"He totally shut down the business when it happened," said Spanola. "Pitchmen are always talking. The morning Billy died, he rendered that business speechless." Friday morning Mays' body ...

Billy Mays is gone, but his message will live on. Mays’ family has given permission to air the last two commercials the pitchman with the booming voice made before his June 28 death. The ...

A second autopsy commissioned by the family of infomercial king Billy Mays found that cocaine did not contribute to his death. In a report released Thursday, medical examiner Dr. William Manion ...

Billy Mays, who elevated the art of the television sales spiel to a fevered pitch, apparently died of a heart attack, Florida authorities said this morning. Preliminary autopsy results show that ...

An official autopsy report released Friday found that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, but his family called the finding ...

Billy Mays served as the pitchman for many of Media Enterprises’ products, including Mighty Putty, Mighty Mendit, Ding King, Vidalia Slice Wizard and most recently, the Mighty Putty Super Pack.

151; -- Billy Mays, the loud, fast-talking pitchman who epitomized the infomercial spokesman, died Saturday at his home in Tampa. Mays, who would have turned 51 on July 20, was found by his wife.

TAMPA, Fla. – The family of TV pitchman Billy Mays said they were never aware that he used cocaine or other non-prescription drugs before his death and they were considering whether to have an ...

But wait, there’s more. A fan of the late legendary television pitch Billy Mays skipped the flowers during a visit to his gravesite and instead left a bottle of OxiClean — the cleaning product ...

Billy Mays III remembers developing a special bond with his dad as an adult, in the years before his untimely death Billy Mays' son, Billy Mays III, has worked hard to keep his dad's memory alive ...

Billy Mays III remembers developing a special bond with his dad as an adult, in the years before his untimely death Courtesy of Billy Mays III Billy Mays III shared a special bond with his father.