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Rob McElhenney Transformed His Body Several Times for 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'

Rob McElhenney weight loss: Rob McElhenney underwent a rollercoaster-ride like weight loss journey for 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.'

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Kumail Nanjiani, David Harbour, and Chris Pratt are one of the most actors who have not too long ago made headlines by means of embarking on a weight reduction adventure for a task. Kumail debuted a brand spanking new look a few years in the past, having followed a positively grueling workout routine and diet in preparation for the capturing of Eternals, in which he performs Kingo. Chris embarked on a equivalent journey upon signing with Marvel Studios, and David has had to bear this alteration for a couple of roles, including Stranger Things. However, what many do not know is that Rob McElhenney additionally transformed his body for his position on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Rob McElhenney received and lost a considerable amount of weight for 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.'

Rob's fluctuating waistline has long served as a supply of fascination for die-hard enthusiasts of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and everyone else with simple get entry to to this outdated thing referred to as the internet. Rob first attracted attention by way of placing on 50 pounds purely for the sake of his art — and to round out Mac's main plot traces in Season 7 of Always Sunny — which he promptly followed up by way of debuting a The Terminator-era Arnold Schwarzenegger kind scenario in Season 13.

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Needless so as to add, the move attracted many eyeballs — however so did the occasions captured between Season 7 and Thirteen of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Rob in brief mentioned his determination to the craft, the possibly less-than-glamorous undersides of running as an actor, and the way he stayed motivated in a 2020 interview with Men's Health.

"It turns out that people on the internet have a lot to say. I don't know if you're aware of that. One of the subjects that a certain sub-sect of the internet has found interesting is my body transformations from normal to morbidly obese to in very good shape and back to normal," Rob told Men's Health. "We're going to check out what the internet has to say about that, and I'm going to try and respond in the classiest way possible."

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"The truth is, I have more dedication to the paycheck than I do to the comedy bit. They pay me a lot of money to do this," Rob spoke back to a tweet appraising him for having the sheer strength of will to move via a transformation of this ilk for the sake of a TV show. "If you can find a studio who's willing to pay you what they pay me to make It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you will have a lot more dedication than you think."

The 'Welcome to Wrexham' famous person in brief addressed the steroid allegations that have been making rounds.

In the similar interview with Men's Health, Rob also addressed previous allegations referring to steroids.

"I'm not going to get into the medical science of it. Increased levels of testosterone is just a cross I have to bear," Rob said. "Some men just have elevated levels of testosterone. If you look at Kumail and if you look at me, you'd be like, 'Well, sure, those two guys must have elevated levels of testosterone naturally because they are just alpha-dog monsters."

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"And I talk about it with Kumail all the time, and I'm like 'We are just very masculine men," he added. "Sometimes we just have to work out a little bit and pop our shirts off, and that's just the way it's going to be.'"

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Update: 2024-06-15