Ron Popeil, the infomercial pioneer and inventor who served as the enthusiastic pitchman for products like Chop-O-Matic and the Showtime Rotisserie, has died at the age of 86. Popeil’s rep confirmed ...

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Infomercial king Ron Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said a family representative. He was 86. Popeil started his sales career in ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ron Popeil, the infomercial icon who popularized the catchphrase "set it, and forget it" for Showtime Rotisserie oven, has died.

LOS ANGELES -- 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 ...

Ron Popeil, known for starring in infomercials for dozens of his own inventions, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 86, the Associated Press reported. Popeil got his start as a salesman in a ...