Celebrity Pitchman Billy Mays is Dead

The death of a salesman

Farrah Fawcett. Michael Jackson. Now Billy Mays. The chain of death continues; we have lost a television celebrity whose infectious passion for what he did made something as insignificant as an infomercial worth watching. Billy Mays loved what he did, and his presence will be missed. No Billy Mays death jokes, please. The man used his personality to sell product and make money. If you learn to do what this man did, not only will you not need payday loans for fast cash, but perhaps you’ll grow a healthy dose of res pect.

Some heard that Billy Mays was dead via Fox News. I first read the news on TMZ.com, a site that is beginning to scoop all the other news outlets out there when it comes to news about celebrities. Sadly, TMZ has confirmed that Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa, Florida home. His wife Deborah had discovered him morning and could not revive him. Billy Mays was 50 years old.

He sold it

As anyone who watches television for any length of time knows, Mays is a pitchman who has promoted products like Orange Glo and OxiClean. He also co-starred with Anthony Sullivan on the Discovery Channel program “Pitchmen,” where he teaches up-and-coming pitchmen and women how to sell, sell, sell. And Billy Mays did it with brio, enthusiasm, and a demeanor that suggested that he had a heart as big as the outdoors. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Celebrity Pitchman Billy Mays is Dead"