Joseph Pedott, man behind Chia Pet and Clapper ads, dies at 91

Name: Joseph Pedott, man behind Chia Pet and Clapper ads, dies at 91
Uploaded: 2023-07-02T12:59:07.000Z
Description: Joseph Pedott, the American innovator whose commercials helped the Clapper and Chia Pets become artifacts of American culture, has died at 91. Pedott donated generously to social services that supported him and gave him scholarships as a young man. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.

Joseph Pedott, the American innovator whose commercials helped the Clapper and Chia Pets become artifacts of American culture, has died at 91. Pedott donated generously to social services that supported him and gave him scholarships as a young man. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.