Rob Thomas, Sinbad, Wade Boggs, Jason Kelce, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Richard Grieco, and Scott Bakula. These are all people who played themselves on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and almost never in a straightforward way.

Rob McElhenney has had much success in TV under that name. McElhenney, co-creator of the long-running comedy series “ It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ,” has filed for a legal name change. McElhenney is known to fans of the FXX show as Mac (a character born Ronald McDonald ), so it’s not a long ways off from that.