Hammy
Hammy adjective - Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting.
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His infamously pompous diction on his website and his Italian origin (see the clishee described in the Large Ham article) indicates that he could be quite hammy in Real Life, but he's actually quite a reserved guy as you can see in his lectures.
Source: Creator / Piero Scaruffi
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