Actor/funnyman Jack Lemaire has died at the age of 99.
The stand-up comedian passed away on 18 October in Los Angeles due to natural causes, according to Variety.
LeMaire appeared in a number of TV shows throughout his career including 1958's Mac King and 1959's The Lawless Years, while he also toured with Bob Hope and Johnny Grant performing stand-up comedy at United Service Organizations Inc. (Uso) shows.
He famously played Colonel Sanders in a number of KFC TV adverts and was last year seen in a sketch on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show.
LeMaire is survived by a son and two daughters.
The stand-up comedian passed away on 18 October in Los Angeles due to natural causes, according to Variety.
LeMaire appeared in a number of TV shows throughout his career including 1958's Mac King and 1959's The Lawless Years, while he also toured with Bob Hope and Johnny Grant performing stand-up comedy at United Service Organizations Inc. (Uso) shows.
He famously played Colonel Sanders in a number of KFC TV adverts and was last year seen in a sketch on Jay Leno's The Tonight Show.
LeMaire is survived by a son and two daughters.
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