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Richard Simmons

1948 - 2024

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Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons (July 12, 1948 – July 13, 2024) was an American fitness instructor and television personality. He was a promoter of weight-loss programs, most prominently through his television show, The Richard Simmons Show and later the Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos. Simmons began his weight-loss career by opening his gym Slimmons in Beverly Hills, California, catering to the overweight in a supportive atmosphere, and he became widely known through exposure on television and through the popularity of his consumer products. He was often parodied and was a frequent guest on late-night television and radio talk shows, such as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Simmons is the 3,887th most popular actor (up from 4,700th in 2019), the 6,298th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,881st in 2019) and the 1,814th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Richard Simmons ranks 3,887 out of 13,578. Before him are Taheyya Kariokka, Genevieve Cortese, Michael Paré, Vladimir Kulich, Gustaf Molander, and Michael Ball. After him are Megumi Hayashibara, Rosario Dawson, Erika Blanc, Leslie Uggams, Eva-Maria Hagen, and Kenneth Mars.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Richard Simmons ranks 401. Before him are Hans Moravec, JoBeth Williams, Anatoly Solovyev, Levan Tediashvili, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, and Martin Birch. After him are Otto Waalkes, Margaret Weis, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Benny Morris, Nadezhda Tkachenko, and Gary Thain. Among people deceased in 2024, Richard Simmons ranks 305. Before him are Levan Tediashvili, Anita Bryant, Ruth Westheimer, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Richard H. Truly, and George Eastham. After him are Francisco Rodríguez, Charles Shyer, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Michel Jazy, Kishin Shinoyama, and Guram Kostava.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Simmons ranks 6,299 out of 20,380. Before him are Deirdre McCloskey (1942), Ronnie Radke (1983), Don Bragg (1935), Michael Paré (1958), Roger Penske (1937), and Billy Vaughn (1919). After him are Daniel Burnham (1846), Dana White (1969), Lou Gramm (1950), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974), Leon Russell (1942), and Philip H. Dybvig (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Simmons ranks 1,814. Before him are Chris Farley (1964), Pearl White (1889), Rance Howard (1928), Ed Wynn (1886), Genevieve Cortese (1981), and Michael Paré (1958). After him are Rosario Dawson (1979), Leslie Uggams (1943), Kenneth Mars (1935), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), Lupe Ontiveros (1942), and Edie Falco (1963).

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