Richard Simmons, a fitness expert, died on July 13, 2024, at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 76. [1]
Bio
Richard Simmons was born on July 12, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His real name was Milton Teagle Simmons, but he adopted the name Richard growing up. [2] In the 1970s, he started pursuing a career in fitness and soon opened a gym in Beverly Hills, California. During his life, he published several books.
Fitness
Along with having his own gym, Simmons also filmed him and a class doing aerobics. One of his best-known videos being Sweatin to the Oldies.
Dying
In the spring of 2024, Richard Simmons announced he had skin cancer. He posted on social media during that time,
I have some news to tell you. Please don’t be sad. I am …. dying. Oh I can see your faces now. The truth is we all are dying. Every day we live we are getting closer to our death. Why am I telling you this? Because I want you to enjoy your life to the fullest every single day. Get up in the morning and look at the sky… count your blessings and enjoy. [3]
Although Simmons had skin cancer, his death is thought to be of natural causes. Richard Simmons died on July 13, 2024, at the age of 76.
