# Darius Rucker in a Burger King Commercial?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darius-rucker-in-a-burger-king-commercial/296216>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 25, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darius-rucker-in-a-burger-king-commercial/296216 "2005-03-25T15:57:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darius-rucker-in-a-burger-king-commercial/296216/1 "2005-03-25T15:57:12Z")

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I couldn’t believe it when I first saw it. But [Darius Rucker](http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/200452795517/%24file/Release0245-2004-04low.jpg) of the mid and late 90s group “Hootie and the Blowfish” seems to be in a new Burger King commercial for a bacon cheddar ranch sandwich.

_Questions:_ Is that really him? Why is he doing commercials now? What happened to the rest of the group? I always wondered what happened to him and the group. Is this (gasp) a sign he is all washed up now? I at least hope not.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darius-rucker-in-a-burger-king-commercial/296216/2 "2005-03-25T15:59:01Z")

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darius-rucker-in-a-burger-king-commercial/296216/3 "2005-03-25T15:59:03Z")

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> **[Was that Hootie I just saw doing a Burger King ad while wearing a cowboy suit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=303674)**
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> Hootie appears to have fallen on hard, hard times.

> **[BK: Tender crisp bacon cheddar ranch! The commercial..](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307047)**
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> Love it or hate it? I haven’t had the sammich myself but I do love the commercial. I just realized the other day they have more than one version of it. (The commercial) I just saw the one where they made reference to the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders...