Infomercial king Ron Popeil died 'suddenly and peacefully' Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement from a Popeil representative. He was 86.
Infomercial king Ron Popeil died"suddenly and peacefully" Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement provided to CNN by Popeil representative Eric Ortner.
He was 86. Popeil started his sales career in Chicago-area flea markets at the age of 16, according to his official biography.In 1959 he appeared in his first TV commercial, hawking the Ronco Chop-o-Matic food dicer. Debuting the earnestly dramatic style that became his trademark, Popeil said,"I'm going to show you the greatest kitchen appliance ever made."Read More Popeil followed with a flurry of other made-for-TV inventions, dizzying in both their number and variety.
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