I told him his father had never even known that Buddy was born.
5 seconds sound clip from the Elf (2003) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:13:27 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Buddy, I think there's something I probably should tell you.
- You probably should've found out a long... A long time ago.
- And how Buddy was born and put up for adoption by his mother.
- And how she had later passed away.
- I told him his father had never even known that Buddy was born.
- And most importantly, I told him where his father was. In a magical land called New York City.
- Hey, Buddy, wanna pick some snow berries?
[...]