Death Comes in Fours now..Billy Mays found dead.

Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:03 pm » by **Lowsix**

Mcmahon, Fawcett, Jackson..now Mays..

This sucks!
I saw a documentary on him and some other pitchmen, and he was a truly nice, normal, VERY, very funny guy...treated production teams with total respect...unlike that speedfreak dipshit Shamwow goofus that got his tongue bit off...
This bums me out..he was one of the best at what he did..as annoying as that arkansas beard was.. Miss ya Billy!

TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home

By MITCH STACY
Associated Press Writer

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.

Tampa police said Mays was found unresponsive by his wife Sunday morning. A fire rescue crew pronounced him dead at 7:45 a.m.

There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play, said Lt. Brian Dugan of the Tampa Police Department, who wouldn't answer any more questions about how Mays' body was found because of the ongoing investigation. The coroner's office expects to have an autopsy done by Monday afternoon.

"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," said Mays' wife, Deborah. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times."

Tampa area media outlets reported that Mays was a passenger on a U.S. Airways flight that made a rough landing on Saturday afternoon at Tampa International Airport, apparently blowing its front tires in an incident that left debris on the runway.

Tampa Bay's Fox television affiliate interviewed Mays after the incident.

"All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping," MyFox Tampa Bay quoted him as saying. "It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."

U.S. Airways officials said Sunday they could not immediately confirm that Mays was a passenger.

Born William Mays in McKees Rocks, Pa., on July 20, 1958, Mays developed his style demonstrating knives, mops and other "as seen on TV" gadgets on Atlantic City's boardwalk. For years he worked as a hired gun on the state fair and home show circuits, attracting crowds with his booming voice and genial manner.

After meeting Orange Glo International founder Max Appel at a home show in Pittsburgh in the mid-1990s, Mays was recruited to demonstrate the environmentally friendly line of cleaning products on the St. Petersburg-based Home Shopping Network.

Commercials and informercials followed, anchored by the high-energy Mays showing how it's done while tossing out kitschy phrases like, "Long live your laundry!"

Recently he's been seen on commercials for a wide variety of products and is featured on the reality TV show "Pitchmen" on the Discovery Channel, which follows Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs. He's also been seen in ESPN ads.

His ubiquitousness and thumbs-up, in-your-face pitches won Mays plenty of fans. People line up at his personal appearances for autographed color glossies, and strangers stop him in airports to chat about the products.

"I enjoy what I do," Mays told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "I think it shows."

Mays liked to tell the story of giving bottles of OxiClean to the 300 guests at his wedding, and doing his ad spiel ("powered by the air we breathe!") on the dance floor at the reception. Visitors to his house typically got bottles of cleaner and housekeeping tips.

Discovery Channel spokeswoman Elizabeth Hillman released a statement Sunday extending sympathy to the Mays family.

"Everyone that knows him was aware of his larger-than-life personality, generosity and warmth," Hillman's statement said. "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."

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Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:04 pm » by **Realorfake**

wow, im in Tampa now..kinda crazy....whats up with the famous peeps???

Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:16 pm » by **Drextin**

Shit. I wonder if the blow to the head is what did it? I watched one episode of the reality show and it was pretty good.

Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:14 pm » by **Domdabears**

Yeah i heard that a while ago. Too bad it wasnt the Sham Wow guy. I hate that guy.

Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:13 pm » by **Savoysadie**

Wow... too bad...

The guy's commercials drove me nuts, but, after watching The Pitchmen, he turned out to be a really likable person.. sad.. :cry:

Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:58 am » by **Jon1313**

Death still comes in threes were just waiting for the next two

Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:59 am » by **Lowsix**

lol we've already had four you bloodthirsty bastard..what the hell???

mcmahon, fawcett, jackson and mays...

Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:46 am » by **Domdabears**

What the hell? You guys forget about Bea Arthur? Golden Girls bitches! It was in April though

Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:55 pm » by **Wrathofkahn**

domdabears wrote:Yeah i heard that a while ago. Too bad it wasnt the Sham Wow guy. I hate that guy.

Im have already planned to be Vince for Halloween this year. Camera guy you followin me? I aint got all day!

Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:10 am » by **Dirtyrabbit**

wrong again big fat ass!
comes in 3's

there will be one more watch..

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/0 ... index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/0 ... index.html
Veteran actor Karl Malden, who won an Academy Award for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire," has died at age 97, his manager said Wednesday.
Malden died in his sleep about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, said his manager, Bud Ross.
Malden appeared alongside Marlon Brando in two of director Elia Kazan's classic films of the 1950s -- "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront." He won the best supporting actor Oscar for "Streetcar," which was released in 1951, in 1952 and was nominated for his role as a priest crusading against crooked union bosses in "On the Waterfront."
Ross said he did not know the cause of death.
"It could be a combination of things," Ross said. "He was 97 years old."
Born Mladen George Sekulovich in Gary, Indiana, the bulb-nosed actor made his New York stage debut in 1938 and first appeared in films in the 1940 melodrama "They Knew What They Wanted." After serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II, he made his mark in the New York production of "Streetcar," by Tennessee Williams