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Rob McElhenney Defends Name Change to ‘Rob Mac,’ Admits It’s ‘Kinda Douchey’: ‘Many Generations Changed the Spelling’


Rob McElhenney explained why he decided to change his name to 'Rob Mac.'

In a recent post on X, McElhenney shared a brief video explaining why he abridged his last name for those still scratching their heads over the news. But the amount of time that I have wasted trying to get people to either say or spell my name correctly is days of my life.” McElhenney went on to explain that his last name has gone through many spelling changes with each passing generation, adding that the most recent iteration came when his family arrived in America.

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