comedian Darrell Hammond Sanders has been voiced by impressionists in radio ads, and from 1998 to 2001 an animated version of him voiced by Randy Quaid appeared in television commercials. In May 2015, KFC brought the Colonel Sanders character back in new television advertisements, played by comedian Darrell Hammond.

Rob Wills The real-life Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, may have died more than 40 years ago, but did you know one of his current incarnations lives in Sudbury? KFC Canada commercials starring Rob Wills as Colonel Sanders launched on television and social media in early April.

The 62-year-old Wills, who, besides Sudbury, has lived in North Bay and Timmins, said he's worked as an actor on and off his whole life, but this is probably the most recognizable part he's ever gotten.

Kentucky Fried Chicken Begins His delicious recipe was rejected 1,009 times! He had over a thousand rejections, yet he didn't quit. He knew he had a successful idea on his hands. Finally, Sanders made his first sale in 1952 to a restaurateur in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Who Is He? That is Colonel Harland David Sanders who is the founder of the fast food giant. Col. Sanders was an American business man who first started selling chicken in a roadside restaurant in, you guessed it, Kentucky during the great American depression.

Deion Sanders and his sons are kicking back some KFC wings this college football season. Coach Prime and current Colorado players, Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, are featured in the fast-food chain's new commercial, which was released Wednesday.

Colonel Sanders was the recipient of the Horatio Alger Award in 1965. In 1976, the Colonel was named world's second most recognizable celebrity. At the age of 90, the Colonel was stricken with leukemia. Until his death in 1980, he traveled 250,000 miles a year, visiting the KFC empire that he had founded.

Colonel Sanders was the recipient of the Horatio Alger Award in 1965. In 1976, the Colonel was named world's second most recognizable celebrity. At the age of 90, the Colonel was stricken with leukemia. Until his death in 1980, he traveled 250,000 miles a year, visiting the KFC empire that he had founded.

KFC apologized this week for sending a mobile app alert telling German customers to “treat yourself” on Kristallnacht. Kristallnacht, or the night of broken glass, refers to the pogroms against Jewish people in Germany and Austria carried out by Nazis in November 1938. Some consider it the beginning of the Holocaust.

Kentucky Fried Chicken Begins His delicious recipe was rejected 1,009 times! He had over a thousand rejections, yet he didn't quit. He knew he had a successful idea on his hands. Finally, Sanders made his first sale in 1952 to a restaurateur in Salt Lake City, Utah.

KFC's logo features a depiction of the chicken chain's founder, Harland Sanders, who frequently wore the bow tie featured in the company's advertising.

What does the KFC logo represent? The logo of KFC represents the historical heritage of the company, depicting the portrait of the founder of the brand, Colonel Sanders. Harland Sander's image is accompanied by bold KFC lettering and a timeless and powerful color palette, composed of red, black, and white.