Billy Mitchell was ` ` for Reynolds in next - door Miami , '' advertising expert says . Mays started his career on the boardwalk of Atlantic City , New Jersey . ` ` I ' m a pitchman , my business comes from the pitch , nothing else , '' he said . Mays was found dead in his Miami , Florida , home on Sunday .
Billy Mays was `` Burt Reynolds in next-door format , '' advertising expert says . Mays started his career on the boardwalk of Atlantic City , New Jersey . `` I 'm a pitchman , my business comes from the pitch , nothing else , '' he said . Mays was found dead in his Tampa , Florida , home on Sunday .