 And this came out last evening, and maybe in all the activity and the excitement of what happened at the Trump rally, you may have missed hearing about this. Fitness guru Richard Simmons died. His publicist says he died Friday at his home in Los Angeles, a day after his 76th birthday. Simmons was a court jester of physical fitness who built a mini empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better. It's 125.