Fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76

Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. Photo: AP

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at age 76, multiple media outlets reported, including ABC News and TMZ.

The reports said his housekeeper found him unresponsive on Saturday morning and Los Angeles police were called. TMZ reported that police were treating it as a natural death.