Richard Simmons death: Fans and celebrity pals pay tribute to TV fitness icon

Fans and friends Richard Simmons Paying tribute to a TV legend Fitness He continued to serve as an instructor even after his death at age 76.

A beloved fitness guru Died at home July 13th. TMZ Simmons’ housekeeper reportedly contacted police on Saturday around 10 a.m. Simmons was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death is currently unknown and has not been released.

A TV personality who rose to fame through a popular series of aerobics videos, Work up a sweat with some oldies celebrated her 76th birthday on social media on Friday by thanking her fans. “Thank you… I’ve never received so many birthday messages in my life! As I sit here writing this email, I wish you the best for the rest of your Friday,” she wrote. post Read it: “With love, Richard.”

Following news of Simmons’ death, many fans and friends took to social media to pay tribute to the fitness guru.

“Richard Simmons preached exercise, diet, and above all, kindness,” Chicago Sun-Timesby X. “He positively impacted thousands, tens of thousands of lives. I am one of hundreds, hundreds of TV people who soaked up his energy and gladly accepted those crazy hugs. Rest in peace.”

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hair spray Posted by star Ricki Lake photograph She posted a photo of herself with Simmons and fellow TV presenter Maria Menounos, with the caption, “Heartbroken over the loss of this very special person. Rest in peace #richardsimmons. Loved him so much.”

TV and radio personality Sally Jessy Raphael paid tribute to her “dear friend” with X. photograph Speaking about their former co-stars, she said: “I am devastated by the loss of @theweightsaint… We did so many shows together, shared so many laughs and hugs. I considered him a dear friend who changed so many lives over the years.”

Actor Emerson Collins Posts About X: “Sad to hear of the passing of Richard Simmons. He was a man who found joy in his work and shared that joy with so many people.”

“Years ago I asked him for a photo after playing a charity concert and the ones on the dressing room wall were so funny I cut them out and made a nonsense story out of them,” he captioned a series of funny green-screen photos of himself and Simmons.

Former booker Darren Demeterio said: The Late Show with David Lettermantold X about his experience with Simmons during multiple appearances on late-night talk shows.

“When I was working Letterman “I was always excited for Richard Simmons to make an appearance,” he captioned his memoir. photograph Photo with Simmons. “You were always a great guest, but more than that, you were exactly how you seemed – a kind, positive and helpful person. This photo always makes me smile. Thank you, Richard. Rest in peace.”

Simmons became a fitness sensation in the 1980s, soon after opening a fitness studio in Los Angeles called “The Anatomy Asylum,” which was later renamed “Slimmons.” He made numerous television and radio talk show appearances, including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Howard Stern Show, General Hospital, The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development and Whose words is that anyway?.

But it was a series of high-energy aerobics videos that catapulted Simmons to celebrity status.

Simmons, who hasn’t been seen in public since 2014, decided to speak to us via phone interview. today In 2016, to quell rumors that she was being held hostage by her housekeeper.

News of his death came as Simmons He was diagnosed with skin cancer.

“I sat in his chair and he looked at it with a magnifying glass. He said he had to scrape it down and look at it under a microscope. Now I’m a little nervous,” the fitness personality wrote. Facebook “He came back about 20 minutes later and said the C word: ‘You have cancer.’ I asked him what cancer, and he said, ‘Basel. [sic] “I call him ‘Malignant Tumor’. I tell him to stop calling me dirty names. He laughs.”

Earlier this year, Simmons Slammed the new biopic Comedian Pauly Shore stars in a documentary about his life, but he made it clear that he did not approve of the project and reiterated his desire to “live quietly and peacefully.”