The San Diego Chicken (also known as the Famous Chicken, the KGB Chicken or simply The Chicken) is a sports mascot played by Ted Giannoulas. The character originated in 1974 in an animated TV commercial for KGB-FM Radio in San Diego.

2022年10月14日 · Ted Giannoulas is lesser known by his name than he is known as the San Diego Chicken, one of the most famous sports mascots in America. He donned the iconic chicken costume in 1974 when he was just a 20-year-old journalism student, and ever since, he has been the mascot for the sports teams in San Diego, such as the San Diego Padres and San ...

2015年11月5日 · Since the character's inception in 1974 as a mascot for rock station KGB, Ted Giannoulas is the only person to portray the famous fowl. Giannoulas stumped for KGB as the Chicken at San Diego...

The Famous Chicken, also known commonly as The San Diego Chicken, has reached icon status as a sports and entertainment personality throughout the nation and the world. In his element as an outrageous comic actor, he’s as unique and gifted a humorist as any stage has ever seen.

This episode of Inside San Diego Sports tells the story of the San Diego Chicken, perhaps the most influential sports mascot in history.

2019年6月4日 · Ted Giannoulas was a student at SDSU in 1974, when KGB radio was looking for somebody—anybody—to wear a bulky, gaudy chicken suit for a promotion at the San Diego Zoo.

The Famous San Diego Chicken has a unique and iconic history. It’s an adventure of comedic improvisation. Upon the stages of sports, entertainment, media, the business world and other facets of real life, a wave of folklore has followed. It’s funny what a guy can do in a chicken suit.

2018年6月28日 · Embroiled in a legal battle with local rock station KGB over the rights to his creation, Giannoulas put together one of the most publicized media stunts of the late 1970s. He called it the "Grand...

2018年4月8日 · Baseball fans in San Diego consider The Chicken as their own but as time passed The Famous Chicken took his act around the world, mesmerizing fans with his sketches and antics, cavorting around ballparks, stadiums, and arenas.

2024年10月11日 · SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Fifty years ago, an iconic professional mascot emerged in San Diego, clad in bright orange and yellow feathers. For decades since, the San Diego Chicken has...