Billy Mays — and his booming voice — was a fixture on television screens in the early 2000s, selling products like OxiClean and Kaboom. But his career as a pitchman was tragically cut short when he ...

Billy Mays would pitch and pitch and pitch until he got you to buy some special broom, magical putty or electric drill. Turns out the man synonymous with $19.95 was on some special stuff himself. The ...

There were no signs of a break-in at the home, and investigators do not suspect foul play, said Lt. Brian Dugan of the Tampa Police Department, who wouldn't answer questions about how Mays' body was ...

Billy Mays, the loud, fast-talking pitchman who epitomized the infomercial spokesman, died Saturday at his home in Tampa. Mays, who would have turned 51 on July 20, was found by his wife. Police do ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- The family of TV pitchman Billy Mays said they were never aware that he used cocaine or other non-prescription drugs before his death and they were considering whether to have an ...

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. - Television pitchman Billy Mays, whose high-energy hawking turned products like OxiClean from infomercial curiosities into mainstream successes, was remembered as a pop culture icon ...