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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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* 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.
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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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