Ham Mack

## Henry Andrew Mack

**Ham Mack** is the husband of Celia Mack and father of Bex Mack, as well as the grandfather of Andi Mack. He and Celia raised Andi as their daughter until she was thirteen, after which Bex took over the parenting.

## History

### Bex Telling Andi the Secret

Ham found out that Bex told Andi the secret after Celia called for him because Andi said that Bex told Andi that she was her mother. Andi proceeded to tell everyone in the room that nobody got to be upset but her because they've been lying to her for her entire life. After Andi left, Ham said that this has happened and that they needed to figure it. Celia said that she had just lost her daughter. *("13")*

### Dinner

At dinner, Ham was glad that they were eating together as a family, while Bex was glad to have everything out in the open. Celia was not happy with that. They proceeded to bicker during the memory games when Celia told Bex was out because she couldn't remember a state capital in alphabetical order.

When Bex got the correct answers during dinner's memory game, which was the periodic table in order of atomic number, Ham said she was still in the game and gave her a cheat sheet so she would be able to stay in. *("Outside the Box")*

### Vacation and Andi's Father

Ham and Celia went on vacation after Celia had an altercation with a neighbor, leaving Bex and Andi in charge. Bex decided to throw a party.

After they received a very concerning call from the neighborhood watch, as they've never heard anything resembling a party from their house before, they returned home and were shocked to see a party. After everyone left, Bex apologized for ruining their vacation. Ham said it was the first one in thirteen years. After Andi went to bed, Bex expressed her concerns about Andi and her desire to meet her father, as Bex thought that he didn't even know Andi existed. Ham said that he did because Ham told him. *("Dancing in the Dark")*

Bex was in shock that Ham communicated with Andi's dad. Ham explained that they were Facepage friends and Ham posted pictures of Andi, so her father knew that she existed, but he wasn't aware that Andi was his daughter. Ham then gave Bex his email so she could write to him. Ham wanted Andi's father to know the truth and to get to know Andi.

While Bex was attempting to contact Andi's father, all she could produce was "Hey", which Ham thought was unforgivable. Bex said that if he wanted to tell him that he had a daughter, he could. Ham tried to write the email but struggled with finding the words, so he ended up writing "Hey" as well. *("It's Not About You")*

When Celia asked Bex why Bowie, Andi's father, arrived at the Mack house, Ham said that he suggested the idea to Bex to reach out to him. *("Dad Influence")*

## Relationships

### Romantic

#### Celia Mack

He is married to Celia. They have a daughter, Bex together. They raised Andi as their daughter until she was thirteen. *("13")*

They went on their first vacation in thirteen years, but it was cut short when they had to come home after they got a call from the neighborhood watch regarding their home and sounds resembling a party, which turned out to be true. *("Dancing in the Dark")*

### Familial

#### Bex Mack

He has a good relationship with Bex. He was glad when she returned home to stay with him and Celia. *("13")*

Unlike Celia, Ham tries to make Bex feel included despite her missing from the family. At the dinner memory game, he handed Bex a cheat sheet so she'd still be able to be in the game. *("Outside the Box")*

After Bex found out that Andi's father knows that Andi existed, Ham pushed Bex to contact him, but they couldn't find the words to tell him that he was a father so they both ended up agreeing to send "Hey" to him. *("It's Not About You")*

### Friendships

#### Bowie Quinn

He and Bowie are Facepage friends. He told him about Andi's existence by posting pictures of Andi. *("It's Not About You")*

When Bowie started to take a part in Andi's life and decided to stay in her life, Ham was delighted and said that Bowie could sleep on the couch, which frustrated Celia. *("Terms of Embarrassment")*

## Personality

Unlike Celia, Ham is more laid-back and once Andi found out that Bex was her mother, Ham asserted that they had to figure it out together as a family, while Celia was angry.

## Notes and Trivia

* Terri Minsky named him after her father's own initials.
* He does hot yoga.
* He makes a delicious lasagna.
* He wants to live on a boat.
* He likes to dance, and when Bex was a child he would dance at her piccolo recitals, which embarrassed her.

## Important Episodes

These episodes are Ham-centric or are otherwise very informative about his life.

* It's Not About You

## Gallery

### Appearances

* 13
* Outside the Box
* Dancing in the Dark
* It's Not About You
* Dad Influence
* Terms of Embarrassment
* Home Away From Home
* Hey, Who Wants Pizza?
* Chinese New Year
* Mama
* There's a Mack in the Shack
* A Good Hair Day
* We Were Never
* Cyrus' Bash-Mitzvah!
* For the Last Time
* Keep a Lid on It
* The Boys are Back
* Howling at the Moon Festival
* The New Girls
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## References

1. ↑ Mama, 2x04
2. ↑ Better to Have Wuvved and Wost, 2x14
3. ↑ There's a Mack in the Shack, 2x08
4. ↑ Terms of Embarrassment, 1x08