UPDATED: The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Workplace on Thursday confirmed the reason for demise for health guru Richard Simmons. The 76-year-old died consequently “of blunt traumatic accidents” with “arteriosclerotic heart problems as a contributing situation,” the ME’s workplace stated in an announcement. The demise was dominated unintended.
Simmons reportedly fell at his dwelling on July 11 and spent the next day in mattress. He was discovered unresponsive on his bed room ground the morning of July thirteenth. 9-1-1 was referred to as and he was pronounced lifeless on the scene, the coroner’s workplace stated.
PREVIOUS, August 21: Health guru Richard Simmons’ demise was a results of “issues from latest falls and coronary heart illness,” in accordance with his brother, Lenny Simmons.
A spokesperson for the Simmons household, Tom Estey, instructed Folks on Wednesday, “This morning, Richard Simmons‘ brother Lenny acquired a name from the L.A. County Coroner’s Workplace.” He defined, “The Coroner knowledgeable Lenny that Richard’s demise was unintended because of issues from latest falls and coronary heart illness as a contributing issue. The toxicology report was detrimental apart from remedy Richard had been prescribed. The Household needs to thank everybody for his or her outpouring of affection and assist throughout this time of nice loss.”
His demise was initially deferred, as further testing by the Medical Examiner’s Workplace was wanted.
Simmons was discovered lifeless on July 13, a day after his 76th birthday, at his Hollywood Hills dwelling.
Born and raised in Louisiana, Simmons admitted he weighed 268 kilos when he graduated highschool. By adjusting his consuming habits and incorporating reasonable train, he managed to drop a few pounds. It was a strategy that he shared with hundreds of thousands over his profession.
He moved to Los Angeles within the Nineteen Seventies and opened a health studio, Slimmons, in Beverly Hills. His following there grew into the nationally syndicated The Richard Simmons Present on TV, the place he gave health directions to viewers at dwelling. The present ran for 4 years and earned a number of Emmy awards.
He later was behind one of many all-time greatest health video empires together with his “Sweatin’ To The Oldies” video sequence.
Simmons launched 65 health movies over the course of his life, which bought greater than 20 million copies, and authored 9 books and three cookbooks, in accordance with his web site.
In January, he spoke out in opposition to an upcoming biopic being made about his life starring actor and comic Pauly Shore, which Simmons stated he by no means permitted.
“I’ve by no means given my permission for this film. So don’t imagine the whole lot you learn,” he wrote on Fb on the time. “I now not have a supervisor, and I now not have a publicist. I simply attempt to stay a quiet life and be peaceable. Thanks for all of your love and assist.”