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Ryan Reynolds enlists help of Wrexham fans and Charlotte Church in brilliant birthday song for Rob McElhenney

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney can do no wrong as far as Wrexham fans are concerned.

They bought the club, injected a huge amount of cash, showcased it on the world stage through their hit Disney+ documentary and brought the feelgood factor back to the city and its football club.

It should come as no surprise, then, that Reynolds' latest piece of Wrexham content is another huge hit.

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Friday, April 14 represents McElhenney's 46th birthday and, as a special treat, Reynolds has enlisted the help of Wrexham fans, Hollywood actors and famous singers to devote a catchy song to the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor about how to pronounce his name.

Reynolds, as ever, gets it bang on the money. The two-minute video — which seems to have a pretty high production value — packs in a lot of laughs and celebrity faces, with an annoyingly catchy tune which is bound to stick in your head.

Familiar faces to Wrexham fans in the video include executive director Humphrey Ker, advisor Shaun Harvey and chief executive Fleur Robinson. While, of course, Paul Mullin, Ben Foster and their team-mates get some air time, too.

Charlotte Church features in Ryan Reynolds' video about Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney (Twitter/Ryan Reynolds)

McElhenney's It's Always Sunny co-stars Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Kaitlin Olsen — who is also his wife — all also feature prominently. While other stars such as Hollywood actor Adam DeVine and even Welsh icon Charlotte Church are involved.

Scenes of buoyant Wrexham fans in the famous Turf pub are dotted throughout the video, singing an ode to their club's co-owner, while Irish flags and dancing is also dotted throughout as a nod to McElhenney's Celtic roots, too.

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The song essentially takes takes aim at the countless mispronunciations of McElhenney's name, while giving a definitive answer to those who are still unsure just how to say it.

For the avoidance of doubt, as you will certainly learn when you listen to the song, it's 'Mackle' — like tackle — and 'Henney' — like a penny — so, now, there should be no excuses.

Warning: The video below contains bad language

Reynolds wrote on Twitter afterwards: "Would be a real shame if this became a @wrexham_afc Racecourse chant."

He also revealed Benj Pasek and Justin Paul helped to devise the song. The pair, known as Pasek and Paul, are an American song-writing duo who are Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Golden Globe award winners. Their work includes La La Land and The Greatest Showman.

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