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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.
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jun 28, 2009 12:19:01 GMT -5
Well that's sad, and tragic for his family. But I can't say that I'll miss his commercials. They were probably the most irritating I've ever seen on TV. Maybe this will help remind people that it's really important to get medical attention after a head injury, because if you don't this result is more likely. It wasn't long ago that Natasha Richardson died after a blow to the head in a skiing accident.
Post by wonderllama on Jun 28, 2009 13:01:41 GMT -5
Those commercials did annoy the hell out of me, but my wife and I had recently gotten into his Pitchmen show he does with the British guy. He seemed like decent guy, and a stand up family man. I'm just ready to stop hearing about people dying.
Here's the link to his son's twitter about his death, so we have a source other than TMZ:
Post by SouthGA_Festival Machine on Jun 28, 2009 13:15:21 GMT -5
This is from the twitter page:
RT @realbillymays Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing. Stuck in the plane on the runway. about 23 hours ago from web
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
Post by insidejoke on Jun 29, 2009 10:15:30 GMT -5
RIP, Billy! Vince, the ShamWow guy, will have to take over as the most annoying infomercial guy on air.
Also, I think that during the rough landing in Tampa, something from the overhead fell out and hit him. He had a concussion but didn't get it checked out. He went to bed that night and never woke up. I smell a law suit...
His death kind of made me feel like it was out of Final Destination or something. Like the plane should have crashed and killed everyone, but since it didn't death is going around killing all of the survivors.
Going to bed after a bump on the head is something I'm sure I would do and that is what makes it scary. Something that seems insignificant could end up killing you.
Post by questionablesanity on Jun 29, 2009 15:50:43 GMT -5
Apparently it had nothing to do with the bump on his head and he died from heart disease. Sad. Forgot about Ed McMahon. I'm sure there are others recently. Didn't KoKo Taylor kick the bucket too?
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
Really...what's up with people dying so much recently? It just seems odd.
so many people die everyday........just because we don't know their names or what channel they appeared on doesn't make their deaths any less important. People dying "so much" isn't something that's happening recently.