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My persona has always been what a man was never supposed to be. Outrageous, gregarious, crazy, silly, funny.

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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
Actor
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Professional Fitness Coach
Radio Personality
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New Orleans
Louisiana
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