Richard Simmons

"Sweatin' to the Oldies" redirects here. For The Vandals album, see Sweatin' to the Oldies: The Vandals Live.

For other people named Richard Simmons, see Richard Simmons (disambiguation).

Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons (born July 12, 1948) is an American fitness personality and public figure, known for his eccentric, flamboyant, and energetic personality. He has promoted weight-loss programs, most prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos.

Richard Simmons
Simmons in September 2011
Born	Milton Teagle Simmons (1948-07-12) July 12, 1948 (age 75) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names	Milton Teagle Simmons Milton Simmons Richard Teagle Simmons
Alma mater	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Florida State University (BA)
Occupations	Fitness instructor actor video producer
Years active	1968–2014
Website	richardsimmons.com

Simmons began his weight-loss career by opening his gym Slimmons in Beverly Hills, California, catering to the overweight, and he became widely known through exposure on television and through the popularity of his consumer products. He is often parodied and was a frequent guest of late-night television and radio talk shows, such as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show.

He continued to promote health and exercise through a decades-long career, and later broadened his activities to include political activism – such as in 2008 in support of a bill mandating noncompetitive physical education in public schools as a part of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[1][2]

Simmons has not been seen publicly since February 2014. By March 2016, speculation and expressions of concern about his well-being began to surface in the media.^[3][4] Both Simmons and his publicist said the concerns were unwarranted, as he simply chose to be less publicly visible.^[5]

Early life

Milton Teagle Simmons was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 12, 1948, to Leonard Douglas Simmons Sr., and Shirley May (née Satin). He was born to "show-business parents" and raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans.^[6] Simmons has an older brother, Leonard Jr.^[7] Their father was raised Methodist and worked as a master of ceremonies and later in thrift stores, while their mother was Russian Jewish and was a traveling fan dancer and later a store cosmetics saleswoman.^[8]

Simmons later converted to Catholicism and attended Cor Jesu High School.^[9][10][11] He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette before graduating from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in art.^[12]

He became obese during his early childhood and adolescence.^[13] He began to overeat and became overweight as early as the age of 4, and by the age of 5, he knew it was perceived negatively.^[13] At 15, he weighed 182 pounds (83 kg). As a young man, he considered being a priest.^[14][15] As a young adult art student, he had appeared among the "freak show" characters in the Fellini films Satyricon (1968) and The Clowns (1970), and he eventually reached a peak of 268 lb (122 kg).^[16][13][17]

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Simmons explained he adopted the name Richard after an uncle who paid for his college tuition.^[15] His first job in New Orleans was as a child, selling pralines at Leah's Pralines.^[14]

Career

Fitness career

Upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s, Simmons worked as the maître d'hôtel at Derek's, a restaurant in Beverly Hills.^[8]: 157 He developed an interest in fitness. Exercise studios of the day favored the already fit customer, so little help was available for those who needed to gain fitness from an otherwise unhealthy state. He established gyms, and his interest in fitness helped him lose 123 lb (56 kg).

He later opened his own exercise studio, originally called The Anatomy Asylum, where emphasis was placed on healthy eating in proper portions and enjoyable exercise in a supportive atmosphere. The business originally included a salad bar restaurant called Ruffage, a pun on the word roughage (dietary fiber), though it was eventually removed as the focus of The Anatomy Asylum shifted solely to exercise.^[18] Later renamed "Slimmons", the establishment continued operations in Beverly Hills and Simmons taught motivational classes and aerobics throughout the week.^[19] Slimmons closed in November 2016.^[20]

In 2010, Simmons stated he had kept off his own 100+ pound (45 kg) weight loss for 42 years, had been helping others lose weight for 35 years, and that in the course of his fitness career, had helped humanity lose approximately 12 million pounds (5.5 million kg).^[21] Simmons used the Internet as a method of outreach by running his own membership-based website and also has official pages on numerous social-networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube.^[22]

In media

 

Simmons in Washington, DC, in 1998

Simmons began to draw media attention due to the success of his health club that began with him on Real People, where he was shown at work. He introduced customers whom he had helped to lose weight. He later had guest roles on Battlestars, Body Language, Super Password, Win, Lose or Draw, Match Game (ABC), Hollywood Squares (syndicated), and Nickelodeon's Figure It Out.^{[citation needed]}

Positive viewer reactions landed Simmons a recurring role as himself in General Hospital over a 4-year period.^[23] This, as well as being in shopping malls, where he taught exercise classes, led to further media attention. In the early 1980s, Simmons hosted two shows – Slim Cookin and the Emmy Award-winning talk show The Richard Simmons Show, in which he focused on personal health, fitness, exercise, and healthy cooking. The Richard Simmons Show drew thousands of exercise enthusiasts, including SAG/AFTRA actress Lucrecia Sarita Russo, who reportedly transported an entire bus filled with women from Pam's Figure Tique for a lively workout on the show.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998, Simmons provided the voice of Boone in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie.

He featured as himself on numerous television series, including Whose Line Is It Anyway?, CHiPs, Saturday Night Live, The Larry Sanders Show, and in the Arrested Development episode "Bringing Up Buster." In 1999, he hosted the short-lived television series DreamMaker. In 2007, he filmed the PBS pledge-drive special Love Yourself and Win.

He also featured in television advertisements for Sprint, Yoplait, and Herbal Essence shampoos. In late 2007, he was in a This is SportsCenter commercial on ESPN as the show's "conditioning coach". In Canada, Simmons was in an advertisement for Simmons mattresses. The mattress company hired the exercise celebrity because of the similarity in name, and for his appeal to the company's target audience of women over 35.^{[citation needed]} Beyond this, no further business partnership exists between them.

In the Rocko's Modern Life episode "No Pain, No Gain", Simmons voiced an exercise trainer bearing his animated likeness, leading a class filled with large, anthropomorphic animals.

From 2006 to 2008, he hosted a radio show on Sirius Stars (Sirius Satellite Radio channel 102) titled Lighten Up with Richard Simmons.^[24][25]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Simmons's YouTube channel was updated with archival exercise videos (recorded before his decision to withdraw from public life) to help people stay fit at home. A spokesperson said the move was motivated by "an overwhelming request for Richard to return in some way as a comfort", and added that "Richard is very touched by the outreach".^[26]

• Simmons was a guest on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 18, 1997, together with Celine Dion.
• Simmons portrayed himself in Steven Spielberg's 1986 Amazing Stories season one, episode 10 ("Remote Control Man").^{[citation needed]}
• He was a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show in the 1980s and 1990s. The two had a brief friendship off the air, which both Simmons and Stern discussed several times on air. While he resolved at one point to refuse future involvement after Stern repeatedly insulted him, he returned to the show on November 16, 2006, then returned again January 24, 2012, and finally September 24, 2013.^{[citation needed]}
• Simmons was also a frequent guest on Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) and the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS).^{[citation needed]} On November 22, 2000, they had a falling out after an incident on that night's show. Simmons (while dressed as a turkey) grabbed Letterman as if to hug or kiss him, and Letterman responded by spraying Simmons with a fire extinguisher which caused Simmons to have a severe asthma attack.^[27] Simmons did not appear on the Letterman show for six years, finally returning on November 29, 2006. During that time, Letterman once again set Simmons up for a prank. While Simmons was demonstrating a steamer branded with his name, Letterman insisted on placing a tray under the steamer which Simmons did not believe belonged there. When Simmons turned the steamer on, something in the tray exploded and caught fire, sending Simmons running for his life. Despite the scare, Simmons took the incident in fairly good nature, even joking that he "felt like Michael Jackson" (referring to a mishap where Jackson's hair was accidentally set on fire by pyrotechnics while filming a Pepsi commercial).^[28]
• He was a guest on the U.S. version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
• Simmons is on tracks 1 and 10 of Bob Rivers's 1997 holiday album More Twisted Christmas.
• Simmons was multiple times on The Glenn Beck Program on HLN.^[29]
• He is featured heavily in the film clip of "Hawker Boat" by Tobacco, taken from the album F***** Up Friends.^[30]
• He provides the voice for Coach Salmons, a recurring character modeled after his own likeness, for Fish Hooks, a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on September 24, 2010. Fish Hooks ended after three seasons.
• In 2011, Simmons starred in "Fit to Fly with Richard Simmons", an Air New Zealand inflight safety briefing video modeled after his aerobic workouts.^[31]
• In 2012, he was in a Canadian commercial for Telus wireless phone.
• In 2013, he appeared on Extreme Weight Loss as a surprise guest, leading a workout with the contestants.
• In 2021, he was portrayed by American Drag Queen Tina Burner in the 13th season of Rupaul's Drag Race in the Snatch Game Challenge.

In January 2024, an as-yet untitled biopic about Simmons, starring Pauly Shore, was announced. Simmons stated on Facebook, "I have never given my permission for this movie."^[32] In April 2024, he said he was discussing giving his approval for a different biopic.^[33]

Personal life

 

Simmons in 2007

Personality

Simmons uses his energetic and motivational demeanor to encourage people to lose weight. His high energy level is always featured in his workout videos, and his trademark attire is candy-striped Dolphin shorts and tank tops decorated with Swarovski crystals.^[15][34]

Simmons interacts at a personal level with people using his products. This began by personally answering fan mail he received as a cast member of General Hospital. As of 2008, he personally answered emails and letters and made hundreds of phone calls each week to those seeking his help.^{[35][needs update]}

He claimed to have few friends, saying, "I don't have a lot to offer to one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people." Aside from his three Dalmatians and two maids, Simmons lives alone in Beverly Hills, California.^[35]

While his sexual orientation has been the subject of much speculation, he has never publicly discussed his sexuality.^{[36][37][38][39][40]}

In a 2012 interview with Men's Health, he was quoted:

When the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife or the cook. He turns to the little man with the pointed hat and says to the court jester "make me laugh". And I am that court jester.

— Richard Simmons, Men's Health^[41]

Hurricane Katrina response

In September 2005, Simmons appeared on Entertainment Tonight to discuss the effects of Hurricane Katrina on his family in his hometown of New Orleans, and his involvement in aiding those affected by the hurricane. On August 29, 2006, Simmons was on Your World with Neil Cavuto while making a return visit to New Orleans one year after the flooding, a visit he repeated on March 2, 2007, now talking about his recent trip to Washington, DC, to promote and raise awareness about the Strengthening Physical Education Act of 2007 (H.R. 1224).^{[citation needed]}

Retreat from public life

Simmons has not made any major public appearances since 2014, and stopped appearing in public altogether in February of that year. In March 2016, speculation began that he was being held hostage by his housekeeper.^[3][4] In response, on March 14, 2016, Simmons gave an audio interview on the Today Show, denying the rumors.^[5] In November 2016, the Slimmons fitness gym closed, without any public announcement from Simmons.^[20] In February 2017, the podcast Missing Richard Simmons launched, investigating why Simmons left public life so suddenly.^[42]

In March 2017, Los Angeles Police Department detectives visited Simmons' home to conduct a welfare check, issuing a statement that Simmons is "perfectly fine" and that "right now he is doing what he wants to do and it is his business."^[43] On April 19, 2017, following a hospitalization for severe indigestion, Simmons made his first public comment in over a year, posting on Facebook a photo of himself and the message "I'm not 'missing', just a little under the weather".^[44] However, the picture that was included in the post was from as far back as 2013, leading to speculation that the person who posted the message might not actually have been Simmons.^[45][46][47]

In May 2017, he sued the National Enquirer, Radar Online, and American Media, Inc. for libel and false claims that he was undergoing gender reassignment.^[48] In September 2017, Simmons lost the lawsuit, and was ordered to pay the defendants' attorney's fees. The judge ruled, "because courts have long held that a misidentification of certain immutable characteristics do not naturally tend to injure one's reputation, even if there is sizeable portion of the population who hold prejudices against those characteristics, misidentification of a person as transgender is not actionable defamation absent special damages."^[49]

In June 2018, he sued a Los Angeles private investigator, claiming he had placed a tracking device over a year earlier on the only vehicle Simmons used for transportation, noting that such tracking is in violation of California law.^[50] In July 2018, Simmons amended the suit, alleging the investigator had been hired by In Touch Weekly and prosecutors filed a criminal complaint.^[51] In May 2020, a California appellate court upheld a trial judge's decision allowing Simmons' lawsuit to move forward.^[52]

In August 2022, in response to continued rumors and a TMZ documentary What Really Happened to Richard Simmons claiming that knee problems forced Simmons out of public life, Simmons issued a statement to the New York Post that he "is happy, healthy, and living the life he has chosen to live."^[53]

In March 2024, Simmons issued a statement clarifying that he is not dying, after a Facebook post he wrote encouraging people to "embrace every day" drew public concern. Simmons also stated that he no longer has a manager or publicist, and that he has not given permission for a biopic of him.^[54]

That same month, Simmons revealed that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer, located underneath his right eye. Simmons later stated on his X (Twitter) page that the cancer diagnosis occurred "so many years ago" and he decided to speak out about it to encourage people to go to the doctor if they see anything unusual on their body.^[55][56]

Print and other media

Books Never Say Diet^[57] Never Say Diet Cookbook^[58] The Better Body Book^[59] Deal-A-Meal Cookbook^[60] Reach for Fitness: A Special Book of Exercises for the Physically Challenged^[61] Richard Simmons' Never Give Up: Inspirations, Reflections, Stories of Hope^[62] Farewell to Fat^[63] Sweetie Pie: The Richard Simmons Private Collection of Dazzling Desserts^[64] Still Hungry After All These Years: My Story^[8] The Food Mover Cookbook^[65] Cookin' on Broadway^[66] Steam Away the Pounds^[67] Audio Analog compact cassette Project Me (six-tape set)^[68] Take a Walk^[69] Take a Hike^[70] Sweatin' and Sharin With Richard Simmons & Friends^[71] Walk Across America^[72] Colors of Your Life (single tape)^[73] Colors of Your Life (six tape set)^[74] Secrets of the Winners (single tape)^[75] Take a Classical Walk Walkin' on Broadway Walk Around the World Never Give Up: Inspirations, Reflections, Stories of Hope (book on tape, read by Simmons)^[76] Compact disc Richard Picks the Hits, Volume 1 Richard Picks the Hits, Volume 2 Country Cardio Oh Happy Day^[77] Fitness Fiesta Wicked Workout^[78] Big Screen Burn Shimmy into Shape In the Mood to Lose Classical Chillout Vinyl record Reach (Elektra Records, 1982) – AUS No. 12^[79] Singles This Time (Elektra Records, 45 rpm 1983) Digital compact cassette Colors of Your Life (single tape) (Goodtimes Entertainment, BASF 90 Min. 1998)

Visual media DVD Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes^[80] Latin Blast Off Mega Mix Blast Off Mega Mix 2 Blast Off Disco Blast Off 60's Blast Off 80's Blast Off Blast and Tone Disco Sweat^[81] SuperSweatin': Party Off the Pounds SuperTonin': Totally Tonin SuperTonin': Totally Tonin' with Toning Rings Sit Tight Sweatin' to the Oldies^[82] Sweatin' to the Oldies 2^[83] Sweatin' to the Oldies 3^[84] Sweatin' to the Oldies 4^[85] Sweatin' to the Oldies 5^[86] Love Yourself and Win Boogie Down the Pounds Tonin' to the Oldies "Richard Simmons Project H.O.P.E. – Health, Optimism, Passion, Energy" Video cassette Everyday with Richard Simmons The Stomach Formula Get Started Reach for Fitness – A Special Video of Exercises for the Physically Challenged^[87] Deal Your Way to Health Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes Sweatin' to the Oldies Sweatin' to the Oldies 2 Sweatin' to the Oldies 3^[88] Sweatin' to the Oldies 4 Day By Day (Volumes 1–12) Pump and Sweat Step and Sweat Tone and Sweat Stretchin' to the Classics Dance Your Pants Off! Tonin' Uptown Tonin' Downtown Groovin' In The House The Ab Formula No Ifs Ands or Butts Love to Stretch Blast Off Broadway Sweat^[89] Tone Up On Broadway Broadway Blast Off Platinum Sweat Sit Tight Latin Blast Off Mega Mix Blast Off Mega Mix 2 Blast Off Disco Blast Off 60's Blast Off 80's Blast Off Blast and Tone Farewell to Fat^[90] Disco Sweat Sudar Mucho YouTube Fit to Fly Hair Do (Official Music Video)^[91] Television/movies The Richard Simmons Show Family Feud Fish Hooks General Hospital Late Show with David Letterman The Howard Stern Show Pictionary Password The Roseanne Show Larry King Live Live with Regis and Kathie Lee Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Richard Simmons Dream Maker Wheel of Fortune The Wendy Williams Show The Ellen Degeneres Show Whose Line is it Anyway The Doctors

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Further reading

• Carey, Kevin (November 7, 2007). . The Quick and the Ed. American Institutes for Research. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007.
• Davis, David (November 27, 2012). "Still Richard: Richard Simmons keeps grooving at 64". SB Nation.
• Hellmich, Nanci (July 22, 2008). "7/22/2008". USA Today.
• Michel, Martin (July 21, 2008). "Fitness Guru Takes Message to Congress". Tell Me More. NPR.
• Staff (March 13, 2006). . Canada.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
• Staff (August 24, 2007). "Richard Simmons: Fit Kids Are Smart Kids". Education Week. Editorial Projects in Education. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
• (Interview). Interviewed by Cindy Rhodes. Sidewalks Entertainment. June 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
• Bregel, Sarah (January 19, 2024). "Richard Simmons has been trying to live a private life since 2014, but the entertainment industry won't let him". BBC Home. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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