Kaitlin Olson: Rob McElhenney's Wife's Bicycle Accident, Skull Fracture and Plastic Surgery

Kaitlin Olson is a versatile American actress who gained fame with the role of  Deandra Reynolds aka Sweet Dee in the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia alongside her husband Rob McElhenney. There are rumors that Olson has undergone plastic surgery but how true is it? Let's find out.

Serious Bicycle Accident At Young Age

Kaitlin Olson was born on August 18, 1975, in Portland, Oregon, the United States. Following her birth, she moved to Spokane, Washington with her parents. She lived there until she turned eight and then relocated to a farm in Portland.

Her father Donald Lee Olson is a publisher and has worked for Portland Tribune from 2000 to 2001. Meanwhile, her mother Melinda Leora is a nurse.

At the age of 12, Olson had a serious bicycle accident with a vehicle that resulted in a skull fracture. She had to undergo reconstructive surgery following the accident.

As for her educational background, Olson completed her graduation from Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon in 1993. She then attended the University of Oregon from where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater arts in 1997.

Portrays Sweet Deein 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' 

Following her graduation from the University of Oregon, Kaitlin Olson moved to Los Angeles where she started acting professionally. Initially she made several guest appearances in a few films and television series like Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, The Drew Carey Show, Miss Match, Out of Practice, Coyote Ugly, Punk'd and Family Guy.

Olson has been an important cast of the FX comedy sitcom, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, since 2005. She portrays Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds in the show alongside Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and her husband Rob McElhenney.

She has also played a recurring role of Hartley Underwood in the FX series The Riches. In June 2016, Olson oped up about the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting in a video by the Human Rights Campaign.

Olson appeared in the Fox sitcom The Mick in January 2017 and reappeared in its second season but Fox later canceled the series after its second season.

Underwent Plastic Surgery

The regular audience of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia noticed that Olson's face has been changed as it was before. They then became curious to know if she had undergone plastic surgery. Many say yes she underwent surgery while others say no.

Those who belives she underwent plastic surgery explain that her skull was fractured in a bicycle accident after which she undergo surgery. Maybe that was not the only surgery she had to undergo and her recent surgery could be one of her multiple surgeries.

Married Husband Rob McElhenney After Secretly Dating For Years

Olson has been married to her It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star, Rob McElhenney. The coupe started dating secretly in 2006 when the second season of the FX series was airing. Two years later on September 27, 2008, the couple tied the knot in a beautiful wedding ceremony in California.

Olson and McElhenney are parents to two children, sons Axel Lee, born on September 1, 2010, and Leo Grey McElhenney, born on April 5, 2012. When Olson was pregnant with her second child, she went into labor during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers in California.

Whopping Net Worth of $50 Million

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kaitlin Olson has a whopping net worth of $50 million. She is currently making money from her appearance in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The cast of the FX series was getting $10,000 per episode in the first season and the salary of the cast is now much higher.

Olson and her husband McElhenney purchased a Skinner's Bar, later renamed as Mac's Tavern, in Philadelphia in 2009.

The couple bought a massive 4-bedroom gated house in Sherman Oaks, California. They bought that house for $2.1 million in 2008 but 10 years later in November 2018, they sold the home for $2.5 million.