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Years active
  
1969–present

Height
  
1.69 m

Role
  
Actor

Name
  
Richard Simmons

Religion
  

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Full Name
  
Milton Teagle Simmons

Born
  
July 12, 1948 (age 75) (
1948-07-12
)

Alma mater
  
University of Southwestern LouisianaFlorida State University

Occupation
  
Physical fitness expert, voice actor, political activist

Television
  
The Richard Simmons ShowFish Hooks

Parents
  
Shirley May Simmons, Leonard Douglas Simmons

Movies
  
Sweatin' to the Oldies: Vol. 2, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

Education
  
Books
  
Richard Simmons' Never Sa, Still Hungry‑‑ After All T, Richard Simmons' Never Giv, Richard Simmons' Farewell t, Sweetie Pie: The Richard S



Similar
  
Jack LaLanne, Susan Powter, Fabio Lanzoni

Profiles

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Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons (born July 12, 1948) is an American fitness guru, actor, and comedian. He promotes weight-loss programs, prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos and is known for his eccentric, flamboyant, and energetic personality.

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Simmons began his weight-loss career by opening a gym called Slimmons in Beverly Hills, California, catering to the overweight, and he became widely known through exposure on television and through the popularity of his consumer products. He is often parodied and was a frequent guest of late night television talk shows, such as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show.

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Simmons has continued to promote health and exercise through a career spanning several decades, and later broadened his activities to include political activism – notably in 2008 in support of a bill mandating non-competitive physical education in public schools as a part of the "No Child Left Behind Act". However, he has not appeared in public since February 2014, and his gym quietly closed in late 2016 without him making any public statement. His disappearance from the public eye has led to ongoing speculation and expressions of concern about his well-being. Simmons and those who have been in contact with him have said the concerns are unwarranted.

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Early life

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Simmons was born Milton Teagle Simmons in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 12, 1948, the son of Leonard Douglas Simmons, Sr. and Shirley May (née Satin). He was born to show business parents and raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans. He has one older brother named Leonard, Jr. His father was raised Methodist and worked as a master of ceremonies and later in thrift stores. His mother was Russian Jewish and was a traveling fan dancer and later a store cosmetics saleswoman.

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Simmons later converted to Catholicism and attended Cor Jesu High School, known today as Brother Martin High School.

He became obese during his early childhood and adolescence. He began overeating and becoming overweight as early as the age of 4 or earlier, and by the age of 5, he knew it was perceived negatively. At the age of 15, he weighed 182 pounds (83 kg). As a young man, he considered being a priest. As a young adult art student, he had appeared among the "freak show" characters in the Fellini films Satyricon (1968) and The Clowns (1970), and he eventually reached a peak of 268 pounds (122 kg).

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Simmons explained he adopted the name Richard after an uncle who paid for his college tuition. His first job in New Orleans was as a child, selling pralines at Leah's.

Fitness career

Upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s, he worked as the Maître d'hotel at Derek's, a restaurant in Beverly Hills. He developed an interest in fitness, but was dissatisfied with the unhealthy fad diets then prevalent, such as the Hollywood/Grapefruit diet, the Scarsdale diet, AYDS "appetite suppressing" candy, and the Atkins diet. Established gyms and exercise studios of the day favored the already fit customer, so there was little real help for those who needed to gain fitness from an otherwise unhealthy state. His interest in fitness helped him lose 123 lb (56 kg).

Simmons later opened his own exercise studio, originally called "The Anatomy Asylum", where emphasis was placed on healthy eating in proper portions and enjoyable exercise in a supportive atmosphere. The business originally included a salad bar restaurant called Ruffage, the name a pun on the word roughage (dietary fiber), though it was eventually removed as the focus of the Asylum shifted solely to exercise. Later renamed "Slimmons", the establishment continued operations in Beverly Hills, and Simmons taught motivational classes and aerobics throughout the week. Slimmons closed in November 2016.

In 2010, Simmons stated that he had kept off his own 100+ pound (45 kg) weight loss for 42 years, had been helping others lose weight for 35 years, and that in the course of his fitness career had helped humanity lose approximately 12,000,000 pounds (5,500,000 kg). Simmons used the web as a method of outreach by running his own membership-based website, and also indicates on his home page that he has established official pages on numerous social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube.

In media

Simmons began to draw media attention due to the success of his health club that began with him on Real People, where he was shown at work. He introduced customers whom he had helped to lose weight. He later made guest roles on the celebrity game shows Battlestars; Body Language; Super Password; Win, Lose or Draw; the ABC version of Match Game; the syndicated version of Hollywood Squares; and Nickelodeon's Figure It Out.

Positive viewer reactions landed Simmons a recurring role as himself in General Hospital over a 4-year period. This in turn led to further media notoriety, as well as being in shopping malls, where he taught exercise classes. In the early 1980s, Simmons hosted two shows; Slim Cookin and an Emmy Award-winning talk show The Richard Simmons Show, in which he focused on personal health, fitness, exercise, and healthy cooking. The Richard Simmons Show drew thousands of exercise enthusiasts, including SAG/AFTRA actress Lucrecia Sarita Russo who reportedly transported an entire bus filled with ladies from Pam's Figure Tique, for a lively workout on the show.

In 1998, Simmons voiced Boone in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie.

Simmons has been featured as himself on numerous television series, including Whose Line Is It Anyway?, CHiPs, Saturday Night Live, The Larry Sanders Show, and on an episode of Arrested Development titled "Bringing Up Buster." In 1999, he hosted a short-lived television series titled DreamMaker. 8 years later, he filmed a pledge drive special for PBS titled Love Yourself and Win.

He has been featured in television advertisements for Sprint, Yoplait, Herbal Essence Shampoos, and toward the end of 2007, he was in a "This is SportsCenter" commercial on ESPN as the show's "conditioning coach." In Canada, Simmons was in an advertisement for Simmons mattresses. The mattress company hired the exercise celebrity because of the similarity in name, and for his appeal to the company's target audience of women over 35. Beyond this, there is no further business partnership between the two.

Rocko's Modern Life has one episode where Simmons lent his voice to an exercise trainer bearing his animated likeness. He leads a class filled with large anthropomorphic animals.

For 3 years, he hosted a radio show on Sirius Stars, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 102, titled Lighten Up with Richard Simmons. The show was cancelled in 2008.

  • Simmons was a guest on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 18, 1997, together with Celine Dion.
  • Simmons portrayed himself in Steven Spielberg's 1986 Amazing Stories Season 1: Episode 10  ("Remote Control Man").
  • He was a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show in the 1980s and 1990s. The two had a brief friendship off the air, which both Richard and Howard discussed several times on air. While he resolved at one point to refuse future involvement after Stern insulted him one too many times, he returned to the Stern show on November 16, 2006, then returned again January 24, 2012, and September 24, 2013.
  • Simmons was also a frequent guest on Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) and the Late Show with David Letterman (CBS). On November 22, 2000, they had a falling out after an incident that occurred on that night's show. Simmons (while dressed as a turkey) was sprayed in the face by Letterman with a fire extinguisher after Simmons grabbed Letterman as if to hug or kiss him, causing Simmons to have a severe asthma attack. Simmons did not attend the Letterman show for 6 years, finally returning on November 29, 2006. During that time, Letterman once again set Simmons up for a prank. While Richard Simmons was demonstrating a steamer branded with his name, Letterman insisted on placing a tray under the steamer which Simmons did not believe belonged there. When Simmons turned the steamer on, something in the tray exploded and caught fire, sending Simmons running for his life. Despite the scare, Simmons took the incident in fairly good nature, even joking that he "felt like Michael Jackson" (referring to a mishap where Jackson's hair was set on fire by a pyrotechnics accident).
  • He was a guest on the U.S. version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
  • Simmons is on tracks 1 and 10 of Bob Rivers' 1997 holiday album More Twisted Christmas.
  • Simmons has multiple times been on The Glenn Beck Program on HLN.
  • He is featured heavily in the film clip of "Hawker Boat" by Tobacco, taken from the album Fucked Up Friends.
  • He provides the voice for Coach Salmons, a reoccurring character modeled after his own likeness, for Fish Hooks, a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on September 24, 2010. On December 8, 2010, it was announced that the series has been picked up for a second season. Fish Hooks ended after three seasons.
  • In 2011, Simmons starred in "Fit to Fly with Richard Simmons", an Air New Zealand inflight safety briefing video modeled after his aerobic workouts.
  • In 2012, he was in a Canadian commercial for Telus wireless phone.
  • In 2013, he appeared on Extreme Weight Loss as a surprise guest, leading a workout with the contestants.
  • Personality

    Simmons is noted for his energetic and motivational demeanor, an attribute he uses to help encourage people to lose weight. His high energy level is always featured in his workout videos. His trademark attire is candy-striped Dolphin shorts and tank tops decorated with Swarovski crystals.

    Simmons is known for interacting at a personal level with people using his products. This began by personally answering fan mail he received as a cast member of General Hospital. He still personally answers emails and letters and makes hundreds of phone calls each week to those who seek his help. He also talked to people on the air during his radio show and holds weekly live chats in the "clubhouse" area of his website. His appearances also include a "meet and greet" time so that people can speak to him one on one.

    He claims to have few friends, saying, "I don't have a lot to offer to one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people." Aside from his three Dalmatians and two maids, Simmons lives alone in Beverly Hills, California. While his sexual orientation has been the subject of much speculation, he has never publicly discussed his sexuality.

    Hurricane Katrina response

    In September 2005, Simmons was on Entertainment Tonight to discuss the effects of Hurricane Katrina on his family in his hometown of New Orleans, and his involvement in aiding those affected by the hurricane. On August 29, 2006, Simmons was on Your World with Neil Cavuto while making a return visit to New Orleans one year after the flooding, a visit he repeated on March 2, 2007, now talking about his recent trip to Washington, D.C. to promote and raise awareness about The Strengthening Physical Education Act of 2007 (H.R. 1224).

    Retreat from public life

    Simmons has not made any major public appearances since 2014, and stopped appearing in public at all in February of that year. In March 2016, speculation began that he was being held hostage by his housekeeper.

    In response, on March 14, Simmons gave an audio interview on the Today Show, denying the rumors. In November, the Slimmons fitness gym closed, without any public announcement from Simmons. In February 2017, the podcast Missing Richard Simmons launched, investigating why Simmons left public life so suddenly.

    In March 2017, LAPD detectives visited Simmons' home to conduct a welfare check, issuing a statement that Simmons is "perfectly fine" and that "right now he is doing what he wants to do and it is his business." On April 19, 2017, following a hospitalization for severe indigestion, Simmons made his first public comment in over a year, posting on Facebook a photo of himself and the message "I'm not 'missing', just a little under the weather". However, the picture that was included in the post was several years old – from 2013 or 2014 – and there was some speculation that the person using his account to post the message might not actually have been him.

    In May 2017, Simmons sued the National Enquirer, Radar Online and American Media, Inc. for libel and false claims that he was undergoing gender reassignment. In September 2017, Simmons lost the lawsuit, and was ordered to pay the defendants' attorney's fees. The judge ruled that "because courts have long held that a misidentification of certain immutable characteristics do not naturally tend to injure one's reputation, even if there is sizeable portion of the population who hold prejudices against those characteristics, misidentification of a person as transgender is not actionable defamation absent special damages."

    Filmography

    Actor
    1979
    General Hospital (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - Episode #1.12781 (2013) - Richard Simmons
    - Episode #1.12775 (2013) - Richard Simmons
    - Episode dated 22 February 1982 (1982) - Richard Simmons
    - Episode dated 25 January 1982 (1982) - Richard Simmons
    - Episode #1.4419 (1980) - Richard Simmons
    - Episode #1.4379 (1980) - Richard Simmons (uncredited)
    - Episode #1.4317 (1980) - Richard Simmons (credit only)
    - Episode dated 24 August 1979 (1979) - Richard Simmons
    2010
    Fish Hooks (TV Series) as
    Coach Salmons
    - Principal Bea (2012) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Little Fish Sunshine (2012) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Rock Yeti Lobster (2012) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Fish School Musical (2011) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - We've Got Fish Spirit (2011) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Riding in Cars with Fish (2011) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Two Clams in Love (2011) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Big Fish (2011) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    - Underwater Boy (2010) - Coach Salmons (voice)
    2003
    Arrested Development (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - The One Where They Build a House (2004) - Richard Simmons
    - Bringing Up Buster (2003) - Richard Simmons
    2004
    Johnny Bravo (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons / Little Ricky Simmons
    - Get Shovelized/T Is for Trouble (2004) - Richard Simmons / Little Ricky Simmons (voice)
    2000
    What Women Want as
    Richard Simmons (uncredited)
    1999
    Hercules: Zero to Hero (Video) as
    Physedipus (voice)
    1998
    Hercules (TV Series) as
    Physedipus
    - Hercules and the Big Games (1998) - Physedipus (voice)
    - Hercules and the Hostage Crisis (1998) - Physedipus (voice)
    - Hercules and the Visit from Zeus (1998) - Physedipus (voice)
    1998
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie as
    Boone (voice)
    1995
    All My Children (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - Episode dated 21 June 1995 (1995) - Richard Simmons
    1993
    Rocko's Modern Life (TV Series) as
    Aerobics Instructor
    - No Pain, No Gain/Who Gives a Buck? (1993) - Aerobics Instructor (voice)
    1992
    Evening Shade (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - Harlan Deals-A-Meal (1992) - Richard Simmons
    1992
    The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - The Warmth Episode (1992) - Richard Simmons
    1992
    Dinosaurs (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons Dinosaur
    - Nature Calls (1992) - Richard Simmons Dinosaur (voice)
    1986
    From Here to Maternity (TV Movie) as
    Birthing Coach
    1986
    Cinemax Comedy Experiment (TV Series)
    - From Here to Maternity (1986)
    1985
    Amazing Stories (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - Remote Control Man (1985) - Richard Simmons
    1982
    Fame (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - Teachers (1982) - Richard Simmons
    1982
    CHiPs (TV Series) as
    Richard Simmons
    - Meet the New Guy (1982) - Richard Simmons
    1970
    The Clowns (TV Movie) as
    Clown (uncredited)
    1969
    Fellini Satyricon as
    Nymphomaniac's Slave (unconfirmed, uncredited)
    Producer
    2013
    Project H.O.P.E: Health, Optimism, Passion, Energy (Video) (producer)
    1995
    Disco Sweat (Video) (producer)
    1992
    Sweat & Shout: An Aerobic Workout (Video documentary) (producer)
    1991
    Stretchin' to the Classics (Video short) (executive producer)
    1991
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 3 (Video) (executive producer) / (producer)
    1990
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 2 (Video) (producer)
    1988
    Sweatin' to the Oldies (Video) (producer)
    Miscellaneous
    2000
    What Women Want (footage for "Move, Groove and Lose" courtesy of)
    1992
    Sweat & Shout: An Aerobic Workout (Video documentary) (choreographer)
    1991
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 3 (Video) (choreographer)
    1990
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 2 (Video) (choreographer)
    Soundtrack
    -
    The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2013) (writer - 1 episode, 2013)
    - Richard Simmons: Recharged and Rediscovered! (2013) - (performer: "Hair Do") / (writer: "Hair Do")
    1986
    Super Password (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
    - Episode #2.83 (1986) - (performer: "Happy Birthday to You", "Hallelujah Chorus" (uncredited))
    Self
    -
    Family Fitness (Video) as
    Self
    2024
    King Cake: The New Orleans Mardi Gras Story (Documentary) as
    Self
    2008
    Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #43.111 (2024) - Self
    - Episode #35.131 (2016) - Self
    - Episode dated 5 May 2010 (2010) - Self
    - Episode dated 24 February 2009 (2009) - Self
    - Episode dated 20 February 2009 (2009) - Self
    - Episode dated 24 December 2008 (2008) - Self
    - Episode dated 11 January 2008 (2008) - Self
    2017
    Extra (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #23.194 (2017) - Self
    2015
    The Desk as
    Self
    2014
    Sing Your Face Off (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest Judge
    - Episode #1.4 (2014) - Self - Guest Judge
    2014
    Tosh.0 (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Ben's Video Resume (2014) - Self
    2014
    Tell a Friend Get Covered (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    Project H.O.P.E: Health, Optimism, Passion, Energy (Video) as
    Self - Host
    2013
    87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special) as
    Self
    2013
    Teens Wanna Know (TV Series documentary) as
    Self - Guest
    - AIDS Walk LA 2013 (2013) - Self - Guest
    2013
    The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons: Recharged and Rediscovered! (2013) - Self
    2008
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #11.33 (2013) - Self
    - Episode #6.50 (2008) - Self
    2013
    The Men Who Made Us Thin (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.2 (2013) - Self
    2013
    Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy (TV Series documentary) as
    Self - Fitness Icon
    - Larry Goes Hollyweird (2013) - Self - Fitness Icon
    2013
    Katie (TV Series) as
    Self
    - The Secrets of Child Weight Loss (2013) - Self
    2013
    Richard Simmons: Sweatin' to the Oldies 4 (Video) as
    Self
    2013
    Good Day L.A. (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 15 February 2013 (2013) - Self
    2013
    Chelsea Lately (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Episode #7.23 (2013) - Self - Guest
    2010
    The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest / Self
    - Hairpiece Theatre (2013) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 15 November 2011 (2011) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 17 November 2010 (2010) - Self
    - Episode dated 11 January 2010 (2010) - Self
    2013
    Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Minka Kelly/Hunter Hayes/Richard Simmons/The Lee Bros. (2013) - Self
    2013
    The Playboy Morning Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #2.95 (2013) - Self
    2008
    Today (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 25 January 2012 (2012) - Self
    - Episode dated 8 January 2008 (2008) - Self
    2006
    Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons Returns (2012) - Self
    - Richard Simmons Cries (2007) - Self
    - Richard Simmons (2006) - Self
    2012
    The Doctors (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Weight Loss Secrets from A to Z (2012) - Self
    2003
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest / Self
    - Episode #8.79 (2011) - Self - Guest
    - Episode #7.76 (2010) - Self - Guest
    - Episode #6.111 (2009) - Self
    - Episode #4.50 (2006) - Self
    - Episode #1.85 (2004) - Self - Guest
    - Richard Simmons, Rena Sofer (2003) - Self
    2010
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 5 (Video) as
    Self
    2010
    The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 19 January 2010 (2010) - Self
    2009
    The Florence Henderson Show (TV Series)
    - John Glover/Richard Simmons/El Capitan (2009)
    2008
    70's Fever (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    2008
    Paula's Party (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 25 October 2008 (2008) - Self
    1994
    Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) as
    Self / Self - Guest / Self - Dramatizing Prom Nightmares / ...
    2007
    Close-Up (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons (2007) - Self
    2007
    Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Round 8 (2007) - Self
    2006
    The Megan Mullally Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.68 (2006) - Self
    2006
    Your World w/Neil Cavuto (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 2 February 2006 (2006) - Self
    2005
    The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #2.76 (2006) - Self
    - Episode #1.84 (2005) - Self
    2005
    Half Ton Man (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    2005
    Martha (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 25 October 2005 (2005) - Self
    2005
    Richard Simmon's Steam N' Mash (TV Short) as
    Self
    2004
    On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 19 July 2004 (2004) - Self
    2004
    SoapTalk (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) - Self
    2004
    Victoria Wood's Big Fat Documentary (TV Mini Series documentary) as
    Self - Slimming Guru / Self
    - Part Two (2004) - Self - Slimming Guru
    - Part One (2004) - Self (uncredited)
    2003
    Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Show No. 521 (2003) - Self
    1999
    Hollywood Squares (TV Series) as
    Self - Panelist
    1996
    The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 10 January 2001 (2001) - Self
    - Episode dated 2 June 2000 (2000) - Self
    - Episode #4.6 (1999) - Self
    - Episode #3.134 (1999) - Self
    - Episode dated 4 May 1998 (1998) - Self
    - Episode dated 18 November 1997 (1997) - Self
    - Episode #1.187 (1997) - Self
    - Episode #1.110 (1996) - Self
    - (1996) (1996) - Self
    2001
    Biography (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons: Fit for Life (2001) - Self
    1993
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) as
    Self / Self - in San Diego
    - Post Super Bowl Show: Bob Costas/Richard Simmons/Jenny McCarthy/Shania Twain/Joan Embery (1998) - Self - in San Diego
    - Yakety Yak (1995) - Self
    1999
    Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) as
    William Shakespeare / Self
    - Halloween Week 4 (2000) - William Shakespeare
    - Retro Week 2 (1999) - Self
    1999
    DreamMaker (TV Series) as
    Self - Host
    1999
    KaBlam! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Sasquatch-ercize (1999) - Self (voice)
    1999
    Figure It Out (TV Series) as
    Self - Panelist
    - Coaches Champion High Jump Llamas/Discovered Peanut Shells Hide Pig Urine Smell (1999) - Self - Panelist
    1999
    The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 24 April 1999 (1999) - Self
    1996
    Howard Stern (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 2 February 1999 (1999) - Self
    - Episode dated 29 August 1996 (1996) - Self
    1998
    Farewell to Fat (Video) as
    Self
    1998
    Love to Stretch (Video) as
    Self
    1998
    Tone and Sweat (Video) as
    Self
    1989
    Live with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 24 September 1997 (1997) - Self
    - Episode dated 14 January 1997 (1997) - Self
    - Episode dated 26 December 1989 (1989) - Self
    - Episode dated 21 November 1989 (1989) - Self
    - Episode dated 4 August 1989 (1989) - Self
    1996
    Crook & Chase (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons (1996) - Self
    1996
    Maury (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 4 December 1996 (1996) - Self
    1995
    Disco Sweat (Video) as
    Self
    1995
    Super-Chancen (TV Series) as
    Self - Musician
    - Episode dated 2 November 1995 (1995) - Self - Musician
    1994
    The Suzanne Somers Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.16 (1994) - Self
    1994
    Saturday Night Live (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Jason Patric/Blind Melon (1994) - Self (uncredited)
    1993
    Day by Day with Richard Simmons Volume 1 (Video) as
    Self
    1993
    Day by Day with Richard Simmons Volume 2 (Video) as
    Self
    1993
    Day by Day with Richard Simmons Volume 3 (Video) as
    Self
    1993
    Day by Day with Richard Simmons Volume 4 (Video) as
    Self
    1993
    Day by Day with Richard Simmons Volume 5 (Video) as
    Self
    1993
    Day by Day with Richard Simmons Volume 6 (Video) as
    Self
    1993
    Vicki! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 4 October 1993 (1993) - Self
    - Episode dated 25 May 1993 (1993) - Self
    1993
    John & Leeza from Hollywood (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.25 (1993) - Self
    1991
    Late Night with David Letterman (TV Series) as
    Self / Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 11 February 1993 (1993) - Self
    - Episode dated 17 October 1991 (1991) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 9 May 1991 (1991) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 25 April 1991 (1991) - Self
    1992
    Sweat & Shout: An Aerobic Workout (Video documentary) as
    Self
    1992
    Circus of the Stars and Sideshow (TV Special documentary) as
    Self - Performer
    1992
    Kelly & Company (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Richard Simmons (1992) - Self - Guest
    1992
    The Dennis Miller Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest star
    - Episode #1.121 (1992) - Self - Guest star
    1990
    The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Howard Stern Roast (1992) - Self
    - Defending Your Show (1991) - Self
    - Roseanne Sings the National Anthem (1990) - Self
    1991
    Stretchin' to the Classics (Video short) as
    Self
    1991
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 3 (Video) as
    Self
    1991
    One on One with John Tesh (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.10 (1991) - Self
    1990
    Body Talk (TV Special short) as
    Self
    1990
    Sweatin' to the Oldies 2 (Video) as
    Self
    1990
    Match Game (TV Series) as
    Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.105 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.104 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.103 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.102 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.101 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.50 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.49 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.48 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.47 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    - Episode #1.46 (1990) - Self - Panelist
    1990
    Saturday Night Clive (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #3.10 (1990) - Self
    1990
    Circus of the Stars #15 (TV Special documentary) as
    Self - Performer
    1989
    Angela (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons (1989) - Self
    1986
    The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) as
    Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square
    1989
    Family Feud (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - All-Star Special: Funny Women vs. Funny Men 1989: Game 5 (1989) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - All-Star Special: Funny Women vs. Funny Men 1989: Game 4 (1989) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    1986
    Super Password (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Contestant
    1988
    Sweatin' to the Oldies (Video) as
    Self
    1987
    Circus of the Stars #12 (TV Special documentary) as
    Self - Performer
    1987
    The Wil Shriner Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.18 (1987) - Self
    1987
    A.M. Los Angeles (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 8 June 1987 (1987) - Self
    1986
    The Late Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.127 (1987) - Self
    - Episode #1.17 (1986) - Self
    1987
    Wordplay (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Panelist
    - Episode #1.74 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
    - Episode #1.73 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
    - Episode #1.72 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
    - Episode #1.71 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
    - Episode #1.70 (1987) - Self - Celebrity Panelist
    1986
    Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes: Fitness for Silver Citizens (Video) as
    Self
    1986
    Hour Magazine (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 14 November 1986 (1986) - Self
    - Episode dated 7 May 1986 (1986) - Self
    1981
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest / Self
    - Episode dated 1 May 1986 (1986) - Self - Guest
    - Episode #24.129 (1985) - Self
    - Episode dated 4 July 1983 (1983) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 24 January 1983 (1983) - Self
    - Episode dated 18 October 1982 (1982) - Self
    - Episode dated 12 July 1982 (1982) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 31 May 1982 (1982) - Self - Guest
    - Episode dated 28 September 1981 (1981) - Self
    - Episode dated 25 August 1981 (1981) - Self
    - Episode dated 3 July 1981 (1981) - Self - Guest
    1985
    Richard Simmons: Get Started (Video) as
    Self
    1984
    Body Language (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 13 September 1985 (1985) - Self
    - Episode dated 12 September 1985 (1985) - Self
    - Episode dated 11 September 1985 (1985) - Self
    - Episode dated 10 September 1985 (1985) - Self
    - Episode dated 9 September 1985 (1985) - Self
    - Episode dated 28 December 1984 (1984) - Self
    - Episode dated 27 December 1984 (1984) - Self
    - Episode dated 26 December 1984 (1984) - Self
    - Episode dated 24 December 1984 (1984) - Self
    1984
    Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Stacy Keach/Richard Simmons/Anthony Geary (1984) - Self
    1982
    The Bob Braun Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Fitness Expert / Self (live on phone)
    - Episode dated 7 September 1984 (1984) - Self (live on phone)
    - Episode dated 30 November 1983 (1983) - Self - Fitness Expert
    - Episode dated 3 August 1982 (1982) - Self - Fitness Expert
    1983
    Breakaway (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.46 (1983) - Self
    1983
    All-Star Family Feud Special (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - Battle of the Perfect 10's: Wilt's Wows vs. Debbies Dudes; Richard's Rosebuds vs. Phyllis Fighters (1983) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    1982
    The Richard Simmons Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Host
    - (1983-10) (1983) - Self - Host
    - I'm a Salter (1982) - Self - Host
    1983
    Salute! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Peter Allen (1983) - Self
    1983
    Tom Cottle: Up Close (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons (1983) - Self
    1983
    Caribbean Cruise (TV Special) as
    Self
    1982
    The 19th Annual Publicists Guild of America Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    1982
    Dance Fever (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 13 November 1982 (1982) - Self
    1982
    American Bandstand (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #25.39 (1982) - Self
    1982
    The Daryl Somers Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.6 (1982) - Self
    1982
    The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Performer
    1981
    The New Battlestars (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 25 December 1981 (1981) - Self
    1981
    All American Ultra Quiz (TV Mini Series) as
    Assistant
    1981
    All-Star Salute to Mother's Day (TV Special) as
    Self
    1980
    Free to Choose (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - The Tyranny of Control (1980) - Self
    1980
    Your New Day (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Richard Simmons, Geri Cusenza, Dr. Henry Heimlich (1980) - Self
    1980
    Disasterpiece Theater (TV Series) as
    Self (1981)
    1978
    The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Exercise Expert
    - Episode #19.169 (1980) - Self - Exercise Expert
    - Episode #18.149 (1979) - Self - Exercise Expert
    - Episode #18.62 (1979) - Self - Exercise Expert
    - Episode #18.35 (1978) - Self - Exercise Expert
    1979
    Everyday (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 2 March 1979 (1979) - Self
    1963
    General Hospital (TV Series) as
    Self
    Archive Footage
    2016
    Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) as
    Self
    - ET's Emmy Nomination Blowout! (2018) - Self
    - Tonight- Here- (2017) - Self
    2022
    Lawrence Jones Cross Country (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.31 (2022) - Self
    2022
    History 101 (TV Series documentary) as
    Self - Fitness Guru
    - Home Workouts (2022) - Self - Fitness Guru
    2022
    Letterman (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Supercut: Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interview with Will Smith, George Clooney and More (2022) - Self
    2016
    Inside Edition (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Dani Mathers Speaks Out (2017) - Self
    - Episode #28.192 (2016) - Self
    2016
    Extra (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #23.197 (2017) - Self
    - Episode #22.203 (2016) - Self
    - Episode dated 11 June 2016 (2016) - Self
    - Episode #22.198 (2016) - Self
    - Episode #22.136 (2016) - Self
    2017
    The Insider (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #13.162 (2017) - Self
    2011
    Rude Tube (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Extreme Rides (2011) - Self
    2011
    Conan (TV Series) as
    Self
    - The Boy Who Actually Used Algebra Later in Life (2011) - Self
    2006
    20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Adults Only 20 to 1: Naughty Trends (2011) - Self
    - Crazes and Phases (2006) - Self
    2008
    Tucker (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 14 March 2008 (2008) - Self
    2006
    Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Best of 04/09-04/12, 2007 (2007) - Self
    - Gary's Wedding Video (2006) - Self
    2006
    CMT Insider (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 29 April 2006 (2006) - Self
    2003
    I Love the '80s Strikes Back (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - 1983 (2003) - Self
    1996
    Space Jam (Video Game) as
    Self
    1992
    Mai dire TV (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.27 (1992) - Self (uncredited)
    1988
    Moonlighting (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Here's Living with You, Kid (1988) - Self (uncredited)

    References

    Richard Simmons Wikipedia