Ron Popeil, Pioneer Of "Wait...There's More!" Late-Night Infomercials, Is Dead At 86

July 29, 2021
In this 1982 file photo, Ron Popeil, the man behind those late-night, rapid-fire television commercials that sell everything from the Mr. Microphone to the Pocket Fisherman to the classic Veg-a-Matic, sits surrounded by his wares in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Popeil died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 his family said.

Ron Popeil was both a high-spirited inventor and yarn-spinning salesmen, amplified by the airwaves into millions of homes. He died Wednesday, July 28, according to his family.

(Image credit: Reed Saxon/AP)



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