DEVELOPING: Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday, FOX News confirms.
Mays was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry to May's residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon.
Mays, 50, was on board a US Airways flight that blew out its front tires as it landed at a Tampa airport on Saturday, MyFOXTampa.com reported.
US Airways spokesman Jim Olson said that none of the 138 passengers and five crew members were injured in the incident, but several passengers reported having bumps and bruises, according to the station.
Authorities have not said whether Mays' death was related to the incident.
"Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days. Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times," Mays wife, Deborah, said in a statement on Sunday.Michael Jackson, This is much more important.
RIP Billy
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RIP Billy Mays
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Who's Billy Mays?
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
, i loved that guy.
NOOOOOOOO!ing just ruined my day right there.
waht about that show of his on discovery channel? I liked that! DAMNIT.Last edited by C-Rob; June 28, 2009 at 12:15 PM.
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R.I.P Billy Mays and your energetic infomercial ways. Rhyme not intended.
Proud American
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I really liked this guy and his new show on Discovery. I'll miss Billy Mays a lot.
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NO WAY!!
I was browsing YouTube this morning, and it was then that I actually found about this guy (I live in Belgium - no american TV), by watching shamwow videos and then clicking away for an hour.
Now I return home, and hear he is dead.
What are the odds?
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Billy mays is dead.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html
This is a sad surprise. Who hasn't heard of Billy mays, or at least heard him shouting the very latest products we must have?
Rip Billy Mays.
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HAI REST IN PEACE!!!!
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NOOOO! Why god,WHY?!? First Ed McMahon, then Farrah, then MJ, and now this! What did we do to offend the almighty?
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Obviously Obama. Originally Posted by Publius Clodius Pulcher
"When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims."
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RIP. Sad day indeed. Cultural icons are dropping off one by one.
But...who is left to challenge Vince Offer now? Shamwow forever!
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Maybe Vince had him killed... Originally Posted by D.B. Cooper
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^^ sounds troublesome, good thing I'm an atheist
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Tsah! That sucks
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His words were loud, his face is beard.
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He's too busy beating hookers.
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Shamwow dude killed him. For sure.
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No one really cared about Michael Jackson (most hated him for a freak) until he was dead, and no one liked Billy Mays screaming about mops and tools in our faces.
Stop pretending you ever cared about any of these people.
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