You'll Never Guess Who KFC Just Chose To Be Colonel Sanders

Talk about breaking barriers in the world of fried chicken.

Today David Alan Grier announced via Twitter that his next gig will involve peddling chicken as Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Colonel Sanders for the company's forthcoming ad campaign -- making him the first African-American to command the role.

Alan follows a revolving list of actors -- including Jim Gaffigan, Norm Macdonald and Darrell Hammond -- who have portrayed KFC’s famous brand ambassador, which is inspired by the company’s founder Colonel Harland David Sanders. M.C. Hammer and Ray Charles also starred in a series of commercials during the early 1990s.  

Congrats, Alan! It’s a greasy job, but someone’s got to do it!

-HuffingtonPost