Billy Mays was born on July 20,1958, in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and raised in nearby Pittsburgh.
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At a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania home show in 1993, Billy Mays struck up a friendship with rival salesman Max Appel, founder of Orange Glo International, a Denver-based manufacturer of cleaning products.
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In October 2000, Billy Mays shot an infomercial for the then-three-year-old OxiClean corporation.
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In December 2008, Billy Mays began appearing in ads for ESPN's online service, ESPN360.
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Billy Mays made a live appearance during the 2008 Champs Sports Bowl promoting ESPN's and ABC's January 1,2009, bowl games.
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On March 27,2009, Billy Mays appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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Billy Mays had a son with Dolores named Billy Mays III was born on August 12,1986 and who worked as a production assistant alongside his father on the PitchMen television show.
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Billy Mays was found unresponsive by his wife in his Tampa, Florida home on the morning of June 28,2009.
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However, in October 2009, the results of a second medical examination, commissioned by Billy Mays' family, concluded that cocaine was not a "significant contributing factor" to his death.
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Billy Mays' funeral was held on July 3,2009, in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.