chew 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 the scenery so much that he was the only one the audience noticed! I love watching hammy actors chew the scenery in bad movies.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Emmaline	EM-ə-leen	English
Jada (2)	-	Biblical
Ochieng	-	Eastern African, Luo
Marquis	mahr-KEE	African American
RÓIs	-	Irish
Fabricia	-	Ancient Roman