With our favorite shows running for so long like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it could be fun to go back in time. Fans might appreciate looking at earlier seasons of the show and spotting certain actors that appeared but were forgotten over time.
Remember Malcolm Barrett?
Malcolm might have been a highlight in shows like Better Off Ted and The Boys, but in 2005, he was in the show featuring Danny DeVitto. He plays Terrell, a club promoter who surprises the gang by turning his club into a premier spot for the gay community.
How About Jamie Alexander?
For Jamie Alexander, playing high school student Tammy in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was only her second acting gig. And this was way before she got her Marvel fame in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor.
Paul Walter Hauser, Anyone?
Although Paul only appeared on one episode of the show and was wearing clown makeup for most of the performance, his name has been getting a lot of fame recently. He now plays in the Apple TV+ mini-series Black Bird and is a Golden Globe nominee.
Does Anyone Recognize Jimmy O’Yang?
O’Yang might have gotten his comedic stardom in 2014, but only a year before, he appeared in It’s Always Sunny in Philadephia as Tang-See. He plays a scientist overseeing the main character Charlie’s experiment, and that’s his first accredited character with a name!
Someone Must Remember Tiffany Haddish!
Tiffany appears briefly in the show as a night-time dancer in the second season, where we first see Danny Devitto as Frank Reynolds. She isn’t even given a name on the show, and this is almost a decade before she broke into the comedic world with a bang!
Retta in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
Retta may have become a TV staple after her role in Parks and Recreation, which she followed with big-name series such as Good Girls and Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, but first, she was a clerk on the comedic show. She worked in a hardware store in her appearance.
Pablo Schreiber Is Almost Unrecognizable
These days, Pablo might be more known for his roles as George in Orange Is the New Black and Master Cheif in the Halo series, but back then, he might not have been so easy to recognize. In a holiday special of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, he appears as a former classmate of Charlie and Mac – Ricky Falcone, whom Mac unknowingly robbed in his childhood.
Nasim Pedrad Was in the Show!
Nasim might have gotten her big break in 2009 when she became part of the cast on Saturday Night Live, but just a month before she first appeared on the show. She was a salesperson in a bridal shop who accused Dee of trying on wedding dresses without even being engaged.
Some of you, no matter how big fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia you might be, probably don’t recognize the appearance of half these actors. But we’ve all got to start somewhere, and it might be fun going back a little to favorite shows and seeing who you might or might not recognize.