Legendary fitness guru Richard Simmons has reportedly died at the age of 76.
Simmons is reported to have died Saturday at his Los Angeles home, according to TMZ.
It comes a day after he turned 76 and posted a message on Facebook to his fans in which he wrote: ‘Thank you… I have never had so many birthday messages in my life!’
‘I’m sitting here writing emails. Have a wonderful rest of your Friday. Love, Richard’.
Simmons broke into the spotlight in the 1970s and 1980s when he opened a number of gyms and produced fitness videos.
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Legendary fitness guru Richard Simmons has died in Los Angeles at the age of 76