Richard Simmons, legendary fitness guru, dies at 76, representative confirms

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LOS ANGELES -- Richard Simmons, the legendary fittingness guru who became a tv regular successful the 1980s with a estimation arsenic a gregarious wellness advocate, has died. He was 76.

Few details were instantly disposable astir Simmons' death, which was confirmed to ABC News by his typical connected Saturday.

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to his location aft a 911 telephone from his housekeeper and recovered Simmons dead, constabulary sources told ABC News. He appears to person died of earthy causes, and nary foul play is suspected, the sources said.

Simmons had celebrated his 76th day connected Friday.

Simmons had spooked fans conscionable 3 months agone erstwhile helium posted that helium was dying connected Facebook, penning successful March, "I person immoderate quality to archer you. Please don't beryllium sad. I americium .... dying. Oh I tin spot your faces now. The information is we each are dying. Every time we unrecorded we are getting person to our death."

He aboriginal clarified that helium was not really dying, but that the connection was intended to promote everyone to "embrace each time that we have."

Simmons has been retired of the nationalist oculus lately, though determination were reports of a biopic being made astir the fittingness enthusiast earlier this year. Simmons criticized the reports, writing, "Don't judge everything you read. I nary longer person a manager, and I nary longer person a publicist. I conscionable effort to unrecorded a quiescent beingness and beryllium peaceful."

ABC News' Bonnie McLean contributed to this report.