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Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dies at 76, representative confirms

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Richard Simmons, the legendary fitness guru who became a television regular in the 1980s, has died.

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  1. Fox News

    Richard Simmons, fitness icon, dead at 76: report (opens Fox News)

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    Richard Simmons, a fitness icon know for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos, has died one day after celebrating his 76th birthay.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dies at 76, representative confirms (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Richard Simmons, the legendary fitness guru who became a television regular in the 1980s, has died.

  3. KYMA Yuma

    Richard Simmons, fitness guru, dead at 76 (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Simmons was found unresponsive at his Hollywood Hills home on Saturday, just one day after his 76th birthday, and the exact cause of his death is pending.

  4. Rolling Stone

    Richard Simmons, Celebrated Fitness Guru, Dead at 76 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Richard Simmons, beloved fitness guru, has died at the age of 76.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died. Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after his 76th birthday. Simmons was a court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by …

  6. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76 (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Fitness guru Richard Simmons two law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.

  7. Wilmington News Journal

    Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 - Wilmington News Journal (opens Wilmington News Journal)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television’s hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts

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