page_title: Richard Simmons
hierarchical_section_title: Richard Simmons
caption_attribution_description: English: Richard Simmons attending the AARP's 2011 Life@50+ National Event and Expo in September 2011. Русский: Милтон Тигл «Ричард» Симмонс (род. 1948 года) — американский инструктор по фитнесу, актёр и продюсер.
context_page_description: Milton Teagle Simmons, better known as Richard Simmons, is a fitness guru and actor. He promotes programs aimed towards weight loss. He is known for his eccentric, outgoing, and flamboyant personality.
  While growing up, Simmons had asthma. He was obese when he was a teenager. By the time he graduated from high school, he weighed 268 pounds. He had tried many failed diets for losing weight.
  In the 1980s he had his own fitness show, The Richard Simmons Show. It lasted four years. The show was a hit. It taught people how to lose weight. It also taught healthy cooking and exercise.
  Simmons was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He later moved to Los Angeles.
context_section_description: Milton Teagle Simmons (born July 12, 1948), better known as Richard Simmons, is a fitness guru and actor. He promotes programs aimed towards weight loss. He is known for his eccentric, outgoing, and flamboyant personality.
  While growing up, Simmons had asthma. He was obese when he was a teenager. By the time he graduated from high school, he weighed 268 pounds (122 kg).  He had tried many failed diets for losing weight.
  In the 1980s he had his own fitness show, The Richard Simmons Show. It lasted four years. The show was a hit. It taught people how to lose weight. It also taught healthy cooking and exercise.
  Simmons was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He later moved to Los Angeles.
caption: Simmons on September 23, 2011
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