Rob McElhenney in studio on gray background
Rob McElhenney wears Billy Reid's pullover Danley sweater, white T-shirt, and flat-front trousers; Anderson's brown belt; and a Panerai watch.

Rob McElhenney is, quite literally, wearing many hats.

The 47-year-old actor, writer, showrunner, and entrepreneur is holding a polite grimace as he balances five fedoras atop his head in a Culver City studio, Imagine Dragons pumping in the background.

He places a sixth on top of the stack, slowly draws his arm down, and poses. The crowd — in this case, a photographer and a handful of assistants, publicists, stylists, and groomers — goes the Hollywood equivalent of wild (the photographer shouts, "You're amazing!").