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AJ Khubani has spent 26 years selling products through television and mail, a career that's made him wealthy...To capitalize on the pop culture phenomenon that has vaulted "direct response" products out of their traditional TV graveyard shift and into...
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The 'Remote Control' host was found dead at his Santa Monica home at the age of 52...Peter Kramer, Getty Images Peter Kramer, Getty Images Ken Ober, Nov. 15: The 'Remote Control' host was found dead at his Santa Monica home at the age of 52.
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According to the full report, "there is no evidence that Mr. Mays' death was related to acute cocaine intoxication ... rather, the use of cocaine by Mr. Mays appears to have occurred at a remote time several days before his death." The report also states...
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The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner has released the official autopsy results as to the cause of death of the popular boistrous pitchman Billy Mays. According to the Medical Examiner Mays' death was caused by heart disease with cocaine as a...
Fla. An autopsy shows that cocaine use contributed to the death of boisterous TV pitchman Billy Mays, officials announced Friday. The 50-year-old info-mercial king died of a heart attack in his sleep after going to bed at his Tampa condo the night...
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Two new commercials he filmed before his June 28 death will debut soon, and some older ads will continue airing...Hennigan July 10, 2009 The booming, bearded TV-pitchman died nearly two weeks ago of complications from heart disease, and his ever-present...
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Robin Williams is bringing his standup act back to HBO. The cable network says a special of Williams performing in Washington will air in December. The show is part of the 57-year-old actor-comedian's "Weapons of Self-Destruction" tour...The most recent,...
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a native son who reigned as the black-bearded king of infomercials, proclaiming the wonders of lotions, potions, gadgets and gizmos to insomniacs who picked up the phone and made him rich. "God bless him, he had that voice," said Jerry Spanola, who was...
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He was a man people loved to hate. While it is common for networks to up the volume on commercials knowing that is when people head for the kitchen for a snack or to take care of other business, Billy Mays didn't need the extra volume. The...
Tags: Billy Mays, Oxyclean, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcet, Michael Jackson
Mr Mays of KaBoom and Oxyclean fame will undergo an autopsy soon to determine the cause of death. It is thought that he died because of luggage falling on him when he was in flight. Mays is one of the many recent people in the spotlight who came into...
Tags: Billy Mays, KaBoom, Oxyclean