Can Humans Be Magnets?

I was watching TV the other day and this old man attracted metal to his body. Can humans be magnets? Of course not, but they did not tell us what the cause was of this man's unique ability till the end of the segment. The reason was that he had very smooth skin and he could produce a lot of static electricity. When the metal came into contact with his body it would create a vacuum, so the metal would stick, and not want to come off. But at first, this man deffinitely made me think that he was a magnet! :) But anyways this deals with physics because of the magnetic part. Magnets are things or objects that have a magnetic field and exerts a magnetic force. They have two poles; a north and a south pole. Like poles repel each other, while opposite poles are attracted to each other. When these poles either repel or attract each other they are creating a magnetic field without even touching each other. Unfortunately the man was not magnetic but he's the closest human to being a magnet. ..forgot to mention, his three grandson's have the same ability. (they think the trait skips a generation.)