TV pitchman Billy Mays Found Dead in Home

Published on June 28, 2009 at 12:49 PM

Television pitchman Billy Mays, who appears on commercials and infomercials hawking products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died Sunday, at the age of 50.Mays was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.

There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play. An autopsy will be performed Monday afternoon according to a police spokesman.

Mays was also featured on the reality TV show “Pitchmen” on the Discovery Channel, which followed Mays and Anthony Sullivan in their marketing jobs.

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