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2009_12_mac.jpgVia The Iladelph comes word that Rob McElhenney—probably better known as Mac on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia—has bought a bar in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood along with his wife Kaitlin Olson, who also plays Dee on the show.

On the popular FX show, McElhenney owns a bar with the other characters, and the fictional bar is called Paddy's Pub. To add to the "reality mirroring fiction" angle, the real-life bar will be called Mac's Olde Towne Tavern. Given the show's insane popularity in Philly, the bar is likely to be a huge hit and cash cow out of the gate. That's what you call striking while the iron is hot. It's like if
· Mac From It's Always Sunny To Open Actual Bar In Philadelphia [The Iladelph]

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