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Age50 (age at death)
Birthday 20 July, 1958
Birthplace McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA
Died 28 June, 2009
Place of Death Tampa, Florida, USA
Height 5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Black
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Nationality American
Occupation TV Personality
Claim to Fame Pitchmen
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Billy Mays TV Personality - Born July 20, 1958 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA

Died June 28, 2009 in Tampa, Florida, USA (heart disease)

Birth Name William Darrell Mays Jr.

Nickname Pitchfork

Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Bio (1) Billy Mays was born on July 20, 1958 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, USA as William Darrell Mays Jr. He was a producer, known for Pitchman: A Tribute to Billy Mays (2009), Pitchmen (2009) and Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998). He was married to Deborah Mays and Dolores DiDesiderio. He died on June 28, 2009 in Tampa, Florida, USA.

Spouse (2)

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Deborah Mays (2002 - 28 June 2009) (his death) (1 child)

Dolores DiDesiderio (? - 1990) (divorced) (1 child)

Trade Mark (3) 1. Button-down blue shirt 2. Exuberant sales pitches 3. Distinctive beard

Trivia (13)

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Personal Quotes (21)

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William Darrell "Billy" Mays Jr. (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting Fix-it, OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Zorbeez, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products on the Home Shopping Network, and through his company, Mays Promotions, Inc.

Personal life Mays' first marriage was to Dolores "Dee Dee" Mays, which ended in divorce. He had a son with Dolores named Billy Mays III, who was 22 years old at the time of Mays' death and who worked as a production assistant alongside his father on the PitchMen television show. Mays had a daughter, Elizabeth, with his second wife, Deborah Mays. His daughter was three years old at the time of his death. Mays' mother is Joyce Palm, and his father is Billy Mays, Sr.; they both outlived him.

In an interview during the 2008 presidential campaign, Mays revealed himself to be a Republican.

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