Richard Simmons, Fitness Guru and TV Personality, Dead at 76

LOS ANGELES—Richard Simmons, the fitness guru whose flamboyant personality and infectious energy made him a mainstay of television talk shows and infomercials for years, was found dead at his Hollywood Hills home Saturday, July 13, one day after his 76th birthday. Mr. Simmons’ death was first reported by TMZ. Authorities were dispatched at 9:55 a.m. Saturday to 1350 Belfast Drive in Hollywood Hills West on a call of a cardiac arrest/suspected death, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. They did not transport anyone to a hospital. The department described it as a “natural death” and said the decedent was 76 years old....