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> The shamwow guy will become politician!

It looks like he will fit in fine.

The 'ShamWow Guy' cleans up his act

Sept. 13, 2013, 2:44 PM EDT

By Ben Popken

"The ShamWow guy," Vince Offer, has returned after a sex scandal to clean up his actwith a new product, "InVinceable." It isn't just a six-in-one kitchen cleaner, though. It's a comeback.

Four years after getting into a slugfest with an alleged prostitute— an incident that spawned a cringe-worthy mug shot andheadlines like "ShamWow Guy Beats Up Cannibal Hooker"— the infomercial pitchman who became famous as an irreverent version of Billy Mays is launching a new product that’s supposed to scrub persistent stains. Offer says the black mark on his name after the hooker incident had a silver lining.

"It probably saved my life," he said.

In an interview with NBC News, the infomercial star talked about his rise, his tumble, and his hopes for a return.

“Fame didn’t change me,” said Offer, 49, but, “money can buy anything.” And with it, “you want more girls around you.”

Becoming Vince

Born in Israel as Offer Shlomi, the future spiky-haired pitchman grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, in a Jewish and Italian neighborhood. Looking for something "less foreign," he started going by "Vince Offer" in 1986.

Crude humor flowed freely on the streets and stoops of Brooklyn back then, said Offer. “I grew up thinking everyone liked d*** jokes.”

In the 1970s he was fascinated by the salesman in the “Crazy Eddie” commercials. But he was no “Crazy Eddie” in school. Offer says he was an average student and a little shy.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/businessmain/shamwow-guy-cleans-his-act-8c11094914