is a 2014 computer-animated heist comedy film directed by Peter Lepeniotis, who also wrote the film with Lorne Cameron. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, Jeff Dunham, ...

'' and its sequel '' The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'' *Buddy, a character in the video game '' Lisa: The Painful''

Transportation

Buddy (electric car) Buddy is a Norwegian electric city car, produced by Buddy Electric in the early 2000s, formerly known as Pure Mobility and Elbil Norge AS, at Økern in Oslo. In 2007, the Buddy, and its predecessor, the Kewet, made up 20% of the electric cars i ...

, a Norwegian electric car *

Buddy (scooter) The Buddy is a motor scooter distributed in the United States by Genuine Scooters of Chicago, Illinois. Introduced in 2006, the Buddy is the most popular scooter sold by Genuine and is sold in 240 of its dealerships throughout the country. It is m ...

, a motor scooter

Books

* ''Buddy'' (Hinton novel), a 1982 novel by Nigel Hinton * ''Buddy'' (Herlong novel), a 2012 novel by M.H. Herlong

Film and TV

Buddy film The buddy film is a subgenre of adventure and comedy film in which two people are put together and are on an adventure, a quest, or a road trip. The two often contrast in personality, which creates a dynamic onscreen different from a pairing of ...

, a genre in which two (or on occasion, more than two) people, often both men, are put together * ''Buddy'' (1997 film), a film about a gorilla named Buddy * ''Buddy'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''Buddy'' (2013 film), an Indian film * ''Buddy'' (TV series), a 1986 BBC schools drama

Music

* '' Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story'', a jukebox musical on the career of Buddy Holly * Buddy, artistic name for Italian singer Gianni Nazzaro *

Buddy (German singer) Sebastian Erl is a German singer originating from Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to populat ...

, artistic name for German singer Sebastian Erl *

Buddy (band) Buddy is an indie pop group from Los Angeles formed in 2006 and named after the lead singer. History Sometimes to find the real beginning of something you have to begin again. That's how it was for Buddy on the Los Angeles indie pop group' ...

, a California indie pop band * "Buddy" (De La Soul song), a 1989 song by De La Soul * "Buddy" (Musiq Soulchild song), a 2007 song by Musiq Soulchild * "Buddy", a 1969 song on the ''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African ...

'' album by Willie Nelson *"Buddy", a 2007 song on the '' Action'' album by B'z * "Buddy", fandom name for K-pop girl group GFriend

Other uses

* Buddy (dog), pet of former U.S. President Bill Clinton * ''Buddy'' (magazine), a music magazine serving the Texas area *

Buddy (software) Buddy (also known as Buddy.Works) is a web-based and self-hosted continuous integration and delivery software for Git developers that can be used to build, test and deploy web sites and applications with code from GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLa ...

, a Docker-based continuous integration tool * "The Buddies", nickname of

St Mirren F.C. St Mirren Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Paisley, Renfrewshire, that competes in the Scottish Premiership after winning the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. ...

, a football club based in Paisley