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Ron Popeil was the founder of Ronco and an inventor known for his informercials for products like the Veg-O-Matic and the Pocket Fisherman.Popeil founded Ronco in 1964, building on what he learned from his father, an inventor and businessman who developed the Veg-O-Matic. The younger Popeil and Ronco became known for gadgets including the Inside-the-Shell Egg Scrambler, Mr.

LOS ANGELES -- Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement.

Ron Popeil, the Ronco founder who all but created the late-night infomercial and pitched such durable — in memory if not quality — items as the Pocket Fisherman, the Veg-O-Matic, the Bedazzler and Mr. Microphone, died today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a medical emergency. He was 86.

Ron Popeil, known for appearing in famous infomercials, has died at the age of 86. The television personality and inventor passed away on Wednesday morning at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to a press release from his rep obtained by Fox News.  Popeil was known best for the catchphrase "set it and forget it," which he used to sell the Showtime Rotisserie.The product reportedly grossed over $1 billion, blowing past other sales records, including those from QVC.

website. The product?  The Ronco Chop-o-Matic, a gadget created by Popeil’s father, Samuel “S.J.” Popeil.In 1964, the NYC native founded Ronco to sell more of S.J’s products.

told TMZ that Popeil had a medical emergency on Tuesday and died Wednesday morning surrounded by family at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.Popeil was best known for the “Set it and Forget it” catchphrase used to sell Showtime Rotisserie in late-night infomercials.