Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons
Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth12 July 1948
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
people laughing clown
I do consider myself a clown and a court jester, and I do love to make people laugh, whether they're laughing with me or at me.
say-anything negative
I never say anything negative about anyone, because that won't get you anywhere.
who-i-am people television
I've never swayed from who I am. People have seen me on television, and they know what I'm like and they know what I do and they respect me for what I do. They know that I'm huggy and kissy.
progress life-is work-in-progress
My life is just a never-ending work in progress.
names people upset
You can say anything you want to say about me. But don't you dare address overweight people with terrible names and ugly remarks. That is what upsets me.
exercise class careers
I really created my career out of my own compulsion. Because I knew if I owned an exercise studio and I had to teach my classes there, I wasn't going to gain my weight back.
desperate-measures weight pills
I took desperate measures to lose weight and did terrible things to myself. I went from diet pills to thirty laxatives a day to throwing up.
moving love-you body
If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it. You can't buy it, you can't rent it. You have to earn it. My formula has always been love yourself, move your body, watch your portions. And it sounds so easy, but it is not.
wind laughing done
I'm the clown you take out of the box and wind up when you need a good laugh. And then, when you're done with me, I go back in my box.
feel-better oysters trying
Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better.
fun people overweight
No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
morning blessing soul
Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.
home giving parent
You know, if your parents didn't have you, they'd be living in a nicer home, driving a Mercedes-Benz, with money in the bank and a boat. But noooooo. They had to have you! You've got to give back!
giving parent
Everything I did with my life I did so that I could give my parents everything they didn't have because of me.