Jun 28, 2009

TV pitchman Billy Mays dead at age 50

Fox News reported this morning:

Television pitchman Billy Mays (pictured), who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets, died Sunday.

Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Mays reportedly had a very pleasant personality and was very approachable.

However, if you ever watched late-night TV, you knew a different Billy Mays. He would pop up every few minutes in yet another commercial, bellowing as if he thought the whole world has gone a little deaf. That’s probably I why never could get myself to buy OxiClean.

No matter how nice Billy Mays was off camera, he had me reaching for the mute button on the remote more than any other single person.

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