Billy Mays dead - Age 50

Squirt · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 8186 **Location:**

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Spirited TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead at his Tampa home earlier this morning, police said.

Mays, 50, lent his trademark booming voice to infomercials for products like OxiClean and Orange Glo.

His wife, Deborah Mays, found him at their home Sunday morning, the Associated Press reported. Tampa police said there were no signs of a break in or foul play.

An autopsy will be done by Monday afternoon to determine the cause of death.

"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," Deborah Mays said in a statement. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times."

Mays, who got his start peddling products to passersby on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, has plugged Mighty Putty, the Ding King dent repair kit, and, most recently, the website ESPN360.com

"With every product you see me on TV with, I've turned down 100, 150 more," Mays told the News earlier this month, while in New York for a look alike contest. "I've been on TV for 11 years, and all I have is my good name."

"I compare myself to a big-league slugger, a quarterback, the doctor who delivers the baby," he said. "I'm not an inventor, but I'll take your product to the next level."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06 ... _home.html

Avalanche · **Joined:** Jan 2006 **Posts:** 3606 **Location:**

Wtf...

Squirt · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 8186 **Location:**

3 Icons in 1 week....

Mj-Icon/ King of pop
Farrah Fawcet- Playboy
Billy Mays- King of Informercials

Da_Realest · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 2435 **Location:**

I was just watching him on that pitchmen show a few days ago. He was very good at what he did.

TheDrop · **Joined:** May 2008 **Posts:** 7150 **Location:** uefa2012

Read the last 3 paragraphs of this article: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/ ... index.html

:shock:

RIP, didn't really know who he was though

zShared · **Joined:** Mar 2009 **Posts:** 787 **Location:** Lupus

A true american hero has died

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*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

Oh Crap another One!
RIP

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:30 pm

Squirt wrote:

3 Icons in 1 week....

Mj-Icon/ King of pop
Farrah Fawcet- Playboy
Billy Mays- King of Informercials

i like how you ignored Ed McHahon

MiKe 51-50 · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1284 **Location:**

pitchmen was a great show, now I doubt it will come back for another season.

Tasdik · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 13206 **Location:** Life

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! He had so many more informercials left in him.

Gaigemasta · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 4474 **Location:**

OMG the world is coming to an end, there goes the Discovery channel the pitchmen series and as well as other goood actos dying in the last week ZOMG are they all comitting suicide or sumthin O_o

Hostage · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:53 pm

That beard. Oh, that wonderful beard.

R.I.P

ThatBluePerson · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 1647 **Location:** Earth

Hundreds of people die everyday.

zShared · **Joined:** Mar 2009 **Posts:** 787 **Location:** Lupus

ThatBluePerson wrote:

Hundreds of people die everyday.

COOL STORY, PRETTY SURE IT'S MORE LIKE THOUSANDS THOUGH.
ALSO, HOW MANY OF THEM SOLD THINGS IN SUCH AN ENTHUSIASTIC WAY THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO BUY THEM? ONLY ONE - BILLY MAYS.

heroo · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 6618 **Location:**

Am I the only one wondering who this guy is?

inky · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 4025 **Location:**

Another one bites the dust...

There's this thing about "big" celebrities dying in threes - I know it's purely co-incidental but wow. (eg. Diana, Versace, Theresa in 1997)

@heroo:
Yep.

"Billy Mays here...!"

boast · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 477 **Location:**

Billy Mays here with another FANTASTIC... wait, what?!

Squirt · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 8186 **Location:**

XemnasXD wrote:

Squirt wrote:

3 Icons in 1 week....

Mj-Icon/ King of pop
Farrah Fawcet- Playboy
Billy Mays- King of Informercials

i like how you ignored Ed McHahon

Lol mate, look at the post times :roll:

piootr · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 1424 **Location:**

NOOOO, Billy Mays was a pro =(.

-.- · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:49 pm

XemnasXD wrote:

Squirt wrote:

3 Icons in 1 week....

Mj-Icon/ King of pop
Farrah Fawcet- Playboy
Billy Mays- King of Informercials

i like how you ignored Ed McHahon

what about Neda? lol

Vinyl · **Joined:** Jan 2009 **Posts:** 515 **Location:**

HAI BILLY MAYS HERE

Wu · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 2521 **Location:** Around.

Damnit! Just saw it on the news :banghead:

Zypher · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 8705 **Location:** Canada

good night sweet prince

Doppleganger · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:17 pm

God damn this week is phucked.

crazyskwrls · **Joined:** Aug 2007 **Posts:** 2293 **Location:**

hmm all the celebs from 1958 are dying off...

FireVortex · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 2005 **Location:**

Dam his infomercials used to always put a smile on my face

.

piootr · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 1424 **Location:**

The only god left alive is Christopher Walken, but it's ok....because he's immortal.

Squirt · **Joined:** Jan 2008 **Posts:** 8186 **Location:**

LaloHao · **Joined:** Nov 2007 **Posts:** 1987 **Location:** Mexico

OH MY GOD MY HAMSTER DIED, ITS 6 IN A WEEK

and so on...
/sarcasm off

NeoShadow · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 341 **Location:**

R.I.P i was watching this on youtube like 3 days ago...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPmPxL5F-g&feature=channel_page
then the second one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDj6ySghJ3c

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