Infomercial tycoon Ron Popeil dies at 86

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 8, 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. Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman, and inventor was known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Chop-O-Matic, Mr. Microphone, and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021, his family said. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)