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William Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr. (July 20, 1958 June 28, 2009)[3] was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products. His distinctive beard and loud sales pitches made him a recognized television presence in the United States.[4] Mays was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and began his career as salesman on the Atlantic City boardwalk. He traveled across the United States for 12 years, selling various items before he was hired to sell OxiClean and other products on the Home Shopping Network. His success as a TV pitchman led him to found Mays Promotions, Inc. On April 15, 2009, the Discovery Channel began airing PitchMen, a documentary series that featured Mays. On the morning of June 28, 2009, Mays' wife found him dead in his home Mays was found unresponsive by his wife in his Tampa, Florida, home on the morning of June 28, 2009.[17] He was then pronounced dead at 7:45 am, appearing to have died sometime overnight.[3][18] The Associated Press reported that there were no indications that the house had been broken into, and that police did not suspect foul play.[18] On June 29, 2009, after an initial autopsy on Mays' body, Dr. Vernard Adams, the Hillsborough County, Florida medical examiner, stated that Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease and that a heart attack was the likely cause of his death. A final determination as to the cause of death would not be made until toxicology and tissue tests were complete.[19][20] Mays' funeral was held July 3, 2009 in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania where he was buried. The pallbearers for the funeral wore blue shirts and khaki pants at the funeral, much like Mays wore when he advertised his products.[21] According to KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, he was reportedly buried wearing an OxiClean t-shirt
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