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Legendary fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76

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Legendary fitness guru Richard Simmons dead at 76

FILE – In this June 2, 2006, file photo, Richard Simmons speaks to the audience before the start of a summer salad fashion show at Grand Central Terminal in New York. Simmons publicist Tom Estey denied a claim by Simmons’ former former masseuse and friend Mauro Oliveira that Simmons is being controlled by his housekeeper. Estey tells People magazine for an article published March 6, 2017, that Simmons has made a choice “to live a more private life.” (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

Legendary fitness guru Richard Simmons has died, according to multiple reports.

He was 76. No cause of death has been reported.

His death comes just one day after he celebrated a birthday.

According to reports, police were called to Simmons’ home by his housekeeper, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. ABC News reported that no foul play is expected.

Simmons reportedly said he felt good heading into his birthday.

“I’m grateful that I’m here, that I am alive for another day,” he reportedly said. “I’ll spend my birthday doing what I do every day, which is to help people.”

Simmons had reportedly been working on a Broadway Musical at the time of his death.

He announced in March that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer. Also in March, he scared fans by posting on Facebook an announcement that he was dying. He later apologized for “confusion,” and his manager said that he was not dying at the time.

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