Sunny facts

While investigating facts about Sunny, I found out little known, but curios details like:

The GoT writers asked to write an episode of It's Always Sunny. Rob McElhenney and the other producers accepted the offer.

Kristen Wiig was almost Sweet Dee on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Kaitlin Olson and Wiig were neck-and-neck for the part, with the role ultimately going to Olson. Kristen Wiig joined SNL later that same year.

In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 50 of the best facts about Sunny I managed to collect.

1. Rob McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia gained 60 lbs for season 7 because he "thought it would be funny"

2. Charlie Day has worn the same pair of sneakers for every episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

3. Rob McElhenney from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" willingly gained 50 pounds in preparation for Season 7 of the show. He consumed 5000 calories per day, and only stopped when his doctor said that his lifestyle was putting too much stress on his heart.

4. The Nightman Cometh," the musical Charlie writes in It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, was adapted into a live-action performance for two nights at the Troubadour theater in 2009. It starred the original cast and began with title cards reading "7:15, On a Friday, Philadelphia PA."

5. If you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for YEARS... It's called "margarita dermatitis" because people often get it while making margaritas outside!

6. Rob McElhenney who plays the homophobic character Mac on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was raised by a lesbian couple

7. Always Sunny's creator Rob McElhenny allowed writers from 'Game of Thrones' to pen the episode 'Flowers for Charlie' where Charlie Day is made smart by a scientist and changes completely as a result only to later learn that only his ego had changed.

8. The pilot episode of "Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia" was made with only $200. And that was just for the 2 cameras and some tape.

9. Guillermo del Toro plays Pappy McPoyle in Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

10. Glenn Howerton, of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, was born in Japan, is the son of a decorated fighter pilot, is fluent in Mandarin, Korean, French, Spanish and can speak some German and Farsi, and considered studying Aerospace Engineering at Auburn before pursuing acting

Sunny data charts

For your convenience take a look at Sunny figures with stats and charts presented as graphic.

What is true about sunny?

You can easily fact check it by examining the linked well-known sources.

Rob McElhenney (who plays Mac) created and wrote the first episode of It's Always Sunny after failing as an actor for 10 years

Hitler and Stalin had virtually no senses of humor, and only laughed at others' expense. Abraham Lincoln, on the other hand, despite looking sombre in photographs, had a sunny personality and loved joking around and making fun of himself. - source

The main cast of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" created the pilot of the show themselves, for under $200 before it was picked up by FX. - source

Paul McCartney had jets emit dry ice to remove clouds from the sky so that he could perform "Good Day Sunshine" in sunny weather.

Rob and Kaitlin McElhenney (Mac and Dee) from Always Sunny In Philadelphia actually own a bar in Philadelphia called Mac's Tavern - source

There is an official Russian spinoff of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" called "It's Always Sunny in Moscow" that focuses on the owners of a Moscow bar named Philadelphia.

The producers of Game of Thrones wrote an episode of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia "Flowers for Charlie"

In Lebanon, the president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim, the speaker of the parliament a Shi'a Muslim and the deputy prime minister Eastern Orthodox

There is a Russian adaptation of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, titled It's Always Sunny in Moscow where a group of friends own a bar in Moscow called Philadelphia

Glenn Howerton from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was born in Japan, and grew up in London and South Korea

There's an official "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' remake in Russia called "It's Always Sunny in Moscow"

sunny infographics

Beautiful visual representation of Sunny numbers and stats to get perspecive of the whole story.