Remembering Richard Simmons

Just one day after celebrating his 76th birthday, fitness guru Richard Simmons has died.

Police sources said the Los Angeles Police Department responded to his home Saturday morning after a 911 call from his housekeeper and found Simmons dead. He appears to have died of natural causes, and no foul play is suspected, the sources said.

Simmons had not been photographed in public since 2014. He had been posting frequently on his Facebook page. His most recent post was on his birthday. He wrote: “Thank you…I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life! I am sitting here writing emails. Have a most beautiful rest of your Friday.”

He was born Milton Teagle Simmons in New Orleans on July 12, 1948, but adopted the name Richard while growing up.

He was known for his popular “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” fitness videos and hosted his own daytime talk show from 1980 to 1984.