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R.I.P.

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Infomercial king Billy Mays has passed away.

The TV pitchman was found dead at his home in Florida on Sunday.

Like Michael Jackson, Mays was also 50 years old.

Police say they don't think foul play was involved, however no official cause of death has been determined yet.

Our condolences to his family and friends.

Posted: June 28, 2009 at 12:10 pm

220 comments to “R.I.P.”

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  1. 1

    are you freaking kidding me? I loved Pitchmen! That is really sad, I know he had a young daughter and a son. =(



  2. 2

    i'm crying into my oxyclean :(



  3. 3

    ARE YOU SURE HE ISN'T JUST FAKING IT, PEREZ??? I'D BET THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THINKING!
    ARE YOU SURE HE ISN'T JUST FAKING IT, PEREZ??? I'D BET THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THINKING!
    ARE YOU SURE HE ISN'T JUST FAKING IT, PEREZ??? I'D BET THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THINKING!
    ARE YOU SURE HE ISN'T JUST FAKING IT, PEREZ??? I'D BET THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THINKING!
    ARE YOU SURE HE ISN'T JUST FAKING IT, PEREZ??? I'D BET THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THINKING!
    ARE YOU SURE HE ISN'T JUST FAKING IT, PEREZ??? I'D BET THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE REALLY THINKING!



  4. 4

    DAMN! THey are dropping like flies!!! What the hell is happening??



  5. 5

    wonder if he had a heart attack too… very sad.



  6. 6

    Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays. Who's next? My money's on Patrick Swazey.



  7. 7

    so sad. RIP

  8. EMJ3 says – reply to this


    8

    That's crazy! The guy always annoyed the shit out of me till I saw him on Conan, he was pretty funny. Man, that's horrible.



  9. 9

    WHAT THE FUCK?!



  10. 10

    Uhh…okay, this is getting ridiculous. People need to stop dying.



  11. 11

    Is this even true? Haven't seen anything on the news about it

  12. kis95 says – reply to this


    12

    So, shall we expect two more celebrity deaths now? EM, FF, MJ, now Billy Mays. Weird week.



  13. 13

    NOOO!!! NOT THE SEXY BEAR THAT YELLS ON HIS COMMERCIALS. NOOOOO :(



  14. 14

    He was an amazing person. I've even been meaning to set Pitchmen to tape. Just saw him on Conan too. God, this is devastating.



  15. 15

    Why couldn't it have been that Shamwow douchebag that got beat up by the hooker?! RIP Billy.

  16. Remin says – reply to this


    16

    this is just awful :-(



  17. 17

    WHAT. he's the best. i will miss his constant yelling on tv. i wish the best for his family.



  18. 18

    OMG!!!! I hope it wasn't drug related



  19. 19

    Seriously, what the HELL is going on?

    Carridine, McMahon, Fawcett, Jackson and now Billy Mays??????



  20. 20

    OXIICELANNNNN

    but he probably died bc he was way too high energy. That mofo's blood pressure must have been through the damn roof



  21. 21

    this sucks :(



  22. 22

    omg thats so terrible



  23. 23

    thats too bad



  24. 24

    there's no one else like Billy Mays
    i'll miss seeing him on tv
    rip :(



  25. 25

    omg no way what the hell is going on!



  26. 26

    Poor guy.
    RIP



  27. 27

    aw poor guy. i'll miss his screaming at 3 in the morning about oxy clean.



  28. 28

    The world has officially become unfair.



  29. 29

    oyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy



  30. 30

    I heard he was on a flight Saturday that had blown a tire during landing. He told a news reporter that he hit his head. I hope it isn't like Natasha Richardson, that subdural hematoma thing.



  31. 31

    my money is on bob barker….or brooke hogan.



  32. 32

    they are dropping like flies.. what the hell is going on?



  33. 33

    who were the other two when bea arthur died?



  34. 34

    WTF!!!! R.I.P. Billy you were my Favy…. I believed in you



  35. 35

    what the fuck is going on? why is everyone dying ALL OF A Sudden?!!! this is the year of deaths.



  36. 36

    david carradine…forgot about him already… :-X



  37. 37

    HOLY FUCK! What happens now as far as pitchman goes?

    I wonder who dies next



  38. 38

    WHOA…NO WAY !!!! : (



  39. 39

    what is going on here?
    ed mcmahon
    farrah fawcett
    michael jackson



  40. 40

    nooo! :( RIP



  41. 41

    Re: JohnnyD – No Johnny I'm betting on Walter Cronkite.



  42. 42

    WHAT?!?!?!?! this is rly sad!!



  43. 43

    I just watched "Pitchmen" this morning! I can't believe I'm seeing this article. Total shock and sadness. :(



  44. 44

    Totally shocked to hear that! : (



  45. 45

    HE DID DRUGS TOO. WATCH.



  46. 46

    omg this is scary, everyoens DYING im scared



  47. 47

    RIP Billy…



  48. 48

    WHAT!? Dude, that guy was awesome. He like screamed information at people. He made me giggle. RIP Billy Mays.



  49. 49

    I think he was murdered by Vince the Sham-WOW guy!



  50. 50

    i was watching pitchmen when i found out. weird



  51. 51

    are you sure he isn't faking it??? I heard he pulled a similar stunt in '95 to get out of recording an informercial!



  52. 52

    rip….and he was just coming out with a show called "pitchmen"…very sad, say prayers for his family



  53. 53

    celebrity rapture? Is ed hosting an afterlife star search?



  54. 54

    OMG, him?!

    Another dead celebrity in 2009. RIP.



  55. 55

    man its not a good week for famous people



  56. 56

    Anthony sullivan did it.



  57. 57

    god bless him, his family, and his voice. May mighty putty give him the strength He is such a great entertainer and I almost passed out when I heard this. Infomercials will NEVER be the same. Rest In Peace Billy, you will be missed.
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  58. 58

    Oh no!!! I loved his commercials… he was the ultimate salesman. This is a sad thing.



  59. 59

    I hope we don't find out he overdosed on another kind of Oxy.

  60. LDD says – reply to this


    60

    The past few weeks have been extremely sad.. but people, children are dying EVERYDAY… people are aborting thier babies EVERY DAY… kids are STARVING, etc etc, should I go on??? Yes having celebrities die is sad… but what about people who never had a chance from the start… now THAT is sad….

    and PLEASE… people are hypocrites… before MJ was dead, the media just ATE HIM UP .. holding kids over balconies.. molesting boys… etc etc… and now that he is dead, people are going crazy… don't be hypocrites.. you can't all of the sudden be sad for someone when you were ripping on them thier whole life, and now that they are dead.. you are "sad" and saying "he was the greatest ever" etc etc.. unless you felt that way the WHOLE TIME.. shut your mouth…



  61. 61

    Bad week to be a celebrity. RIP



  62. 62

    WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE NOW WITHOUT BILLY YELLING AT US AT 2AM TO BUY THINGS FROM HIS INFOMERCIALS!?

    im so sad. :(



  63. 63

    the world is ending.



  64. 64

    No fucking way….



  65. 65

    Rest In Peace Billy.
    .
    In honor of you…
    REST IN PEACE BILLY!!!
    .
    You had your own style
    and will be missed,
    50 is way too young.
    Rest In Peace.



  66. 66

    wait wtf! no way what is going on!



  67. 67

    Bigger than life
    celebrities always
    seem to die in threes…



  68. 68

    .
    This post is about the death of Billy Mays, not about Perez Hilton.
    .
    R.I.P. Billy.
    You made me hate those OxiClean commercials but no one
    yelled about a cleanser as good as you did!!!



  69. 69

    he was really annoying but thats sad! they all die in threes so two more ppl r gonna die now



  70. 70

    are you kidding me?? This is insane!!! Who the he'll is next?? We're at 5 deaths, I believe….and if this shit comes in 3s…. we have 1 more to watch for



  71. 71

    this is ridiculousss!! r.i.p



  72. 72

    WHAT THE FUCK!!!!! WHY IS EVERYONE DROPPING DEAD !!! this is the craziest week in entertainment .. sense i've been alive. there is no reason for billy mays to be have dropped dead. i can't wait for developments on this. he looked healthy?

    i ..i don't know



  73. 73

    What?! Noooo! =[ This is really sad! RIP!



  74. 74

    Man that just sucks! Whats with all the death??? Geez!!



  75. 75

    I'm so sad! I can't take anymore of these deaths…wtf is going on lately?! This is too weird - I love Billy. :0(
    Poor Sully. I wish Billy's family and friends love and strength.
    RIP The World's BEST pitchman….we love you!



  76. 76

    he is just trying to get out of his endorsements. people get your money back!!!

  77. Shark says – reply to this


    77

    just saw the guy on conan last week and thought he was a bit annoying on tv..but had to admit he had a good sense of humor and came across real well with conan that night…too weird to see this just a few days later.
    RIP infoman…



  78. 78

    What a shame. Before watching the show "Pitchmen", I only thought of him as the annoying guy hawking cheesy products. "Pitchmen" shows him as a decent, hard working guy with a great sense of humor. Comdolences to his family.



  79. 79

    He was on a plane that had a rough landing in Tampa on Friday and supposedly hit his head. I imagine he may have suffered the same fate as Natasha Richardson.



  80. 80

    Re: anariablue – This has what to do with the death of Billy Mays??? Just curious….

  81. Megga says – reply to this


    81

    noooo! =[



  82. 82

    awee man :p the king of pop and the king of infomercials in the same week, whats happening to the world?!



  83. 83

    whats next.. the guy from shamWOW?! R.I.P Billy



  84. 84

    RIP, Mr. Mays! :( These death stories are really sad :(

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Also, a bit unrelated, and hopefully, not entirely disrespectful:

    Leave Perez alone. If you don't agree with his views, simply obtain your gossip fix from another website. I love you, Perez!



  85. 85

    Re: RashManly – 76 You said it Rash. RIP



  86. 86

    WHAT??? This is crazy! Too many people that aren't that old just dropping dead!

    I wonder if it was the Sham Wow that did him in?



  87. 87

    Awww that sucks…this guy was awesome!



  88. 88

    Re: JohnnyD – I agree. I have a feeling Patrick Swazey is next. But Wow, Pitchman, that was my guy. He is on every other commercial that's out right now. I will pray for his family.

  89. Kelci says – reply to this


    89

    Aw man.
    He was great.
    RIP



  90. 90

    RIP, Mr. Mays. :( These celebrity deaths are quite sad.

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **

    And as far as those who are using this site as a platform to bash its creator, Perez, if you don't like Perez, get your celebrity gossip fix elsewhere.
    I love you, Perez! :)



  91. 91

    see you stopped accusing everyone that they are faking their deaths or in rehab when they actually die or are sick. Your donkey face still owes Bernie Mac and family an apology.



  92. 92

    bummer– likes the pitchmen show and his spirit of life.



  93. 93

    Im so sad!! ill miss you OXYCLEAN man
    RIP



  94. 94

    he was the best at what he did!!! you late nights will never be the same…you will live on forever in reruns my infomercial friend!! RIP



  95. 95

    ugh… well at least he won't be yelling at me from my tv anymore



  96. 96

    DAMN what the hell is going on?!!!



  97. 97

    Wow, he was just on Conan.



  98. 98

    no more dying people!!!



  99. 99

    that is horrible !
    so sad, he was hilarious in all of his infomercials !
    :(



  100. 100

    WHAT ?!?!?!

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