Richard Simmons

Milton Teagle Simmons (July 12, 1948 – July 13, 2024), better known as Richard Simmons, was a fitness guru and actor. He promoted programs aimed towards weight loss. He was 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.

He died at his home in Los Angeles on July 13, 2024, one day after his 76th birthday, from problems caused by a fall. Simmons also had heart disease at the time of his death.

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