Billy Mays Is Dead

[Gomo]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/28/m...eath/index.html

 

(CNN) -- Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home Sunday morning, authorities told CNN.

OxiClean pitchman Billy Mays died Sunday morning at his home in Tampa, authorities said.

 

OxiClean pitchman Billy Mays died Sunday morning at his home in Tampa, authorities said.

 

The 50-year-old known for his shouting OxiClean ads was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. The Hillsborough County medical examiner will perform an autopsy, Tampa police Lt. Brian Dugan said.

 

Mays was on the US Airways flight from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Tampa on Saturday that had a hard landing at Tampa International Airport when the plane's front tire blew out. There were no reported injuries on Flight 1241, US Airways told CNN.

 

According to a local Tampa TV station, Mays said: "All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."

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Airline spokesman Jim Olson told CNN Sunday there were no reported passenger injuries from flight 1241. The airline vowed to "cooperate fully" with authorities in the investigation.

 

"We were very sad to learn of Billy Mays' passing and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family," Olson said. Tampa officials say the Medical Examiner's Office expects to complete an autopsy by Monday afternoon. In a statement, Deborah Mays said that although "Billy lived a public life," the family does not plan immediate public statements about his death.

 

Mays was a spokesman for Orange Glo and detergent OxiClean and appeared in commercials for other products.

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He is featured on the reality TV show ''Pitchmen'' on the Discovery Channel, which follows pitch people in their jobs.

 

"It is with incredible sadness that we have to report that Billy Mays died in his sleep last night," said a statement from the Discovery Channel. "Everyone that knows him was aware of his larger-than-life personality, generosity and warmth. Billy was a pioneer in his field and helped many people fulfill their dreams. He will be greatly missed as a loyal and compassionate friend. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family at this time of incredible loss."

 

 

I'm so upset. I loved Billy and his show Pitchmen. The world is ending. I'm convinced.

[Crusader]

WHAT THE FUCK. HE WAS JUST ON CONAN?!

[borntohula]

aarrgggg

 

WHY GOD WHY?

[Computer]

I'M TYPING IN CAPSLOCK ALL DAY IN HIS MEMORY.

 

ALSO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THESE DUBS OF HIM.. YOU'RE MISSING OUT.

 

WWW.JABOOODYDUBS.COM

 

EXAMPLE

Edited June 28, 2009 by Computer

[LonelyWreckage]

Just goes to show, they always come in threes ! Carradine, Farah, Wells, Jackson, and now this. ALWAYS THREES.

[Muran]

Man, what a shitty month for celebs...

[Audio of Being]

Just goes to show, they always come in threes ! Carradine, Farah, Wells, Jackson, and now this. ALWAYS THREES.

Actually it was a fourth, Ed Mcmahon died earlier in the week.

[LonelyWreckage]

Erm, there's 5 there. lol

 

My point was that it doesn't always come in threes and that it's just superstitious nonsense.

[Lauren]

or 2 groups of three! math!

[LonelyWreckage]

Oh, so it's not 6, it's two groups of threes ? Pah. 6 groups of 1 ! Maths !

[Hyphnip]

This is more tragic than Michael Jackson

[Gomo]

I have felt horrible all day. I was a big fan of Mr. Mays and I loved his show with Anthony Sullivan "Pitchmen" ;)

 

This is really tragic and nobody could have seen it coming.

Edited June 29, 2009 by Gomo

[Crusader]

Oh, so it's not 6, it's two groups of threes ? Pah. 6 groups of 1 ! Maths !

 

You can't have a group of one. ;)

[Audio of Being]

No more maths! It makes my head hurt.

[Gomo]

HI BILLY MAYS HERE WITH THE CALCULATOR!

 

Dammit.

[LonelyWreckage]

You can't have a group of one. ;)

:angry: I did realise that after posting. Ok, 3 groups of 2 ! THEY COME IN ONES.

[Gomo]

Anthony "Sully" Sullivan, longtime infomercial pitchman and co-host of "Pitchmen" released the following statement on the passing of his dear friend and colleague:

There are no words to describe how I feel about the passing of my great friend and fellow Pitchman Billy Mays. I have a massive hole in my heart. My thoughts go out to his wife, Deborah, son Billy III, and his beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, his mom and dad and his whole family.

 

Billy and I have known each other for 15 years. We are the greatest of friends. He was the best at what he did -- his uncompromising style coupled with his black beard, blue shirt and khaki pants will be embedded in my memory for all time. His uniqueness created an industry that I am proud to be a part of. We were literally joined at the hip for the past six months.

 

Discovery Channel's "Pitchmen" was not only a wonderful experience, but also a great opportunity for Billy and I to let people into our world and see what an awesome guy he was in front of the cameras and show our friendship to the world.

 

There was a lot more to Billy as a person than Billy the Pitchman -- he was a loving, caring family man with the heart and roar of a lion. He loved what he did and loved his fans. The overwhelming outpouring of support shows what an amazing individual Billy was.

 

I'm proud to have had him as a friend. I'll miss him greatly and I'll miss hearing him saying, "Hi Billy Mays here... Here's how to order!"