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Popeil's success in infomercials, memorable marketing personality, and ubiquity on American television have allowed him and his products to appear in a variety of popular media environments including cameo appearances on television shows such as The X-Files, [a] Futurama, [b] [c] King of the Hill, [d] [e] The Simpsons, [f] Sex and the City, [g ...
Ron Popeil, the prolific infomercial spokesman behind “as seen on TV” products like the Showtime Rotisserie and Hair in a Can, has died. He was 86. Popeil died early Wednesday morning at ...
Mays's infomercials were known for his catch phrase "Hi, Billy Mays here", and his shouted delivery of lines. Mays and his business partner, Anthony Sullivan, were also featured on PitchMen, a Discovery Channel television series that documented their work. His distinctive beard, attire, loud voice, and impassioned sales pitches made him a ...
Ron Popeil, the legendary infomercial spokesman behind such products as Showtime Rotisserie and Hair in a Can, has died. He was 86. Infomercial legend Ron Popeil dies at 86 [Video]
He popped up in various movies and TV shows, and he voiced a character named after him on animated TV series Futurama in 1999. Popeil sold his company, Ronco, for about $56 million in 2005 ...
On TV infomercials in the early–mid 1990s, he claimed that by placing "tiny classified ads" in newspapers he was "able to make $50,000 a week from [his] tiny one-bedroom apartment". [5] In 1992, Lapre began broadcasting The Making Money Show with Don Lapre, which suggested that viewers could make money as easily as he had. For several years ...
[4] [5] He was involved in advertising a series of juicers, including the Juiceman Juicer. He lectured on the subject and appeared in television infomercials for the Juiceman Juicer. [4] The product was one of the first products and brands to be sold through the infomercial format [citation needed] at the peak of the juicing craze in the summer ...
Kieran Turner, a documentary filmmaker who created the web series “Wallflowers,” died Dec. 23 in West Hollywood. He was 56. Turner’s death after a battle with cancer was confirmed by Christy ...