{"id":2548,"date":"2020-06-24T11:43:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T11:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2021-04-12T13:16:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:16:04","slug":"rob-mcelhenney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/rob-mcelhenney\/tv-and-films\/biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob McElhenney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rob McElhenney<\/h2>\n<p>Rob McElhenney is an actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.<\/p>\n<h3>Rob McElhenney Early life and Career<\/h3>\n<p>He was Born on 14th April 1977,\u00a0 in Philadelphia U.S.A. He is the eldest of three children, and his parents are of Irish descent. His parents divorced, and his mother came out as Lesbian. McElhenney has two brothers who are gay, and McElhenney has said that he has always been very close to the gay community.<\/p>\n<p>In his early career, he appeared in &#8220;<i>A <\/i>Civil Action&#8221;, &#8220;Wonder Boys&#8221;, and &#8220;Thirteen Conversations About One Thing&#8221;. He later had more substantial roles in &#8220;Latter Days&#8221; and &#8220;The Tollbooth&#8221;. Rob went on to appear in the Law &amp; Order episode &#8220;Thrill&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2515\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2515\" class=\"wp-image-2515 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_153716906-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rob McElhenney who plays Mac in It's always sunny in Philadelphia\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_153716906-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_153716906-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_153716906-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_153716906-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_153716906.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob McElhenney Image Credit: s_bukley \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Always Sunny<\/h3>\n<p>At the age of 25, McElhenney moved from New York City to Los Angeles. He waited on tables whilst between acting jobs. He was introduced to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/glenn-howerton\/tv-and-films\/biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glenn Howerton<\/a> by his agent and shortly met <a title=\"Charlie Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/charlie-day\/tv-and-films\/biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Day<\/a>. The Three worked on the creation of a Sitcom that McElhenney had been writing which later developed into &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia\/reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/a>&#8220;. He plays a character named <a title=\"Ronald \u201cMac\u201d McDonald\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/ronald-mac-mcdonald\/tv-and-films\/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac<\/a> and the show has been a huge success and is set to break the US TV record for longer running Sitcom.<\/p>\n<h3>Other appearances<\/h3>\n<p>McElhenney has made appearances in other series&#8217; such as &#8220;Lost&#8221;, &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; and &#8220;Fargo&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>Personal Life<\/h3>\n<p>McElhenney hired <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/kaitlin-olson\/tv-and-films\/biographies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kaitlin Olson<\/a> to play Dee Reynolds in &#8220;It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia&#8221; Around season 2 they became romantically involved and later married in 2008. Together they have two sons Axel and Leo.<\/p>\n<p>McElhenney next large project is Mythic Quest: Raven&#8217;s Banquet which premiered on the 7th February 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Rob McElhenney on Twitter<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMcElhenney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by RMcElhenney<\/a> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob McElhenney Rob McElhenney is an actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Rob McElhenney Early life and Career He was Born on 14th April 1977,\u00a0 in Philadelphia U.S.A. He is the eldest of three children, and his parents are of Irish descent. His parents divorced, and his mother came out as Lesbian. 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