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Voice Pitchman Billy Mays Dies
TV Fodder —
... personality, generosity and warmth. Billy was a pioneer in his field and helped many people fulfill their dreams," Discovery Channel said in the statement. "He will be greatly missed as a loyal and compassionate friend. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family at this time of incredible loss. More information will be distributed as it becomes available." Mays is survived by his wife and two children. One of them, Billy Mays III, has posted a few items about his father on his Twitter page . -- Rachel Cericola Posted by Rachel Cericola on June 29, 2009 10:21 AM ...
Billy Mays died of heart disease, says autopsy
TV Squad —
... the slight beer gut anyone of his age that's not a fitness fanatic and lives the good life is likely to have. So in a perverse way, some of us approaching middle age were hoping that the cause of Billy's death could have been explained by the bump on the head he got after his flight had a rough landing the day before he died. We figured it was a delayed response to head trauma, a la what happened to Natasha Richardson earlier this year. But autopsy results, verified by Billy Mays III on his Twitter feed, showed that there was no head trauma. Mays simply died of ...
Discovery Channel plans Billy Mays tribute for July 9; marketers plan to resume his commercials next week
The Feed —
... Mays son Billy Mays III is also providing regular updates on his actvities through his Twitter page while preparing for the tributes to his father and struggling with grief. "Watched the finale surrounded by cousins and friends," he messaged last night. "About two minutes of silence after the tribute at the end..." ...
Hi, Billy Mays III here for South Park...
TV Squad —
If you're a celebrity and you appear on TV's South Park, chances are it's not going to end good for you. You're either going to end up dead, in Hell, or dead and in Hell.
So you can probably imagine the reaction from the family of the late TV pitchman Billy Mays: exuberant joy and ecstatic excitement.
Billy's son Billy Mays III said on his Twitter page that he was "proud" and "honored" his late father was included in their "Dead Celebrities" episode. He's also trying to get a cel of his father's caricature autographed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
He hasn't said if ...
Surviving Billy Mays: 'Pitchman' co-star Anthony Sullivan and son Billy Mays III move on one pitch at a time
The Feed —
... other p.a.'s in trying to convince passing housewives to try the product on camera.
Through the day, both Sullivan and the younger Mays shared stories about their last days with the sales icon, heading to Las Vegas for a huge tribute at an industry convention and feeling as if the elder Mays had somehow wrapped up many things in his life, as if unconsciously aware of what was coming. Now Young Billy Mays is trying to keep his father's legacy alive through a busy Twitter page, an active blog (where he discusses why he found a ...
