Billy Mays dead at 50

[Firus]

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."

We're told Mays was at his home around 6:00 PM last night, and according to a source Mays was "acting fine and normal ... he was talking business with his father-in-law."

According to cops, there are no signs of forced entry to the residence and no foul play is suspected.

The Medical Examiner's office is expected to complete the autopsy by tomorrow afternoon.

Billy's wife Deborah just released the following statement:

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.

Story developing ...

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/28/billy-mays-is-dead/

Wow...I can't believe it. I won't lie, I always made cracks about him because -- let's face it, his commercials were funny with him always screaming really loudly. But...jeez, I still had respect for the man. I can't believe he's dead.

Yet another famous person dead this week...and here I thought they died in threes. =/

RIP Billy Mays.

 

[StinkomanFan]

RIP Billy. We hardly knew ye.

 

[POKE40]

Noooooo!!!!
The best commercial king dead?

This is madness!


I thought it was a prank

 

[XACE-K]

Another person dead!? Wow, this is really starting to suck.

R.I.P Billy Mays - The Commercial King

 

[Grey Belnades]

Serious? I thought this was a joke...

Edit: Wow, another person dead....

 

[Clownbot]

Are you serious? Man, this is pretty devastating. I think I'll miss seeing advertisement with him in them.

Really, this...

I just can't believe it.

 

[StinkomanFan]

Their's something rotten in Hollywood....

 

[Dogysamich]

"Billy Mays here. Do you need your Pearly Gates cleaned?"

But real talk.

Billy Mays was, is, and will be, top tier
___

Ironic thing to point out;im starting to wonder what kinda celebrity juice is going around to make people go out at 50.

 

[Clownbot]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, actually. In both his and MJ's case, it was rather sudden to the media, it happened in their home, and they were both 50.

Wacky ****, man.

 

[KirbyKaze]

zomg conspiracy

or maybe just harmless voodoo

 

[zrky]

WTF?!

How can this be?! Annoying as his voice may be sometimes, he was and always be the greatest Pitchman ever!

R.I.P Billy Mays

 

[ZYPHR]

first michael jackson, then billy mays. somethings weired is happening...

 

[MojoMan]

i think there's a conspiracy, three famous people dead in a week???

 

[Clownbot]

Maybe it's something in the water.

 

[M.K]

i think there's a conspiracy, three famous people dead in a week???

That would be four famous people dead in a week >_>

Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, and Billy Mays.

 

[Darkslash]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDj6ySghJ3c

Wow and I thought 2008 was full of death.

 

[POKE40]

Maybe it's something in the water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qFdbUEq5s
There is something in our water !

 

[Kris121]

next is oprah
but seriously billy mays was awesome. maybe smosh had something to do with it..... nah!

 

[Spire]

WHY? This is the first thing I heard this morning. My brother ran into my room screaming, "BILLY MAYS DIED!" I honestly thought it was just a move to wake me up, given that it's almost 1:00.

This is just ridiculous.

 

[StinkomanFan]

next is oprah

Yay!

 

[StarWolf234]

I found this on TMZ

The FAA is already deflecting blame for the death of Billy Mays -- claiming the legendary TV pitchman wasn't wearing a seat belt when he took a shot to the head during a rough landing on a flight he was on yesterday.

Here's what we know -- Billy Mays was aboard US Airways Flight 1241 flying from Philadelphia, which landed roughly when the front tire blew out as it touched down. After the flight, Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa that something struck him in the head -- here's Billy's actual quote:

"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."

We called the FAA for comment, and a spokesperson told us, "The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn't."

A spokesperson for US Airways did not want to comment until more information comes to light.

source - TMZ

 

[Meleeruler]

This week sucks. :/

 

[Clownbot]

This week sucks. :/

Quoted for undeniable truth.

 

[zrky]

next is oprah

Nah, i think she is over 50.

Spire,

 

[Patinator]

This is truly the saddest day I have ever experienced.

Billy Mays... Why the **** did it have to be him? Why couldn't he have continued pitching until he was 75? 80? 1000?!

But look, the news is covering nothing but Michael Jackson's death. Transformers. The Caylee Anthony stuff. Nothing on Mays, of course!

I hate life.

 

[M@v]

Not Billy Noooooooooooo


This week ****ing sucks.

R.I.P man. Your commercials were awesome. Hes from Pittsburgh too.

Sounds like it might of been a brain hemorrhage.

 

[Circus]

Do you know what this means? Now we're stuck with the ****ing ShamWow guy.

This is not acceptable.

 

[Blahblahwutever]

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Billy Mays!!

 

[Overload]

Holy crap. Friend left me a voicemail. Thought he was making a joke. Holy crap.

 

[TheSundanceKid]

Man, I can't belive this. Billy Mays was a freaking legend! I'll always remember his trademark blue shirt and immortal charisma. The Hercules Hook, Oxy Clean, Mighty Putty, OrangeGlo, Might Mend-it, and Fix it will always be burned into my mind. Here's the death of another legend.

R.I.P Billy Mays

Do you know what this means? Now we're stuck with the ****ing ShamWow guy.

This is not acceptable.

 

[nevershootme]

tribute

http://www.hulu.com/watch/79329/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-billy-mays-and-anthony-sullivan

at least before he went down to visit conan

 

[LLDL]

next thing you know, it's going to be Will Smith and Michael Jordan or something

 

[Emperor Time]

OH....God.....

NOT ANOTHER!!!!


Who's next, Chuck Norris?

 

[hat!]

oh god, not billy too
so many deaths in one week... this is so sad.

 

[Spire]

This is really shaping up to be another Natasha Richardson death.

So, the deaths in the past week have covered acting, modeling, music, and advertising. Video games next?

 

[Patinator]

^If that happens, the only thing that will keep me from going insane is if it isn't Miyamoto.

****. 2009 is the worst year ever.

 

[Clownbot]

Shigeru Miyamoto...

DX

Please, don't leave us yet.

 

[The Drifter]

Holy crap, I was just watching Pitchmen the other day. Commercials will suck without Billy.



R.I.P

 

[Circus]

I really don't get why people are freaking out quite this much. I mean, yes, death sucks, but people die every day. These people just happened to be on TV. I guarantee someone has died in the time it has taken me to write this post, but no one's going to bat an eyelash over that.

2009 is not the first year in which celebrities have died. Let's not get nutty, people.

 

[Patinator]

But it's not a random old guy who lives halfway across the world... It's Billy Mays. D: