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Mays suffered from hip problems and was scheduled to have hip replacement surgery the day after he was found dead. Mays' funeral Mass was held at St. Mary's Church on July 3, 2009, in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. The pallbearers wore blue shirts and khaki pants at the funeral, much like Mays wore when he advertised his products. [33]
The death of a direct-to-consumers product spokeman isn't ordinarily something that would send ripples through the media world. But Billy Mays, who died unexpectedly on Sunday at age 50, was no ...
As the direct-marketing industry copes with the sudden death of pitchman Billy Mays, it's worth considering the fragile relationship between celebrity endorsement and death. In Mays's case, his ...
Billy Mays, the television pitch man who was almost single-handedly responsible for the popularization of the mute button, died today at the age of 50. He passed away at his home in Tampa, Florida.
PitchMen (original name: But Wait...There's More) [1] is a docudrama television program produced for the Discovery Channel in the United States. The show followed infomercial producers and talent Billy Mays and Anthony "Sully" Sullivan as they attempted to sell various inventions through direct marketing, mainly through Telebrands, one of the largest direct response/infomercial companies.
Billy Mays, a television advertisement salesman, is the first dead celebrity featured in the episode, and plays a large role in the early part of the script. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Mays' son, Billy Mays III, a self-proclaimed South Park fan, said he loved "Dead Celebrities", and found its portrayal of his late father tasteful and respectful.
The tragedy of Mays's unexpected death at age 50, of a heart ailment in late June, has practical implications for A.J. Khubani (left), CEO of direct-to-consumer merchandiser Telebrands. Yesterday ...
Although Billy Mays died two weeks ago, the powers that be have determined that the show -- and Mays' amazing showmanship -- must go on. Before his death, the famed pitchman recorded commercials ...