Legs Underdunk

Henry "Legs" Underdunk (February 2, 1946) is an American businessman, politician, comedian, and political commentator. He currently serves as a writer for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and as a commentator at Coda News Channel, previously serving as US Representative from Kentucky's First Congressional District, and as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1983 to 1986. Formerly, he served as CFO of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and was the Liberty Coalition nominee for Lincoln Senate in 1986, losing to Indiana Governor Walter White.
=== Background ===
Henry Gilbert Underdunk was born on February 2, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky. Throughout his younger life, his friends called him "Underduck" or just "Duck" because he waddled when he walked. To change his nickname, Underdunk picked up track and field in high school and fixed his "waddle" through physical therapy, and after winning his first race, the nickname "Duck" upgraded to "Legs", and he went by the nickname throughout the rest of his life. Underdunk attended the University of Kentucky for a bachelor of economics, and went to Ball State University for a Masters of Business Administration- all throughout, going to school on a track scholarship.
=== Business Career ===
At the age of 25, Legs got a job at Humana as an assistant project manager, but he hated working for the company so much, he always referred to it as "Hummina" and left after only two years, and then began working at Kentucky Fried Chicken, at first as a financial analyst, being promoted to senior financial analyst two years later, and then Chief Financial Officer at age 34.
=== Political Career ===
Legs ran for congress in Kentucky's 1st Congressional District as a member of the Grand Old Party in 1982, but refused to give up his position at KFC to run and didn't campaign much, and he lost the race handily. Soon after the loss, he ran for governor of Kentucky and won by a small margin, becoming the 56th Governor of Kentucky, serving for three years. After the collapse of the GOP, he joined the Liberty Coalition, and became a supporter of President O'Leary. In 1986, he ran for the United States Senate in Lincoln against Governor of Indiana Walter White. Although the race was narrow, Legs lost the race by a fraction of a percentage. Following the defeat, he was appointed to the house seat he lost four years prior.
He was elected the Whip for the Liberty Coalition in the House of Representatives, and worked with Majority Leader Kevin Smith to create the "Future-Proofing Act", passed in the final days of the 100th Congress.
=== Post Politics ===
In January of 1990, Underdunk was offered a job as a commentator for the Coda News Channel, and resigned from congress with dignity, with members of all party’s expressing their respect for Underdunk. 
To keep busy, Underdunk decided to chase a lifelong dream: writing comedy. He was picked up by Saturday Night Live to create sketches, and he sometimes pops in to perform. 
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