 In preparation for the seventh season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", McElhenney put on 60 lbs of extra weight and let his beard grow out to give extra humor to his character and add a new comedic direction for the season.His co-star Charlie Day described the weight gain as "disgusting" and said that the rest of the cast were "a little on the fence about it for his own personal health and safety".McElhenney subsequently lost 23 lbs in a month after the season was finished filming.