Line #11 Creator/MattBerry


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7	->"''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6iJRNHUOT4 So what happened between you and this Renwick customerrrr?]]''"
8	-->-- ''Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace''
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10	Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974 in Bromham, England) is one of the [[LargeHam hammiest]] actors working in Britain today. Whilst he has had leading and supporting roles on several cult sitcoms, he is probably most well-known to denizens of the Internet as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULNV7IAM8og George the Volcano]] from a series of ads for Volvic mineral water.
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12	Also a terrific singer and musician. His output falls somewhere between FolkMusic and ProgressiveRock, with influences that include Music/MikeOldfield and Music/TheDoors. Berry has released eight studio albums to date, and has even opened for Music/StevenWilson at the Royal Albert Hall.
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14	!!Has hammed in:
15	* ''Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace'' as [[ClassicallyTrainedExtra Todd Rivers]] playing [[ShowWithinAShow Dr. Lucien Sanchez]].
16	* ''Series/TheITCrowd'' as [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Douglas Reynholm]].
17	* ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' as [[BadBoss Dixon Bainbridge]].
18	* ''Series/SnuffBox'' as [[TheDanza Matt Berry]].
19	* ''Series/ToastOfLondon'' as [[LargeHam Steven Toast]].
20	** ''Series/ToastOfTinseltown''
21	* ''Series/HouseOfFools'' as [[TheCasanova Beef]].
22	* ''[[Recap/CommunityS6E09Grifting101 Community]]'' as [[{{Conman}} Roger DeSalvo]].
23	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' as Bubbles the Dolphin (replaced by Jeff Bennett in the video game based on the movie)
24	* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'' as Doctor Roberts (also later replaced with Creator/JeffBennett).
25	* ''Film/{{Moon}}'' as Overmeyers.
26	* ''Series/{{Portlandia}}'' as Squiggleman.
27	* ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' as the Butt Witch.
28	* The 2006-2007 Advertising/{{Volvic}} and Volvic Revive "Volcanicity" commercials as George the Volcano.
29	* ''WesternAnimation/AsterixTheMansionsOfTheGods'' as Vitalstatistix.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/MajorLazer'' as Professor Teacher.
31	* ''{{WesternAnimation/Disenchantment}}'' as Prince Merkimer.
32	* ''Matt Berry Does...'' as himself, narrating.
33	* ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019'' as Laszlo Cravensworth.
34	* ''Series/YearOfTheRabbit'' as Detective Inspector Rabbit
35	* ''[[Literature/TheMoomins Moominvalley]]'' as Moominpappa.
36	* ''Literature/TheLastDragonslayer'' as King Snodd.
37	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOnTheRun'' as King Poseidon
38	* ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' as 8D8
39	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Krapopolis}}'' as Shlub
40	* ''Series/Fallout2024'' as Mr. Handy, Snip-Snip, and Sebastian Leslie
41	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildRobot2024'' as TBA
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43	!!Discography:
44	* ''Jackpot'' (1995)[[note]]Very limited release. Will probably never be reissued as WordOfGod says it "[[OldShame just isn't good enough]]".[[/note]][[invoked]]
45	* ''Opium'' (2008)
46	* ''Witchazel'' (2011)
47	* ''Kill the Wolf'' (2013)
48	* ''Music for Insomniacs'' (2014)
49	* ''Matt Berry & The Maypoles Live'' (2015)
50	* ''The Small Hours'' (2016)
51	* ''Television Themes'' (2018)
52	* ''Phantom Birds'' (2020)
53	* ''The Blue Elephant'' (2021)
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55	!!Tropes associated with this ham:
56	* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Most prominently while playing [[Series/ToastOfLondon Stephen Toast]], but his other characters tend to dip into it occasionally.
57	* TheCastShowOff: Every time he gets to sing.
58	* {{Jerkass}}: With the exception of [[Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace Todd Rivers/Lucien Sanchez]] and [[WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks Doctor Roberts]], all his characters are kinda dicks.
59	* LargeHam: If Creator/TomBaker and Creator/BrianBlessed had a son, this would be the result.[[note]]Blessed did play his father in ''Series/ToastOfLondon''[[/note]]
60	** HamToHamCombat
61	** IncomingHam
62	** NoIndoorVoice
63	* {{Typecasting}}: Many of his live-action roles (such as in ''Series/ToastOfLondon'', ''Series/TheITCrowd'', and ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019'') feature him as a [[LargeHam hamtastic]], [[AllMenArePerverts lecherous]], SmallNameBigEgo {{Jerkass}}.
64	%%* WimpFight
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66	!!Tropes associated with his music:
67	* AlbumTitleDrop: The word "witchazel" is uttered by a demonic voice towards the end of "Take My Hand".
68	* CanonDiscontinuity: ''Jackpot'' is not counted as an official release, which makes ''Opium'' his proper first album.
69	* CoverAlbum: ''Television Themes'' contains covers of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin television themes]].
70	* DesignStudentsOrgasm: [[http://dis.resized.images.s3.amazonaws.com/540x540/95508.jpeg The cover]] of ''Music for Insomniacs'', and [[https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000077444954-w7kt6z-t500x500.jpg the single]], "Music for Insomniacs Part IV", both of which he painted himself.
71	* EpicRocking: "The Pheasant" (8:41), "Solstice" (9:26) and "Night Terrors" (9:51). ''Music For Insomniacs'' consists of two pieces that last for just over 23 minutes.
72	* FaceOnTheCover: Most of his albums, with the exceptions of ''Music For Insomnics'' and ''The Blue Elephant''.
73	* InsomniaEpisode: ''Music For Insomniacs'' was made during a bout of insomnia.
74	* LastNoteNightmare: There's one at the end of "Take My Hand", where it suddenly changes from a gentle indie folk kinda feel to bizarre dischordant electronics, finishing off with a witch-like cackle.
75	* LiveAlbum: ''Matt Berry & The Maypoles Live''.
76	* MilestoneCelebration: ''Gather Up'' -- a four-disc compilation that includes rarities and demos -- was released in 2021 to coincide with ten years of Berry being signed to Acid Jazz.
77	* ProgressiveRock: A huge part of his music. He cites Music/MikeOldfield as a major influence.
78	* TheSomethingSong: "A Song For Rosie".
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80	->''"[[WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater What happened to Saturn and Jupiter?]]"''

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