Colonel Sanders' image has been synonymous with KFC since the first franchise opened more than half a century ago. After founder Harland Sanders died in 1980, it didn't seem like any one person ...

Sanders, who founded KFC, will be played by "Saturday Night Live" alumnus Darrell Hammond in TV commercials. The real Colonel Harland Sanders died nearly 35 years ago, and KFC hasn't featured him ...

According to USA Today, McEntire is the 11th person to play Colonel Sanders. She tells the AP she "got a big kick" out of taking on the role; she was asked about doing so in December. “I grew up ...

KFC's Super Bowl ad will have another new comic play Colonel Sanders. Jim Gaffigan, a stand-up comedian with a Comedy Central show, put on a trimmed white goatee and mustache to portray the ...

KFC is resurrecting Colonel Sanders for its latest ad campaign. The real Harland Sanders, who created the chain's famous secret recipe, died in 1980. But KFC owner Yum!

Breaking News: David Alan Grier has been cast as the first African American Colonel Sanders in the new KFC ad campaign. #KFC — David Alan Grier (@davidalangrier) March 3, 2016.

The real Colonel Sanders (hey, it’s Jim Gaffigan!) wakes up screaming from a nightmare in which an impostor Colonel Sanders has stolen his thunder in introducing KFC’s newest item. He tells ...

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Rob Lowe Is Your New Colonel Sanders in Space-Themed KFC Ad: "We Will Lick Our Fingers Good!" Lowe's Sanders presents a new offering while giving a motivational speech—Independence Day-style ...

Just in time for Thursday night's kickoff of the NFL season, KFC has tapped a former college football legend to play Colonel Sanders. Sean Astin, who famously portrayed the title character in the ...

As noted above, the image featuring Sanders and two women originated from a legitimate KFC ad published in LIFE magazine on Dec. 6, 1968: (Google Books) The authentic ad read: ...

kfc debuts 'colonel robocop,' tasks him with protecting secret recipe The new KFG also wears a crisp white suit a la Colonel Sanders, albeit augmented with a Burger King medallion and a flame ...