India, July 5 -- Rob McElhenney has pulled off plenty of surprises over the years - from transforming his body for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia to buying a Welsh football club with Ryan Reynolds. Now, he's doing something a little simpler, but no less personal: changing his name.

The actor shared the news earlier this week in a short video, casually announcing that he will now be going by Rob Mac - at least in most public situations. "It'll be mostly a stage name," he said with a grin, adding that people have long struggled to pronounce or spell "McElhenney."

"Times have changed, and most people already call me Rob Mac anyway. My family knows me and loves me regardless of how many syllables I have, and that's the only thing that I ...