chew on the scenery

To be exaggeratedly or flamboyantly melodramatic or overly emotional while acting a role, as for television, theater, or film. I hated working with him on that play—every night he'd go out and chew on the scenery so much that he was the only one the audience noticed! I love watching hammy actors chew on the scenery in bad movies.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÀNgel	-	Catalan
Sachiko	sah-chee-ko	Japanese
Nessa (2)	-	Hebrew
Ime (1)	-	Western African, Ibibio
Kristaps	-	Latvian
Mordikai	MAWR-də-kie	English (Rare)