Fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76, U.S. media outlets report

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at the age of 76,  several  media outlets reported, including ABC News and  TMZ.
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  His  housekeeper  reportedly  found him  unconscious  Saturday morning and  the  LAPD  was  called. TMZ reported that police  are  treating  the  death  as  natural  causes.
 
  Los Angeles police and fire departments told The Associated Press  they responded to a Los Angeles  home  where a man was  pronounced  dead  of  natural causes.|Neither provided a name, but  the  AP  verified  Simmons'  address and age  based  on  public  records.
 
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  The  flamboyant  fitness  instructor,  born  Milton Teagle  and  "Richard"  Simmons,  became a household name and pioneered gyms as safe  spaces  for people who  weren't  yet  in perfect  shape.  This  year,  he  revealed in a series of social media posts  that  she  had been diagnosed with skin  cancer.  She  grew up in the French  Quarter  of New Orleans before settling in California,  losing  268 pounds  according  to  her  website.  Her  struggle  to  lose  weight,  which  saw  her  try  everything from fad diets to laxatives before  committing  to  exercise and  a  better  lifestyle,  inspired millions to do the same.

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