Dave Bautista was rejected for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2006 when he auditioned to play Mac's dad

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On the Always Sunny Podcast, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton recalled Bautista was one of four finalists for the dad role in 2006. But Howerton said Bautista was "way too young" for the part since he's nine years older than McElhenney.