Rob McElhenney

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caption = Rob McElhenney (left) posing with a fan on the exhibition floor at Comic-Con International in San Diego, California on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
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birthdate = birth date and age|1977|04|14
location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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occupation = Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
spouse = Kaitlin Olson
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Rob McElhenney (b. 1977, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Mac on the FX TV series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia". He is also credited as creator, developer and executive producer of the show, which has also provided McElhenney with writing and directing credits on various episodes.

Biography

Career

McElhenney made his film debut with a bit part in "The Devil's Own" and followed that up with bit parts in "A Civil Action" and "Wonder Boys". He later had more substantial parts in "Latter Days" and "The Tollbooth".

He was still waiting tables between acting assignments in 2004, when his manager and agent presented McElhenney's idea for a "Seinfeld on crack" sitcom to the FX cable network, which received it warmly. [cite web|url=http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/features/article_1355166.php/The_Sunny_side_of_life_a_chat_with_Rob_McElhenney|title=McElhenney interview|accessdate=2007-11-03] McElhenney said that 50 weeks of each year are consumed by acting, producing, and writing for the show, but he did find time to appear in the third season of the television show "Lost" as Aldo in the seventh episode, "Not in Portland". This was as a result of McElhenney meeting "Lost" co-creator and executive producer Damon Lindelof. Lindelof is a fan of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and offered to give Rob a small role in an episode.

Personal life

McElhenney is a 1995 graduate of St. Joseph's Preparatory School.

In an interview with 93.3 WMMR morning show Preston and Steve, McElhenney announced that he and "Sunny" costar Kaitlin Olson have been dating for over a year. McElhenney and Olson were married September 27, 2008 in California.

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* [http://www.hobotrashcan.com/2008/09/09/one-on-one-with-the-guys-from-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/"One on one with the guys from Always Sunny in Philadelphia"] , HoboTrashcan.com.