ham actor

[ham actor] {n. phr.}, {slang} An untalented actor; someone who tries so hard to act that his performance becomes foolishly exaggerated.

* /Fred is a ham actor who, instead of memorizing his lines, keeps moving around in a ridiculous way./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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