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Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:21 pm
by Squirt
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
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:28 pm
by Avalanche
Wtf...
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:30 pm
by Squirt
3 Icons in 1 week....
Mj-Icon/ King of pop
Farrah Fawcet- Playboy
Billy Mays- King of Informercials
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:32 pm
by Da_Realest
I was just watching him on that pitchmen show a few days ago. He was very good at what he did.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:43 pm
by TheDrop
Read the last 3 paragraphs of this article:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/26/ ... index.html 
RIP, didn't really know who he was though
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:43 pm
by zShared
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:06 pm
by *BlackFox
Oh Crap another One!
RIP
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:30 pm
by XemnasXD
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
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:39 pm
by MiKe 51-50
pitchmen was a great show, now I doubt it will come back for another season.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:43 pm
by Tasdik
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! He had so many more informercials left in him.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:51 pm
by Gaigemasta
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
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:53 pm
by Hostage
That beard. Oh, that wonderful beard.
R.I.P
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:58 pm
by ThatBluePerson
Hundreds of people die everyday.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:02 pm
by zShared
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.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:05 pm
by heroo
Am I the only one wondering who this guy is?
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:09 pm
by inky
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...!"
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:23 pm
by boast
Billy Mays here with another FANTASTIC... wait, what?!
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:29 pm
by Squirt
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
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:38 pm
by piootr
NOOOO, Billy Mays was a pro =(.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:49 pm
by -.-
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
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:51 pm
by Vinyl
HAI BILLY MAYS HERE
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:51 pm
by Wu
Damnit! Just saw it on the news
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:52 pm
by Zypher
good night sweet prince
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:17 pm
by Doppleganger
God damn this week is phucked.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:25 pm
by crazyskwrls
hmm all the celebs from 1958 are dying off...
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:51 pm
by FireVortex
Dam his infomercials used to always put a smile on my face
.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:08 pm
by piootr
The only god left alive is Christopher Walken, but it's ok....because he's immortal.
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:11 pm
by Squirt
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:44 pm
by LaloHao
OH MY GOD MY HAMSTER DIED, ITS 6 IN A WEEK
and so on...
/sarcasm off
Re: Billy Mays dead - Age 50
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:57 pm
by NeoShadow
