Rob McElhenney Formally Recordsdata to Change His Identify to Rob Mac

Rob McElhenney is altering issues up.

The It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia star and creator, 48, has filed to legally change his title to Rob Mac, shortly after revealing he was contemplating the transfer as a result of confusion over the pronunciation of his surname.

A consultant for the actor confirmed the change to Leisure Weekly, which reported that he’ll now be credited as Rob Mac in initiatives transferring ahead. Mac signed the paperwork in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 26, per TMZ.

The actor has already been utilizing his shortened title, and has been credited on-line as Rob Mac in FX’s official supplies for the long-running sitcom, by which he govt produces, writes and performs the character of Mac.

A rep for Mac didn’t instantly reply to PEOPLE’s request for affirmation on Sunday, June 29.

The Emmy winner instructed Selection throughout a Might interview, alongside his spouse and fellow Sunny star Kaitlin Olson, that he was eyeing the title change as a result of folks having hassle saying McElhenney.

“As our enterprise and our storytelling is increasing into different areas of the world and different languages by which my title is even more durable to pronounce, I’m simply going by Rob Mac,” he stated on the time, referencing his firm Extra Higher Industries’ international investments.

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The actor instructed Selection that some in his household tree have additionally beforehand modified the final title, and different members of the family agreed they had been looking forward to the change throughout a latest gathering. As for his youngsters and Olson, they’re nonetheless adjusting, he stated.

Olson, 49, and Mac share two youngsters: Axel, 14, and Leo, 13. The couple met on the FX present in 2005 and married in 2008.

Elsewhere within the Selection cowl characteristic, the actor opened up about being recognized as neurodivergent and the way it impacted his marriage along with his spouse.

Mac, who was recognized with neurodevelopmental issues at 46, revealed on the time that “it answered a number of questions for me that I’ve all the time had about my life and the trajectory of my life.”

Olson added {that a} “neuro psych known as me and had a protracted dialogue with me and was asking me all these questions.”

“Rob’s a tremendous particular person and my greatest good friend and my life associate, and he’s the very best,” she stated. “He’s additionally actually arduous to reside with generally, and it was good to have some solutions.”

The prognosis, Olson instructed the outlet, “provides me the language to ask questions and open up a dialog, and now we will speak about that stuff.”