Billy Mays, most well-known for his OxiClean commercials, died in his sleep last night, according to the Discovery Channel. The spokesman was 50 years old. Discovery Channel issued the following statement: "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." An all day marathon of Mays' Discovery show, Pitchmen, airs on July 1 starting at 11 a.m ET/PT, with the season finale airing at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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Entertainment Weekly can suck it. Long live Billy Mays!
what the f…..? he was just on conan this week very happy and very very FUNNY! why is everybody dieing at fifty??
Good, he was more aggravating than Micheal Wackos music
Sad news. The man had so much energy, had to like him.
RIP Billy
http://tvdonewright.com/2009/06/28/tv-pitchman-billy-mays-found-dead-in-his-home/
i’ve bought so much oxyclean and kaboom spray because of him… i would buy anything that dude shouted out at me. RIP
Hi Jessica,Captivating is the perfect word for Billy! He and Sully were a great pair, I loved their chmtsiery.I will actually admit that sometimes I took notes while watching the show, they gave great tips for sales marketers!
Billy must have have mistakenly eaten his mighty putty as a midnight snack.
Darn Billy, couldn’t you have taken that annoying fool from the slap chop commercial along with you?
controversy? He was on that US Airways plane the blews it’s front tire out when it landed! bruised and got a blood clot that killed him? or stressed?
Oh and CKC: Your mom was always a pesty whore… i’m glad she is finally dead after I banged her… you scumbag… have some respect for the dead
I cringed at his commercials but found myself addicted to his reality show, Pitchmen. You get to know the man behind the voice. He wouldn’t argue that he was the man you love to hate. My sincere condolences to his adorable family and friends.
That is so sad and strange. He’s the same age as Michael. Whoa. Weird. I pray for his family and that just sucks. Poor guy. Wow.
I do believe Billy hated the “slap chop guy” ~ as well as the shamWOW!!!
Odd that Mays dies the same week that MJ dies at the same age…
I use to hate him because of his commercials, but my fiance got me watching Pitchmen and I love him now. You get to see why he acts like he does on the commercials and it sells. Its a sad week in the entertainment world. RIP to Billy Mays
im sorry he’s dead i know its macabre but i smiled when i first saw the headline , he was annoying and the products suck
Billy Mays had my utmost respect. But wait … if he calls in the next 8 minutes, he has my admiration, too!
HI, BILLY MAYS HERE! Commercials will never be the same.
WHO’S LAUGHIN’ NOW MOFO?!