1. Robert McElhenney III is an American actor, screenwriter and producer.
19 Facts About Rob McElhenney
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Rob McElhenney is known for playing Ian Grimm on the Apple TV+ comedy series Mythic Quest, which he co-created with Day and Megan Ganz as executive producers.
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Robert McElhenney III was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 14,1977.
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Rob McElhenney attended Waldron Mercy Academy and St Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia.
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Rob McElhenney had his first major acting role with a small part in the 1997 film The Devil's Own, though his role was cut out of the final edit.
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Rob McElhenney followed this with small parts in the films A Civil Action, Wonder Boys, and Thirteen Conversations About One Thing.
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Rob McElhenney was contracted as its showrunner, while both Howerton and Day were listed as executive producers.
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Rob McElhenney has said that 50 weeks per year are taken up by acting, producing, and writing for It's Always Sunny, though he did find time to appear in the Lost episode "Not in Portland".
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Rob McElhenney later reprised his Lost role in another episode.
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In July 2015, Rob McElhenney was confirmed by Mojang as the director of the upcoming animated Minecraft movie, but he later left the project.
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In 2017, Rob McElhenney appeared in a guest role as a police officer in the acclaimed Fargo episode "The Law of Non-Contradiction".
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Rob McElhenney received praise for his performance from critics, who saw many of his character's traits and plot points as references to It's Always Sunny.
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In 2020, Rob McElhenney co-created the Apple TV+ comedy series Mythic Quest alongside Charlie Day and Megan Ganz.
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On June 7,2022, Rob McElhenney announced the launch of a new entertainment-tech company named Adim, co-founded by himself, Chase Rosenblatt, Melissa Kaspers, Spencer Marell, and Richard Rosenblatt.
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Rob McElhenney hired actress Kaitlin Olson to play Dee Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and became romantically interested in her "around season 2" of the series.
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Rob McElhenney has called her "the funniest woman in show business".
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In July 2023, Rob McElhenney announced that he had been diagnosed with "a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities".
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Rob McElhenney's co-star Charlie Day described the weight gain as "disgusting" and said that the rest of the cast was "a little on the fence about it for his own personal health and safety".
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Rob McElhenney has named the Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, George Carlin, Gary David Goldberg, Larry David, and David Sedaris as his comedic influences.