Billy Mays died of pulmonary embolism

Billy Mays, the man with the booming voice and was known for Oxiclean was first suspected to have died due to cardiac arrest.

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Pitchman extraordinaire Billy Mays died from a pulmonary embolism, according to the coroner in Tampa, Fla., who announced preliminary autopsy results at a press conference Monday. Evidence of heart disease was also found.

According to Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams, Mays "had an enlarged heart, a thickening of the wall of the ventricle which takes blood to the heart." Final results of the autopsy and cause of death will not be known for several weeks.

Mays, 50, the bearded man with the booming voice best known for his ubiquitous OxiClean ads died in his sleep in his Florida home over the weekend.

The Transformation of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's many faces

when he was six



michael jackson with his siblings



alone



with brother



young as he was, he was already planning to go solo



a serious entertainer, he was a perfectionist



he had his fashion style



he`becamefamous with his glove.

The Lady Friends of Michael Jackson

MICHAEL JACKSON has only but few friends and most of them were ladies who are older than he was.

Diana Ross

Diana Ross was his mentor and friend. They appeared together in the Wizard of OZ remake.



Liza Minneli

He was one of the special guests in her wedding together with Elizabeth Taylor.



Elizabeth Taylor




She did not believe of the accusation that he's molesting boys. She made a declaration of her support to Michael Jackson during his trial.

The Ex-Wives of Michael Jackson

MICHAEL JACKSON married twice to two women.

LIZA MARIE PRESLEY


Liza Marie Presley is the only daughter of the late King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley and the businesswoman actress, Priscilla Presley.

She was married to a musician to whom she has two sons before he married Michael Jackson, twenty days after she had gotten a divorce. The molestation case contributed to the deterioration of marriage and after two years of being together, Liza Marie filed for a divorce. She remained friends with Michael. They have no children.

DEBBIE ROWE



Rowe, 50, married Michael Jackson at the Sheraton Hotel in Sydney in 1996. She gave birth to Prince Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. 12 years old and Paris Michael Katherine Jackson 11.

She gave Jackson full custody of the children when the couple divorced in 1999 but stayed silent on their marriage until his death last Thursday.

MICHAEL JACKSON DIED AT AGE 50

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop and the music icon whose album Thriller is the best selling album of all time is dead at age 50.

He was pronounced dead after suffering from cardiac arrest.


Jackson was the seventh of nine children from a well-known musical family. He is survived by three children, Prince Michael I, 12; Paris, 11 and Prince Michael II, 7.

Jackson's former wife, Lisa Marie Presley, said she was "shocked and saddened" by Jackson's death. "My heart goes out to his children and his family," she said.

Farrah Fawcett died from cancer

Farrah Fawcett died today after battling anal cancer for three years.

Her long time partner Ryan O' Neal was with her at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica,California when she died.

Fawcett's son by Ryan, Redmond was informed oof the death.

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Fawcett's death was confirmed by Paul Bloch, one of her representatives at Rogers and Cowan, an entertainment public relations firm.

Fawcett, who checked into a hospital in early April, had been battling anal cancer on and off for three years.

Bloch told CNN that Ryan O'Neal, Fawcett's romantic partner since the mid-1980s, and her friend Alana Stewart were with Fawcett at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California, when she died. Gallery: The life of Farrah Fawcett »

"Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world," O'Neal said in a written statement. Read more tributes to Fawcett

O'Neal is the father of Fawcett's son, Redmond O'Neal, born in 1985. Redmond O'Neal is in an intense rehabilitation program conducted in the Los Angeles county jail, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore told CNN on Thursday.

Fawcett's son was informed on Wednesday night by a grief counselor and a chaplain that his mother's death was imminent, and a grief counselor and chaplain also told him when she died, Whitmore said.

The young man, who is currently with a chaplain, has spoken with his father, Whitmore said.

Ryan O'Neal had recently told People magazine that the sex symbol was declining.

"She stays in bed now. The doctors see that she is comfortable. Farrah is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has pretty much ended," he said in a story posted May 7.

David Carradine found dead in Bangkok Thailand Hotel

David Carradine,the Bill in the Kill Bill movies was found dead in the Bangkok, Thailand Hotel.


He became popular in the TV series Kung Fu which was supposed to be starred by Bruce Lee.

The initial police report indicated that Carradine had committed suicide by hanging himself; he was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body. Carradine was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie, Stretch, but the film crew were aware of his absence when they went to dine out at a restaurant on June 3.

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Binder said Thursday that the death is being investigated but could provide no other details.

Carradine's death was "shocking and sad. He was full of life, always wanting to work ... a great person," Binder said, according to People magazine.

Carradine, who became famous in the 1970s when he starred as traveling Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine in the television series "Kung Fu," was 72.

Modern audiences may best know him as "Bill" in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films. He earned a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for his role in the second movie in the two-part saga. iReport: Share memories of David Carradine

His career included more than 100 feature films, two dozen television movies and theater work, according to the Internet Movie Database. See photos of some of his notable roles