TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa home this morning. Early reports are saying he suffered a head injury during a flight landing yesterday which the FAA is saying was his fault for not wearing a seat belt. TMZ reports:
After the flight, Billy told FOX 13 in Tampa that something struck him in the head — here’s Billy’s actual quote:
“All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head.”
We called the FAA for comment, and a spokesperson told us, “The passenger needs to wear a seat belt during landing and he didn’t.”
I wasn’t even going to post about this until a surprising amount of e-mails rolled in. Turns out OxiClean is a more prominent thread in our nation’s tapestry than I realiz- Wait. It gets out hooker blood doesn’t it? Now I get it, and 100 gallons, please.
Rest in Peace, Billy.
by all accounts in real life he was a sweet, generous, well-respected guy; my sympathies to his family and friends
Another icon gone! This is a rough week to be a celeb
Hey 26: If you’re counting dead celebrities, you also got Natasha Richardson and Vegas Entertainer Danny Gans on May 1. So that’s 7. Would the eighth be Chastity Bono turning into Chaz Bono? Just askin’…
were drugs involved with this one also?
Seemed like a super nice guy. Pitchman was a good show.
:(
I am NOT a happy camper. Pitchmen was my new favorite show! Now how will Anthony Sullivan make fun of Billy without looking like a total dick?
Not fair.
Wow this is too sad. I love watching Billy work his magic on the screen. Guess Pitchmen is canceled now? :(
Billy Mays “there!”
I hope you’re peddling things in heaven billy
RIP.
I love the FAA spokepersons quote, to the effect of ‘ If he was wearing his seatbelt he would not have gotten hurt’. What the hell is the seat belt gonna protect you from when there are things falling from above? The FAA is nothing but bullshit & lies. Look at all their excuses & things that they never corrected when told to do so by the group that studies & makes suggestions on air safety. Example- the flight that crashed in Clarence Center , New York, over 4 months ago killing all on board!!
The celebrities die in threes -Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett & Michael Jackson, but wait ,act now & we will include Billy Mays
Chuck Norris once tried to roundhouse kick Billy Mays. Before his foot even left the ground, Chuck was already on his first of three easy payments of $29.95.
RIP Billy
I think the Police need to interview that Vince— Sham WoW Dude… I think he disguised himself as luggage to conquer the infomercial world!
Just a thought…..
@42,
if that’s your family’s idea of an inside joke, you should all go fuck yourselves.
So a seatbelt was supposed to stop things from dropping on his head. I get it. How about a softer landing next time, you know, one where the fucking tire doesnt blow out while you’re landing the plane. Assholes. I hated this asshole too but the FAA is full of shit sometimes.
Britney Spears is next this week.
I didn’t pay much attention to him until recently, but Pitchmen was a quality show. At the very least, the Discovery Channel is losing a good character. Please just don’t take Benjamin Bailey next…
What the fuck? Billy Mays kicked ass, this is extremely unfortunate.
Billy was the man, hell he made me buy stuff i didn’t even need.
R.I.P. Billy.
So wearing a seat belt stops falling objects from landing on your head? I’ll remember that next time.
Anyway, I liked his commercials. I’ll miss the yelling.
Billy Mays will probably become more popular by association with all the other celebs that died this week
FLORIDA IS IN MORE FINANCIAL TROUBLES THAN OTHER STATES, folks.
O.K. now, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CALIFORNIA!!
RIP Billy Mays.
although i found him a bit annoying, he was still entertaining.
and for you fuckers out there who hate on sham wow vince, screw you!
vince is super-awesome. i love watching vince do his gig. i always thought he would have been the guy who did the whole selling of stuff on the jersey boardwalk but no, it was billy. but vince does have that sleazy east coast accent.
Shit why can’t useless bitches like: Lindsey BLowhan,Shitney Spears,
Amy Shithouse and the rest of them useless skanks die?
Fuck! why doesn’t those two useless cocksuckers Spencer dicklover Pratt and that useless closet slut of his die already?
There is just no justice in the fucking world.
RIP
Dude.
This is much more tragic than the death of that kid toucher!
There is no God. Don’t kid yourselves.
@67….I’m with you on the Ben Bailey thing. If I could bounce around on his lap all day in the Cash Cab, I’d be the happiest girl in the world!
RIP Billy Mays. My son will be heartbroken…..absolutely loves Billy Mays. Shit!
#26 and #53 – If we are considering the “death comes in threes” what about
Ricardo Montalban – January
Dom DeLuise – May
Does Socks the Cat count too?
fuck him. his commercials annoy the fuck out of me.
@80 fuck YOU. your comment annoyed the fuck out of me.
I think the FAA is going to sink for what they said. Wearing the seat belt wouldn’t have stopped him from being hit in the head from stuff falling from the overhead compartments or elsewhere.
That’s like saying that if someone went bonkers and started throwing punches at other passengers that wearing a seat belt would have kept them from being hit.
The spokesperson’s comment was insensitive and completely inappropriate. What fucktards.
If he had applied Head-On directly to his forehead, he’d still be alive today.
lmao
this is hilarious. i’m assuming no one listened to this on the radio. a radio station here in ottawa, canada said about a month ago (or maybe less) “let’s start a rumor adn just see how far it can get out of hand” pretty much just to show how the media works. And the guy on the radio just made it up that Billy Mays died at age 50… so i’m assuming this is part of that.
lmao
this is hilarious. i’m assuming no one listened to this on the radio. a radio station here in ottawa, canada said about a month ago (or maybe less) “let’s start a rumor adn just see how far it can get out of hand” pretty much just to show how the media works. And the guy on the radio just made it up that Billy Mays died at age 50… so i’m assuming this is part of that.
Megan, this is not a rumor, unfortunately. I work with Media Enterprises (the company behind many of the As Seen On TV products) and he has, in fact, passed.
I have had the pleasure of working with Billy Mays. Although many people associate him with being the loud, larger-than-life personality booming from their television, he was also one of the nicest and most genuine people I have ever met. He was certainly one-of-a-kind and will be missed terribly. I left a lasting condolence for his family at http://www.tributes.com/national/news/2
Why couldn’t God have taken paris…..? Or one of Pratts? or both Pratts. I’d say Brittney but she has little boys.
Billy Mays … Here: http://tinyurl.com/aezmzw
What the fuck did this guy do again? Ohhh yeah, uhhhh, I just forgot again! Sorry to break it to ya people but who gives a fuck? People die everyday, some are wax figures like Michael Jackasson and others are non-celebs, like this bone smuggler!
@89
Kindly choke on a dick :)
RIP Billy Mayes. You rock in the Oxi Clean commercials. I enjoy your cheerfulness. You were a great promoter of products.
Billy Mays died of heart disease. The head incident is obsolete but still showed how dicks FAA are..
ASSHOLE airline.
I like that someone died and they just blatantly said “it was their own fault, we don’t care.”
I don’t even know who this guy is (UK) but anyway if he was injured he should have sought medical help. Not sure who’s fault that was. But like the other people said, things falling on your head have nothing to do with seatbelts. I like that they didn’t even bother to say “our condolences” or “this was a freak accident” no. Seatbelts save lives, they just do. We all know that, so just repeat it even if it doesn’t apply to the situation. If you want to be protected from everything just wear a seatbelt all the time, even when walking down the street. It will repel any out of control busses, murderers etc.
I mean what about that BrazilParis plane crash? Clearly they were all NOT wearing seatbelts. Idiots.
Another “celebrity” who was 50 just died. He had a lot going for him.
May Billy Mays rest in peace despite some of the negative things people say.
Too bad about Billy Mays. He was a decent man even though he hawked crap merchandise.
Glad to hear about pervert Jackson’s death though.