Infomercial King Billy Mays Dead at 50

[Sticksboi05 2]

More sad news in a sad week.

The oxyclean icon and king of infomericals has been found dead in his Tampa Bay home this morning.  That's four in one week.  Terrible.

FOXNEWS: Billy Mays Has Died

[Haljackey 17,404]

What????

No!

He was just on Conan last week and looked fine! This is so tragic!

[Easy Bakes 253]

Dang PitchMen over after one season.

[hamsterTK 93]

whose going to die next? wtf?

[Easy Bakes 253]

Walter cronkite

[Ntq€310 1]

strange, he seemed healthy, didn't have any major issues health wise, it's really wierd that he died. Still sad though.

[froelich131 13]

Really and the new television show "Pitchman" was great watched it everyday. Now what will Sullivan do?

[Darth Apple 54]

--WHAT!!!!!

Something is going on! this can't be happening! they just started a tv show! and they watch because of billy.!

R.I.P!!- seriously, this is just mad!

[Mellophonius 9]

Carradine, McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson, and Mays - five in one month, four in the last week. Tragic. A friend of mine predicted George Takei would be next, but he was probably joking. Unfortunately Cronkite sounds realistic, perhaps not in a matter of days, but he's 92, and I sadly doubt he has much longer, maybe a few years at most.

[earwax_man 18]

*sigh*

This now makes 4 dead in the last 2 weeks

[Meg 368]

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Walter cronkitequote>

That is what I was expecting.   He is elderly and we heard his health took a turn for the worst.

and we knew Farrah was terminal.    

and I suspect that Michael Jackson will turn out to be a case like Heath Ledger.

but Billy Mays??

any word yet what the cause was?

He was way too young.

[Aro0w 1]

what's going on???

[simmaster07 1,221]

Now Billy Mays is dead. What the heck is going on?! >_>

[ilikehotdogsalot 311]

Are you joking? I just saw him on Conan the other day and he seemed fine!! What a shock!

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Been reading up a few things and TMZ says:

TMZ has confirmed TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead today in his home in Tampa, Florida early this morning.

According to the Tampa PD, the 50-year-old TV pitchman was found unresponsive by his wife Deborah at 7:45 AM.

TMZ has learned Mays' body has already been removed from his home.

Mays had just returned from Philadelphia, where he shot a new OxiClean commercial. He was a passenger aboard a plane that suffered a blown front tire upon landing. He told a local TV station, "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."quote>

This is the weirdest thing I've heard..wow..

[hamsterTK 93]

Similiar to what happened to Natasha Richardson. Not as dramatic as a ski fall but perhaps the same kind of head injury.

[Legosim 14]

Why do all the good people die the leaders of iran, and NK need to die

i loved the show pitchmen, Sully or whats his name must be really sad, and that slap chop dude probbly happy,

scam WOW

[Chptrk 86]

It seems it's bad luck to be a 50 year old man right now.

[ky72x 13]

Wow... this has been quite the week. It's so sad to see them die so young. Man, it sure is going to be weird not seeing Billy Mays pitching products anymore.

[Meg 368]

He was on that plane that landed with the flat tire.

Apparently he hit his head.

Could have been a slow bleed?

[Inspecter 12]

My hero is dead. This is a very sad day for me.

[galees 0]

Oh no

[IDS2 3,436]

Wow. I thought MJ would be last...but wait! There's more...

I liked his show Pitchmen a lot and am wondering whether they will continue it with just Sully. And will they keep showing the commercials he made? You'd think they'd use someone who's living out of respect.

[Darth Apple 54]

people just die... it is just way too sad. we all hate it, but we ourselfs must be ready to die. are you ready to die???

I don't think it would be e bleed at all, it probably wasn't related. I f it was, it probably damaged his brain. he was found dead at 7:45 AM this morning.

Sad. (

[Kryptowhite 9]

no....nooooo....this cannot happen. Let it be known that BIlly Mays was my absolute hero and in Marketing I put his product with "billy mays seal of approval" on every single one of my projects. I hope they give the shamwow guy a full criminal investigation, I know he was pretty jealous of billy mays's awesomeness.

R.I.P

[Muck308 55]

That was certainly unexpected. I didn't realize he was from McKees Rocks... that's just over the river from me. He seemed healthy to me. I saw a couple episodes of Pitchmen and he looked alright on Conan.

[froelich131 13]

 Pitchman was my favorite show on discovery channel that and Myth busters but now how are they suppose to have the show? Sullivan can't do the show all by him self

[DuskTrooper 316]

And ironically, I just cleaned my carpets with Oxycleantm this morning. Heh.

RIP, ya noisy buzzard...keep The Heavens sparkling clean for us!

[Explodingsims 3]

Wow...Who would have guessed this was coming.

Man, this has been a weird week.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: SkiGeek

Originally posted by: Easy Bakes

Walter cronkitequote>

That is what I was expecting.   He is elderly and we heard his health took a turn for the worst.

and we knew Farrah was terminal.    

and I suspect that Michael Jackson will turn out to be a case like Heath Ledger.

but Billy Mays??

any word yet what the cause was?

He was way too young.quote>

Supposedly he hit his head on a  plane that blew a tire on landing,thrown into the seat infront of him. It may be one of those wierd concusion injurys that didnt manisfest any pain but did internal damage.

Thanks HamterTK   for the Natasha Richardson, reference. I couldnt remember were i heard of something similar happening before.

Patrick Swazy is not doing well at all.

[hamsterTK 93]

My dad was a paramedic and he could tell you stories of car wreck victims who walk away, only to die at home a few hours later.

Generally it's a good idea to go to a clinic if you hurt yourself, they might recommend visiting the hospital and you can avoid this fate. I guess this is an argument for having health insurance