Billy Mays, 1958-2009.

Billy Mays, the TV pitchman for Oxi-Clean, Kaboom!, ESPN commercials of late and numerous other products, is another victim of a sudden, unexpected death, at age 50. Mays got his start as a pitchman in Atlantic City.
According to Fox News, he was born in Pittsburgh and in 1983 he moved to Atlantic City with a high school friend who was going to become a salesman there. He also took part in the selling game on the Boardwalk, hawking WashMatik (a bucket with a washer inside), the Ultimate Chopper, knives, mops, and other “As seen on TV” products. This gives him a connection to Ed McMahon, who also got his start as a pitchman on the AC boardwalk.

Tags: Billy Mays, Ed McMahon

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