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![Mark Avery FILE - Richard Simmons, center, is surrounded by models displaying his new line of "Advantage" clothing exclusively for women sized 16-44 as he gives a hoot in Los Angeles for big and beautiful women, Aug. 2, 1984. "You should feel great no matter what size," says Simmons. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Mark Avery, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/28499993fe6441bfbe95b3a29f7cfb4f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons, center, is surrounded by models displaying his new line of "Advantage" clothing exclusively for women sized 16-44 as he gives a hoot in Los Angeles for big and beautiful women, Aug. 2, 1984. "You should feel great no matter what size," says Simmons. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Mark Avery, File)
![Richard Drew FILE - Richard Simmons sits for a portrait in Los Angeles, June 23, 1982. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d55ae699d37a44738057474a70496c39/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons sits for a portrait in Los Angeles, June 23, 1982. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
![Richard Shotwell FILE - Richard Simmons arrives at the Project Angel Food's 2013 Angel Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2013. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9bfe40380a4942ceb42e1a70b58b3b5b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons arrives at the Project Angel Food's 2013 Angel Awards in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2013. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File, File)
![Todd Williamson FILE - Richard Simmons onstage at JDRF's Los Angeles Walk to Cure Diabetes at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 in Pasadena, Calif. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for JDRF/AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/774be2cf17f342e7a24a0eb70db13e05/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons onstage at JDRF's Los Angeles Walk to Cure Diabetes at the Rose Bowl on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 in Pasadena, Calif. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for JDRF/AP, File)
![Richard Drew FILE - Richard Simmons sits for a portrait in Los Angeles, June 23, 1982. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a2b55f9faa9d4291891b5b741ac1fa9f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons sits for a portrait in Los Angeles, June 23, 1982. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
![Tina Fineberg FILE - Richard Simmons speaks to the audience before the start of a summer salad fashion show at Grand Central Terminal in New York on June 2, 2006. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fe8584c93cfe40bc9a9efbb657b479df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons speaks to the audience before the start of a summer salad fashion show at Grand Central Terminal in New York on June 2, 2006. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)
![Eric Charbonneau FILE - Richard Simmons at St. Patty's Day Slimdown benefiting the Lollipop Theatre Network held at Slimmons on Sunday, Mar., 17, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lollipop Theatre Network/AP Images, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1e852def25a3472c9ba659cec358c9a8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons at St. Patty's Day Slimdown benefiting the Lollipop Theatre Network held at Slimmons on Sunday, Mar., 17, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Lollipop Theatre Network/AP Images, File)
![John Shearer FILE - Richard Simmons arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision for MTV/AP Images, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e817acea3966441988d4438879e751a4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision for MTV/AP Images, File)
![Rick Tucker FILE - Richard Simmons leads the crowd at the first ever Women's Heart Conference in Kearney, Neb., at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Saturday, March 27, 1999. (Rick Tucker/Kearney Hub via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c11aa22aea85470984ae07aedcb05fc8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons leads the crowd at the first ever Women's Heart Conference in Kearney, Neb., at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Saturday, March 27, 1999. (Rick Tucker/Kearney Hub via AP)
![Alexandra Wyman FILE - Richard Simmons at BuzzFeed LA's Office Grand Opening, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 in Los Angeles. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for BuzzFeed/AP Images, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/de4d4c6c4e2246bf9c3e6ab4edae7234/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - Richard Simmons at BuzzFeed LA's Office Grand Opening, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 in Los Angeles. Simmons, a fitness guru who urged the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the age of 76. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for BuzzFeed/AP Images, File)