Richard Simmons, renowned for inspiring overweight individuals to get active and adopt healthier eating habits, passed away on Saturday.
Simmons, famous for his vibrant tank tops and short shorts, brought boundless energy to television as the lively court jester of physical fitness. He turned 76 on Friday.
According to an email from Richard Simmons’ publicist Tom Estey to The Associated Press, the fitness guru passed away at his Los Angeles home. “We lost an Angel today – a true Angel,” Estey said.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers responded to a 911 call from Richard Simmons’ home on Belfast Drive and arrived at 9:57 a.m. on Saturday.
“Upon arrival, one rescue ambulance discovered a 76-year-old male who was pronounced deceased on-scene by firefighter/paramedics due to apparent natural causes.
“As a result, no hospital transport was necessary,” LAFD Captain Erik Scott said.
Just two days before his passing, Richard contemplated his aspirations for his legacy.
“I never thought of myself as a celebrity. People don’t know this – I’m really a shy person and a little bit of an introvert,” he told People.
“But when that curtain goes up that’s a different story. I’m there to make people happy.
“But the accolades I get from emails. I mean, today most probably, we’ll answer over 100 emails.
“And they’ll say, ‘I’m your No1 fan’, and I just write back, and I say, you know, ‘Don’t say that because I’m a human being just like you. And I know that you do good things, too.’”
Simmons’ brother, Lenny Simmons, confirmed the death in a statement.
“I don’t want people to be sad about my brother,” Lenny Simmons said. “I want them to remember him for the genuine joy and love he brought to people’s lives.”
“We are in shock,” Lenny added. “Please respect the family at this difficult time.”Tom Estey, Simmons’ longtime publicist, said in a statement, “Today the World lost an Angel.”
A day before his sudden passing, Simmons celebrated his 76th birthday and took to the social media to thank everyone for the birthday wishes.
“Thank you…I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life!” Simmons wrote. “I am sitting here writing emails. Have a most beautiful rest of your Friday.”
He signed the post “Love, Richard.”
Simmons, who grew up in New Orleans, battled weight issues from a young age, tipping the scales at nearly 200 pounds by age 15. By the time he graduated from high school, he weighed 268 pounds, as documented on his website.
From 1980 to 1984, he hosted the Richard Simmons Show that focused on personal health and fitness.
He also gained fame through his aerobic exercise videos, such as 1988’s Sweatin’ to the Oldies and its sequels in 1990 and 1991.
Simmons expanded his early success with frequent appearances on various TV shows, ranging from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson to game shows like Match Game and The New Hollywood Squares. He became a staple of late-night television during the ’90s and 2000s, appearing on shows hosted by Jay Leno and David Letterman.
Throughout the years, Simmons sold millions of workout videos. He owned a Beverly Hills exercise studio and restaurant frequented by celebrities like Barbra Streisand and Paul Newman.
Following his recent withdrawal from public life, during which he disclosed a skin illness in March 2024, speculation about Simmons’ health and well-being had circulated. His death was initially reported by TMZ.
We are so very sorry for this loss. May he rest in peace.
Rotting from hunger and disease while waiting for his owner who will never return
A girl from pokrovskoye richardalovsky Ukraine submitted a Facebook message to a local animal shelter claiming that near her departed owner left for a month, the owner of this house left two miserable chained dogs recently.
The name of this poster girl is to detect Xenia rotten smell in this house of course many were ridiculed to Xenia’s dismay and delete the post.
The rescue team of that local shelter had no information, no address, no phone number, and after they saw the sad pictures, they decided to locate themselves to save these two poor pets.
After almost three hours of traveling and questioning the individuals arrived home. After breaking the lock they get into the house a terrible rotten smell was rising, tragically one child did not survive.
The other was a Labrador, he was just bones and a terrible patient, he was starving for several days, he cried a lot and his tears are still flowing. Perhaps he was very sad. He was scared and did not dare to look at the Savior.
They called him the president.
The exhausted child in the car was taken to the vet, the boss is examined, after the transfusion the baby will be taken care of at the vet a little.
Boss has a great appetite, he eats well which is great, he is an exceptionally smart guy.
The boss is developing every day, he is released and welcomed into a temporary house, he is waiting for a joyful home.
Finally something wonderful happened, boss was adopted by a family in Kiev, boss’s wonderful adventure began.
Now is the moment when we look forward to watching the days of this delightful Angel. A really cool boss who loves everything has a big family.
“We appreciate his new family very much. we will always miss you, boss.”
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