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Billy Mays' Final TV Pitches Set To Air

Billy Mays' Final TV Pitches Set To Air

In the Mighty Tape pitch, Mays dons scuba gear, goes underwater and punctures a hole in the hose connecting the air tank to his mouth.

 

Legendary Actor Karl Malden Dead at 97

Actor Karl Malden, who won an Oscar playing opposite Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and became known to millions as the American Express pitchman who warned, "Don't leave home without it," died Wednesday at his home in Brentwood at age 97.

Malden died of natural causes, the actor's daughter, Mila Doerner, told the Los Angeles Times.

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Billy Mays' autopsy shows he died of heart disease, coroner says

Billy Mays' autopsy shows he died of heart disease, coroner says

A medical examiner in Florida says Mays, a voluble TV pitchman, showed no evidence of head trauma.

 

Billy Mays, OxiClean pitchman, found dead

Billy Mays, OxiClean pitchman, found dead

Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home this morning, authorities told CNN. The 50-year-old known for his shouting OxiClean ads was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. The Hillborough County medical examiner will perform an autopsy, Tampa police Lieutenant Brian Dugan said.

 

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