Offer Expired

Billy Mays, that pitchman who brought us Oxi Clean and who paved the way for Vince "Shamwow" Shlomi, has died at age 50, just one day shy of his 51st birthday.

His wife found him unresponsive in their Tampa, Florida home on Sunday morning. He pronounced dead shortly before 8 AM.

Police do not suspect foul play, but an autopsy will be performed and results will be released Monday.

Billy Mays shot to informercial fame hocking everything from cleaners to paint brushes and recently starred in a new reality show called "Pitchmen" on the Discovery Channel. Billy's final taped episode is scheduled to air on Wednesday at 10:00 PM.

His life took him from the boardwalk of Atlantic City to carnivals and fairs across the country before he was discovered in Pittsburgh, and his career took off. He went from selling junk to having a personal stake in the companies he shilled for.

In the end, even though Billy Mays cleaned up, his offer expired, and operators are no longer standing by. Billy Mays, 1958-2009.

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