Rob McElhenney, quickly to be referred to as Rob Mac, is defending the choice to alter his final identify.

In a current put up on X, McElhenney shared a quick video explaining why he abridged his final identify for these nonetheless scratching their heads over the information.

“Hello! Okay, I’m going to dedicate precisely one minute to this. Begin the clock,” McElhenney mentioned within the video as a 60-second timer appeared on display screen. “Sure, I’m shortening my identify to Rob Mac. Principally a stage identify, however I digress. Is it kinda douchey? Certain. However the period of time that I’ve wasted attempting to get individuals to both say or spell my identify accurately is days of my life.”

McElhenney went on to elucidate that his final identify has gone by many spelling adjustments with every passing technology, including that the latest iteration got here when his household arrived in America.

He mentioned, “Not solely have many generations modified the spelling, the present one was simply given to my ancestor by a authorities official who determined that this was now the spelling.”

The identify change was first revealed by the “It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia” star in a Selection cowl story, wherein he defined, “As I become older, and individuals are extra liable to calling me ‘Mr.’ or’ Sir,’ I simply say Rob or Rob Mac. And I discover that that makes issues quite a bit easier and simpler. Individuals already name me Rob Mac or Mac, clearly, from the tv present and it simply makes issues a lot simpler.”