Billy Zane Helps Launch KFC's New Menu Item as the Brand's Latest Celebrity Colonel

Actor known for playing rich guys promotes 'Georgia Gold'

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Billy Zane, known for his iconic roles in Titanic and Zoolander, is stepping into Colonel Sanders' iconic white suit. Actually, the suit is gold this time around to match the new menu item KFC is launching: Georgia Gold Chicken.

Zane follows in the footsteps of previous KFC celebrity colonels George Hamilton, Rob Riggle and Vincent Kartheiser, who appeared in recent spots for KFC's Nashville Hot Chicken.

Each colonel matched his particular genre of chicken or promotional theme.

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