Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
The infomercial icon popularized phrases like, “But wait — there’s more,” and “Now how much would you pay?”
Author: ANDREW DALTON and TED ANTHONY (Associated Press)
Published: 10:27 PM CDT July 28, 2021
Updated: 10:27 PM CDT July 28, 2021
LOS ANGELES — Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.
Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement. He was 86. No cause of death was given.