Al Copeland was born on 2 February 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was married to Jennifer Devall, Luan Hunter, Mary LeCompte and Patty White. He died on 23 March 2008 in Munich, Germany.
Founder of the Popeyes fried chicken chain. Lost ownership of the company after buying competitor Church's Fried Chicken forced him into bankruptcy, but retained ownership of the company that produced the batter mix for the two chains, and opened other restaurants.