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Tippy Tom, Homeless New York Man from Opie and Anthony, Died?

by Amy Judd | June 26, 2009 at 07:47 am

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Tippy Tom, the 45-year-old homeless man who was made famous from being found on the Opie and Anthony 2001 show Homeless Shopping Spree, has reported to have died on May 6th 2009.

Opie Radio has confirmed on their blog that Tom did indeed die but a previous tweet of theirs refers to 'Google bombing' so many internet users do not believe it is true.

He had been homeless on the streets for two decades, he was gay and reportedly suffered from AIDS, and many New Yorkers remember him roaming the streets and recorded their encounters with him.

On the XM Radio Show during one interview, he fell asleep and couldn't be woken up, but Master Po ended up reviving him by pouring water in his ear.

Allegedly before his homelessness, Tippy Tom was a health conscious person and a successful businessman (he had a window washing business), and even had a wife and kid. He also had a gambling problem, which may have led to his being on the streets. At one time, Tom was cleaned up and called into the show sober (and sounded really gay), but his sobriety didn’t take.

However, there are also reports that he did not die, and the whole thing is an internet hoax.

Tippy Tom, whoever he is, is not dead yet, I assure you that. I have searched major news website to confirm if Tippy Tom is indeed dead as millions of Internet users are searching for the topic Tippy Tom Died - Dead - Death. This maybe another celebrity death hoax. Many news of these type, a celebrity died, have been popping out since the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.