Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dead at 76

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Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dead at 76​

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Published July 13, 2024, 4:34 p.m. ET
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Legendary fitness instructor Richard Simmons has died, according to a report.
Simmons, who turned 76 Friday, died just 24 hours after he thanked fans on social media for their birthday wishes.


The health guru, who stepped away from the public eye a decade ago, rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s after opening several gyms across the country and releasing his iconic high energy fitness tapes. His death was first reported by TMZ.






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[34real]

RIP to him,I remember seeing him on everything sweating to the oldies and even had one of his tapes.

I realize that those info commercials really helped make him in the 80's cause in the 2000's it would of taken a lot more.But they played them commercials so much and he was on every show you could think of,even if it was for the closing.

 

[Chiyo]

Solid dude. Some of my earliest memories is of my grandmother(RIP) doing his videos.

Quirky motherfucker, but he seemed to have a good heart. I'll never forget Howard Stern roasting him so bad he cried and quit the interview

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

R.I.P to him and Dr.Ruth

 

[bgbtylvr]

Thread-Critic on suicide watch.
Y’all call him every 15 minutes.
Thread gon get the news like…

Cooooooons.

 

[Chiyo]

I cant believe youtube has this. Havent seen this since at least before 9/11

Richard was good peoples.

 

[Race Harley]

R.I.P.

 

[Lexx Diamond]

RIP

 

[godofwine]

Solid dude. Some of my earliest memories is of my grandmother(RIP) doing his videos.

Quirky motherfucker, but he seemed to have a good heart. I'll never forget Howard Stern roasting him so bad he cried and quit the interview

You're right. A very quirky motherfucker but he seemed to have a good spirit. Rest in peace. Him and Dr Ruth

 

[DC_Dude]

RIP

 

[FLoss]

That cac used to have me damn near in tears whenever he was on tv.

He was a comedian and didn't even know it.

 

[Gemini]

RIP

 

[letsshoot]

sad RIP homie meet him one time at the KC airport Mr Fitness Guru!!

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

R.I.P to him and Dr.Ruth

Richard Simmons Dead at 76

Richard Simmons -- the legendary fitness guru -- has died at 76 ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Dead at 96 in New York City

Ruth Westheimer -- better known as the TV sex therapist known as Dr. Ruth -- has died in New York City.

www.tmz.com

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

That cac used to have me damn near in tears whenever he was on tv.

He was a comedian and didn't even know it.

Agreed - low-key he was very funny in his TV interviews.

 

[WorldEX]

RIP

 

[Politic Negro]

 

[Politic Negro]

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

 

[Politic Negro]

 

[jawnswoop]

R.I.P.

 

[Soul On Ice]

@lightbright sad AF right now and demands a sticky

 

[ghoststrike]

I cant believe youtube has this. Havent seen this since at least before 9/11

Richard was good peoples.

Richard was a good dude. That was horrible to see. Howard and Co. took things too far.

DAMN R.I.P.

 

[blackbull1970]

RIP.

And the Orange Moron is still walking and breathing…..but he almost caught one today!!!

 

[Chiyo]

Richard was a good dude. That was horrible to see. Howard and Co. took things too far.

DAMN R.I.P.

Howard did feel bad about it, but yea back in the day he was ruthless.

 

[Kaotic]

RIP

 

[CoTtOnMoUf]

RIP

 

[DragonXJC]

Damn God is busy today, RIP.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

RIP.

And the Orange Moron is still walking and breathing…..but he almost caught one today!!!

Shooting just happened at a Trump rally

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

When,ESPN was actually good...

 

[xspade7]

RIP Best of the 80s

 

[Bawse Nigguh]

Everyday mainstays from my childhood just passing away

 

[chrislee]

Everyday mainstays from my childhood just passing away

Gonna happen with everyone you grew up on. As we get older the then old generation pass on.

 

[playahaitian]

I had a bad feeling this was gonna happen when they kept trying to do his biopic with Paulie Shore.

RIP

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

I had a bad feeling this was gonna happen when they kept trying to do his biopic with Paulie Shore.

RIP

I listened to this podcast when it aired ...

Missing Richard Simmons - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Missing Richard Simmons was an investigative journalism podcast hosted by journalist Dan Taberski and created by Stitcher, First Look Media and Pineapple Street Media. The first episode was released on February 15, 2017, with the following five episodes released weekly.


Missing Richard Simmons focuses on the sudden retirement from public life of the fitness instructor and actor Richard Simmons. After having an illustrious media career spanning over 30 years, and known for interacting with fans on a personal level, Simmons disappeared from the public eye in February 2014. Not only did Simmons no longer appear in the media, he also stopped teaching his regular exercise classes at his gym – Slimmons – and stopped corresponding with his friends and fans. Former producer on The Daily Show,[1] Dan Taberski sets out to find out why.