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** (From the [[Large Ham/Film|Film]] section): "Interestingly enough, George Patton's daughters said that Scott nailed Patton's personality so perfectly, they felt like they were actually watching their father on the movie screen. The movie actually DOWNPLAYS some of the more crude and vulgar catchphrases that he was famous for.
* General Douglas MacArthur of [[World War II]]. "PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, I HAVE RETURNED!"<ref> A [[Call Back]] to when he was forced to evacuate from the Philippines in 1942, when he announced: "I shall return!"</ref>
**The [[Semper Fi|Marines]] who are [[Badass Army|several divisions worth of ham themselves,]] replied to that with,"With the help of God and a few marines, Macarthur took back the Philippines."
** [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] served as MacArthur's aide de camp during Mac's term as Army Chief of Staff, and then followed MacArthur to the Philippines in their next assignment. Later in his career, when asked if he knew MacArthur, Eisenhower replied, "I ought to. I studied dramatics under him for six years!"
** A brigadier general at the Battle of the Bulge famously responded to a request to surrender from the Germans by saying "NUTS!" Large ham indeed.
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* [[Meat Loaf]]. Look at any of his music videos, or anything of him on Youtube... [[Incredibly Lame Pun|he really should be named for THIS meat]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d6j-lnhtw Tony Robbins].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcerBrY816c Don Cherry], of Coach's Corner infamy in Canada. Also, his suits. And intro music. And his [http://doncherryjacketwatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/doncherryhnic20090511-hat.jpg hats]. Oh dear sweet lord, his ''[http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/image_php_127505.jpg hats]'' {{Dead link}}
* Michael Buffer was famous for this. But his ham is nothing compared to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLDPFzw0Xu4 Lenne Hardt].
** Impressive, but in his favour, Buffer had his ham ''[[wikipedia:Michael Buffer#Trademark|trademarked]]''. "'''LLLLLLLLLLLLLLet's''' ''get ready to'' '''RRRRRRRRUUUUMMMMMMMMBBBBBLLLLLLLLEEEEEE!'''"
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{{quote|''YEAH BUDDDAAYYY!'' '''LIGHT WEIGHT!!!'''}}
* Some Brazilian preachers are prone to this ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0on_LpoMM borderline/hilarious example]).
** The young Peruvian "preacher" [https://web.archive.org/web/20100904085949/http://www.lahoradelbreak.com/2008/07/nezareth-casti-rey-el-mono-y-la-mona-producen-monitos.html Nezareth Castillo] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJOd0hlCmD8 is no slouch either]. His infamous "EL MONO Y LA MONA!" speech has reached [[Memetic Mutation]] levels.
** Hell, let's just say preachers and televangelists in general. Just look up clips of Benny Hinn, Pat Robertson or Jim Bakker on [[YouTube]].
* The deceased [[The Pope|Pope John Paul II]] had also his share of hamminess as well, specially in his first decade of pontificate (when his health still was more or less good). I.e., his visit to the still-under-dictatorship Chile had him reuniting a crowd of 90.000 in the Estadio Nacional [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOnJ4ZuKWjc for a speech], and the most recalled phrase he said there was a simply bombastic "No tengáis miedo... DE MIRARLO A ÉL!" (roughly translated as "Do not be afraid... OF STARING AT HIM!") (Him being God, obviously).
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* Linus Torvalds, introducing himself at the 1998 Linux Expo, Durham, NC: ''"My name is Linus Torvalds, and [[A God Am I|I am your God]]."''
* Gene Shalit. Just watch his review of ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy 3]]''.
* State-run TV news anchors can be very hammy in their support for their autocrats. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131109041735/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8401362/Libya-Gun-toting-newsreader-vows-last-drop-of-blood-for-Gaddafi-on-live-TV.html Take this AK-47 toting Libyan news anchor for example.]
** If you have no idea what he's saying, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M62JCcS-XfU BBC released a translation on Youtube.]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-LBz-QsHA Hala Misrati, also a Libyan state-television anchor,] truly takes the ham levels [[Up to Eleven]]. Ironically, she surrendered to the rebels without a fight after Tripoli fell.
** They certainly take after [[Muammar Gaddafi|their]] [[Evil Is Hammy|boss]] quite well.
* Peter Travers for the [[Rolling Stone]] makes [https://web.archive.org/web/20111224210012/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/blogs/the-travers-take/video-travers-praises-the-best-and-trashes-the-worst-movies-of-2010-20101227 hammy video reviews.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110919155252/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/blogs/the-travers-take/peter-travers-country-strong-and-season-of-the-witch-belong-in-the-scum-bucket-20110106 See for yourself...]
* Microsoft CEO [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc Steve Ballmer].
* Some people with Asperger's are this, Those who are like that tend exaggerate nearly all of their emotions and reactions. Some others with Asperger's are the opposite, and never have very strong reactions to 95% of things.
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* [[William Shatner]]
* [[Christopher Walken]]
* Longtime [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] White House correspondent Sam Donaldson is a self-admitted example, stating at one point, "A lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me."
* Scientist [[Richard Feynman]] has been described as "All ham, no baloney".
* David Copperfield. His shows are about 10% magic and 90% ham, as he often hilariously lampshades, deconstructs and spoofs his own tricks.
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* Arabic is famed for it's love of poetry and it's flowery language and Western imitators [[One Thousand and One Nights|make the most of it.]] You might almost say it is a [[World of Ham|culture of ham]].
**Though entertaining in a coffeehouse storyteller, it can cause harm in politics. Sometimes a Westerner cannot tell from hearing a speech whether an Arab politician is declaring war or just giving his constituents some entertainment. This problem is of course not unknown in Western politicians but some aspects of Arab language and mannerisms make for [[Culture Clash.]]
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