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Steve Carrell Here for Billy Mays!
getthebigpicture.net - 7/1/2009
Steve Carrell Here for Billy Mays!
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It's too early to know for sure if this is even going to be a movie, but a Billy Mays bio-pic wouldn't have seemed illogical a week ago, so why should it now? In bad taste, perhaps, but no less viable. The Daily Stab reports that Steve Carell is the rumored front runner in a ...
This Is Unpatriotic
dlisted.com - 7/2/2009
This Is Unpatriotic
— dlisted.com — Okay, okay, Jessica Simpson's version of the National Anthem didn't make bald eagles bawl or try to peck out their own ears, but I'm sure they shed a few tears. My ear holes sure fucking did. The chili cook-off chanteuse almost busted her dress open ... This Is Unpatriotic

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tampabay.com - 7/2/2009
Marketers, family decide Billy Mays infomercials will continue - St. Petersburg Times
— tampabay.com — By Eric Deggans , Times TV/Media Critic In Print: Thursday, July 2, 2009 There's no doubt that legendary pitchman Billy Mays was a cornerstone of the modern day infomercial game, shouting his way into 10 percent of the 50 hottest commercial spots on ... Marketers, family decide Billy Mays infomercials will ...

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Billy Mays Funeral: Son Says He Was Loved
blogs.babble.com - 7/4/2009
Billy Mays Funeral: Son Says He Was Loved
— blogs.babble.com — “Oxiclean” and “Orange Glo” TV pitchman Billy Mays, passed away at the age of 50, on June 28 in his Tampa, Florida home. It’s believed he died from complications from heart disease. Mays was laid to rest earlier today, Friday, July 3. Billy Mays Funeral: Son Says He Was Loved

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Billy Mays Will Never Leave Our TV Screens
dlisted.com 7/10/2009 — The legacy of Billy Mays will live on forever and always!!! Right after his death , Billy's infomercials were pulled from TV and he was silenced. I know, I too felt lost and confused without Billy yelling at me in the middle of the ...
Billy Mays Was On the Coke
webstersismybitch.com 8/10/2009 — Because 50-year-old men don't just go dropping dead in their sleep for no reason, it turns out that Billy Mays was using cocaine shortly before his death on June 27th. And here I thought his delightfully frenzied behavior was all just an act. The ...
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tmz.com 8/6/2009 — It'll be hard to find anyone to fill that blue shirt quite like Billy Mays -- but the marketing company behind Mighty Brand products is prepping a nationwide search for a new pitchman to take his place.Media Enterprises tells us the hunt will begin ...
Friday funeral in Pa. for TV pitchman Billy Mays (AP) — Yahoo! News: Television News 6/30/2009
AP - The funeral for television product pitchman Billy Mays will be held Friday in the Pittsburgh suburb where he was born and raised.
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Funeral Arrangements Made for Billy Mays — StarMagazine.com 6/30/2009
Services are scheduled to take place on Friday in McKees Rock, Pa., the hometown of the salesman who was known for his booming voice and kind manner.
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Steve Carell and Tina Fey, who are both on hiatus from their respective hit NBC shows, The Office and 30 Rock , are currently filming the movie Date Night in which they play a married couple whose weekly night out goes seriously awry. The two ...
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