Full Name | Ron Popeil |
Net Worth | $100 million |
Date Of Birth | May 3, 1935 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Occupation | Inventor and infomercial salesman |
Profession | Inventor, Businessperson |
Work Position | He Invents! Markets! Makes Millions! |
Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Robin Angers (m. 1995), Lisa Boehne (m. 1981), Marilyn Green (m. 1956–1963) |
Children | Lauren Popeil, Shannon Popeil, Pamela Popeil, Valentina Popeil |
Parents | Sam Popeil, Eloise Popeil |
Siblings | Lisa Popeil, Jerome Popeil, Jerry Popeil, Pamela Popeil |
Nicknames | Ron Popeil, Popeil, Ron |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm1528334 |
Star Sign | Taurus |
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1 | A likeness of his head appears in Futurama: A Big Piece of Garbage (1999) as the inventor of the technology to keep disembodied heads alive. |
2 | Co-host, with Nancy, of an infomercial for the "Ronco Food Dehydrator". [2008] |
3 | Co-host, with Steve Bryant, of an infomercial for the "Showtime Rotisserie". [2006] |
4 | Co-host, with 'Steve Bryant' of an infomercial for the "Showtime Knives". Also appearing are his daughters Shannon Popeil and Lauren Popeil, and his cousin Arnold. [2006] |
5 | Co-host, with Jill Whelan, of an infomercial for the "RONCO rotisserie". [2002] |
6 | Co-host, with Nancy, of an infomercial for the "Ronco Electric Pasta Maker". [2008] |
7 | Release of his book, "The Salesman of the Century: Inventing, Marketing and Selling on TV: How I Did It and How You Can Too!" by Ron with Jefferson Graham. [1995] |
8 | Co-host, with Nancy, of an infomercial for "GHL" (Great Looking Hair). [2008] |
9 | Grandson of Mary Popeil. |
10 | Son of Sam Popeil, who is also an inventor. |
11 | Younger brother of Jerry Popiel, by one year, and Lisa Popeil. |
12 | Has daughters named Shannon Popeil, Pamela Popeil, Contessa Popeil, Valentina Popeil and Lauren Popeil. |
13 | Cousin of Ashley Tisdale and Jennifer Tisdale. |
14 | "Ronco", the company he sold in 2005, has filed for bankruptcy protection [June 15, 2007]. |
15 | Satirist 'Weird Al' Yankovic, had a song about the infomercial king on his 1984 album, "In 3-D". The song is called "Mr. Popeil" and it mentions many of the more memorable Ronco products (the Vegematic, the Pocket Fisherman, etc.) as well as unrelated infomercial gadgetry |
16 | In every one of his commercials he uses the line: "But wait! There's more!" |
17 | Inventor and TV pitch-man of various gadgets. Since the relaxation of advertising restrictions on US television, he has become a fixture on "infomercial" paid programming. |
18 | Coined the phrase "cordless electric" to make an item seem more sophisticated than "battery operated". |