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I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.
Richard Simmons
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Richard Simmons
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 12
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I don't know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset.
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I don't talk about my personal life, and I don't talk about death.
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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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I'm such a huge fan, and I've done classes of all Lady Gaga music. And she's just someone who evokes freedom and love for her fans and passion in what she does. Lady Gaga, I'll take you out for a salad anytime.
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Every day after school, for three hours a day, I would sell those pralines on the street corner. I was just eight years old. I'd bring the money home to my parents and say, This is just the beginning.
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I do not want any child in America to have my childhood because it was taken away from me because I just wasn't good enough well I am good enough now.
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