Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dead at 76 just one day after celebrating birthday
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The health guru, who stepped away from the public eye a decade ago, rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s after opening several gyms across the country and releasing his iconic high energy fitness tapes.