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
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?!
I enjoyed Billy and Sully. They were giving young inventers a chance. The people writing bad things. You are very sad dreadful people. The way out of your life is to try to find good. The things you write are not normal. Only social outcasts and severly retarded people that have no feelings would write things like you do. Seriously, seek help. Something is not right with you. You can get help for free.
I loved the Pitchmen show. Watching guys that worked hard inventing a product then Billy and Sully turned their lives around. Not many people helping people anymore. If any of you know the people writing the nasty things, help them get help. Get some people to sign something to get them committed. These are the type you see on TV that have done something very bad.
We’ll truly miss you Billy. One of the best. Peace to your family.
One more thing…..and here’s how to order. So long Billy….
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Celebs are dropping like flies! RIP Ed McMahon, Farrah Faucett, Jackson, and Mays.
I admire him for making a living in something he believed in … any belittling comments should be kept to yourselves! Have a little respect for his family and friends and please have respect enough for yourselves and do not speak ill of the dead…. God Bless his family in their time of need
I just met him on the 16th of this month at the airport and shook his hand and got a pic of me and him,my first impression was to my wife and kids,what a nice down to earth guy.My deepest condolences go out to his family,Im so sorry to hear of this it realy saddens me
I admire the man for living his dream and doing something he believed in My thoughts and prayers are with his family .. people should not be speaking ill of the dead… let his family grieve for him and let him rest in peace!
This is terrible. I just saw him on Conan the other day and it was hilarious.
He will be missed. I believed in his product ethics and enjoyed his sale pitches. Only wish he should of been checked by the hospital for that bump on his head after the plane incident. He may of well been still alive today. My respects to his wife and family.
Bad year to be famous.
Sad news…He seemed to really love what he did, and that was admirable.
I just heard. Man I hate that. RIP Billy.
Im just in complete shock,I wish I could find a way we could send his family our condolences,All I know is he was flying out of Tampa(home) at the same time my daughters BF was flying out to go to boot camp. An d we were just siting and I saw who I thought was Bily getting out of his vehicle and giving his wife a kiss and grabbing his luggage,Thats when I went over to him and asked if I could shake his hand.
You people are sick! A man has died and you are making sick jokes. Have some respect for the man and his family.
Watch Billy selling his Big Blue Balls
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I’ve only seen his show on Discovery but it seems like it was impossible not to like him. I miss him already.
A happy guy enters Heaven. God Bless his family in these sad times. Let’s remember his big smile and great personality.