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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ron Popeil, the television marketer and inventor whose iconic infomercials made him a staple of pop culture, has died. He was 86.

Come, young ones: Gather around the glow of the smartphone's screen for a tale of a distant time when we watched TV on big boxy machines, and switched channels when we were bored. There were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1982 file photo, Ron Popeil, the man behind those late-night, rapid-fire television commercials ...

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