Richard Simmons, the celebrated fitness coach who was known for his joyful and flamboyant personality, died at his home on Saturday, his publicist told TheWrap. He was 76.
“Today the World lost an Angel,” publicist Thomas Estey said in a statement.
Simmons began his career in 1974 when he opened his gym The Anatomy Asylum in Beverly Hills. The gym was renamed the Slimmons Studio and operated until it was closed in November 2016.
In a 2012 interview with Men’s Health Simmons said that his classes at the gym were attended by several “very career-oriented” people who “whatever reason they just haven’t focused on taking better care of their bodies.”
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