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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia' star Rob McElhenney files to legally change his name
Wild card! Creator and star of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Rob McElhenney has filed to change his legal name, according to reports. The showrunning Philly favorite will now be going by the name 'Rob Mac,' according to documents filed in Los Angeles, TMZ reported. The shortened first and last name brings him much closer to his aggressively dopey beer-slinging character in 'Always Sunny' — whose name is 'Mac' — and is a far cry from the formality of his former government name, 'Robert McElhenney III.' Despite the surprise to fans, Mac mentioned the intention to swap some syllables back in a May interview with Variety. 'As our business and our storytelling is expanding into other regions of the world and other languages in which my name is even harder to pronounce, I'm just going by Rob Mac,' the former real-life bartender told the outlet. However, his wife and 'Sunny' co-star Kaitlin Olson said the couple's kids were not in favor of the change and she also expressed some trepidation at the prospect. 'The kids are really not happy about it, because they have that last name. And so do I, legally!' she told Variety. Mac is a part-owner, along with Ryan Reynolds, of Welsh soccer club Wrexham FC. He launched private company 'More Better Industries' in 2024, and was part owner of Philadelphia bar 'Mac's Tavern,' which announced Monday it was closing after 15 years in business. The 17th season of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' premieres on July 9.
Daily Mirror
11 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Wrexham owner and Hollywood star files documents to officially change his name
Wrexham FC co-owner Rob McElhenney's wife and his It's Sunny in Philadelphia co-star Kaitlin Olson claimed the couple's kids are not in favour of the name change Wrexham FC co-owner Rob McElhenney has filed documents to legally change his name. The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star, whose character in the show is known as Mac, wants to be known .by the name Rob Mac in real-life, according to documents filed in Los Angeles. The shortened versions of his first and last names are a far cry from his full title of Robert McElhenney III. He first mentioned his intention to change his name in an interview with US outlet Variety in May, telling them: 'As our business and our storytelling is expanding into other regions of the world and other languages in which my name is even harder to pronounce, I'm just going by Rob Mac. McElhenney's wife and It's Sunny in Philadelphia co-star Kaitlin Olson has said the couple's kids are not in favour of the change and suggested she is also concerned about it. She said: 'The kids are really not happy about it because they have that last name. And so do I, legally!'. He launched private company 'More Better Industries' in 2024, and was part owner of Philadelphia bar 'Mac's Tavern,' which announced Monday it was closing after 15 years in business. McElhenney, 48, and fellow Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, 48, bought Wrexham football club in 2021. They have since been credited with a 50 per cent surge in visitors to the Welsh city after charting the club's rise to the Championship on Disney+ series Welcome to Wrexham. The show is a big hit in the US, where last month alone more than 300,000 people searched for Wrexham content on internet site Reddit. Tourism chiefs say it is part of the set-jet trend inspired by what people see on TV.
CTV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Ryan Reynolds among Order of Canada appointees this year
Actor Ryan Reynolds signs autograph during a red carpet event to promote his movie "Deadpool and Wolverine" in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn young-joon) OTTAWA — Actor Ryan Reynolds and musician Heather Rankin will both be invested as officers of the Order of Canada during Canada Day festivities in Ottawa. Vancouver-born Reynolds is known for playing the Marvel character Deadpool and for several business ventures, including co-ownership of the U.K.'s Wrexham Football Club. Mabou, Nova Scotia's Rankin has won six Junos with The Rankin Family, in addition to her solo music career. They'll be joined by St. John's musician Deantha Rae Edmunds, Winnipeg sportscaster Scott Oake and Loungueuil, Que. writer Kim Thúy Ly Thanh, who will be named members of the Order of Canada. The ceremony will be part of the Canada Day noon celebration at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa. The Order of Canada is the country's highest civilian honour. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 27, 2025.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Mullin the 'embodiment of Wrexham's incredible journey'
BBC Sport Wales asked Wrexham fans for their views on Paul Mullin's loan move to Wigan Davies:Paul's treatment like other loyal wxm fc players at times has been appalling. with the support of his team mates he dragged us up from the pits. I believe the income created by his presence has been a huge contributor to Wrexham's meteoric rise, he was just finding his feet scoring goal of the season when just over halfway through the season he and Ollie [Palmer] were sent into the Perkins:He was excellent in the National League and League 2 but struggled in League one until he was dropped. Unfortunately he is not a Championship player. Mullin will always be thanked for what he did at Bennett:I'm very sad he's not getting his chance to play in the Championship, but from 17 appearances Mullin only scored 3 goals, it's not enough for a striker and not even a single Reoch:Like many I've followed Wrexham by watching the show, I'm a Brit (Everton supporter) living in Canada but I'm shocked they let Mullin go after all he's Cambell:HUGE MISTAKE BY PARKINSONReg Davies:It's just football really. He's been superb since arriving in 2021, bags of goals every season. He's missed 2 pre-season's training for 2 years through no fault of his own, that's massively problematic. His job is scoring goals and he hasn't done it all season with any consistency or Spooner:Mullin isn't just a player; he's been the very embodiment of Wrexham's incredible journey under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. From the National League to the Championship, his goals have been the soundtrack to our could forget the crucial goals in those promotion campaigns? The hat-tricks, the last-minute winners, the moments when you just knew Mullin would deliver. He played with his heart on his sleeve, a true warrior on the pitch.
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Mullin leaves Wrexham on loan
Wigan Athletic have signed Wrexham striker – and cult hero among fans - Paul Mullin on loan for the forthcoming 2025-26 30-year-old has scored 110 goals in 170 games in all competitions for the Welsh club since joining in the summer of helped the club win promotion from the National League to the Championship in successive seasons but was on the sidelines for much of the last missing the start of 2024-25 through injury, he made only 17 appearances for Wrexham last term and started just nine League One games, scoring three league co-owner Ryan Reynolds says it will be strange seeing Mullin playing elsewhere while the striker has admitted he was "sad" to leave the Stok Cae us know your views on Mullin's loan move by clicking here.
