American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Rob McElhenney

Robert McElhenney III, also known professionally as Rob Mac, is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and businessman. He is best known for his role as Mac on the FX/FXX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), a show he created and co-developed with Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton and on which he continues to serve as an executive producer and writer. He is also known for playing Ian Grimm on the Apple TV+ comedy series Mythic Quest (2020–2025), which he co-created with Day and Megan Ganz as executive producers.

Born

1977

April 14

Died

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1970s

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Key dates

1977 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

-43 Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
69 Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho in the First Battle of Bedriacum to take power over Rome.
966 Following his marriage to the Christian Doubravka of Bohemia, the pagan ruler of the Polans, Mieszko I, converts to Christianity, an event considered to be the founding of the Polish state.
972 Otto II, Co-Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, marries Byzantine princess Theophanu. She is crowned empress by Pope John XIII in Rome the same day.

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The world in 1977

When Rob arrived

april 11 London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
april 21 Annie opens on Broadway.
april 22 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
april 28 The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on April 14

Abigail Breslin 1996– American actress Augustus Pitt Rivers 1827– English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (died 1900) Brad Sinopoli 1988– Canadian football player Brian Adams 1964–2007 American wrestler (died 2007) Charles Hamelin 1984– Canadian speed skater Christiaan Huygens 1629–1695 Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (died 1695) Faisal of Saudi Arabia 1906–1975 Saudi Arabian king (died 1975) Frank Serpico 1936– American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer Greg Maddux 1966– American baseball player, coach, and manager

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1977

Adam Małysz 1977– Polish ski jumper and race car driver Ahman Green 1977– American football player Andruw Jones 1977– Curaçaoan baseball player Angela Goethals 1977– American actress Anne-Caroline Chausson 1977– French cyclist Averno 1977– Mexican wrestler Bartosz Brożek 1977– Polish philosopher and jurist Brock Lesnar 1977– American mixed martial artist and wrestler Danielle Harris 1977– American actress

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