Richard Simmons, Fitness Guru & TV Personality, Dead At 76
The wellness community is mourning the loss of fitness guru Richard Simmons. The energetic TV personality, and fitness coach has died at age 76. Two law enforcement sources tell NBC News that the exercise guru was found unresponsive at his home in the Hollywood Hills on July 13. The Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department told Access they reported to his home after receiving a call around 10 a.m. LAFD tell Access the call came in “for a cardiac arrest suspected death” and that Simmons was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire department also told Access his death is assumed to be related to natural causes. A rep for Simmons confirmed his passing to Access in a statement that read, “Richard passed earlier today at his home in Los Angeles. Today the World lost an Angel.”