Richard Simmons

Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons was an American fitness personality. In Nickelodeon's animated sketch comedy series KaBlam!, Simmons provided the voice for his titular character on the Season 4 episode "Sasquatch-ercise!," where he tries to help Henry and June pass a fitness exam so they can remain as co-hosts of the show.
== Biography and career ==
Simmons was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans to show-business parents. He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette before graduating from Florida State University. His weight-loss career began when he opened fitness studio The Anatomy Asylum (later renamed to Slimmons) in Beverly Hills, California. Simmons became widely known for an eccentric, flamboyant and energetic personality, especially when promoting weight-loss programs through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of videos. He later broadened his activities to include political activism, such as in 2008 where Congress heard a passionate speech from Simmons in support of a bill mandating non-competitive physical education in public schools, as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. 
Since 2014, Simmons did not make any major public appearances, and rumors for years after that continued to circulate regarding his status. However, following the release of a documentary TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons in August 2022, he was "happy, healthy and living the life he has chosen to live," when his longtime representative, Tom Estey, talked with the New York Post. 
Simmons died July 13, 2024, a day after his 76th birthday.
== Trivia ==
* Simmons made other appearances on Nickelodeon programming, including voicing a caricature of himself in the Rocko's Modern LifeSeason 1 episode "No Pain, No Gain" and playing a panelist on an episode of Figure It Out: Wild Style.
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