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'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Origin Story
How 'Sunny' went from a home video among friends to its eighth season on FX.
By Kim Masters • • 30m ListenRob McElhenny and Glenn Howerton -- the two creators and stars of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia -- along with FX President John Landgraf, tell the unlikely origin story of this off-beat comedy.
Banner image: (L-R) Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton at the season premieres of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Photo by Brian Dowling/PictureGroup/FX 2012
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Read the story7 minJohn Landgraf; Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton
The origin story of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a lesson in chuztpah and initiative. Three friends and aspiring actors -- Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day -- made a pilot as a short film for themselves. But what began simply, quickly developed into something more significant.
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