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He started out as a waiter in Beverly Hills but eventually opened gyms and released popular workout videos such as “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” and more.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clyknnciw001k01qxcojb3fgd@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'By the 2010s, Simmons had become such a star that he inspired the podcast “Missing Richard Simmons” and a TMZ documentary. In recent years, he’s been active on social media. This year, he <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/fitness-guru-richard-simmons-resurfaces-with-new-song">shared a new song</a> with his fans. He also shared a post that revealed he was dying that scared fans, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/richard-simmons-shares-skin-cancer-diagnosis-day-worrying-fans-dying-p-rcna144267">per NBC News</a>, and later <a href="https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local/richard-simmons-shares-cancer-diagnosis">posted an update</a> that he was diagnosed with skin cancer.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/clyknnciw001l01qxrkfofevx@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“Thank you… I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life! I am sitting here writing emails. Have a most beautiful rest of your Friday,” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheWeightSaint/posts/pfbid02hd3xsRybUiLcjKwPRGji7GRH9tMrQGumsbnd4RyoGPpEyaUXT4kqZyHz3JJvUiu1l">said a July 12 Facebook post</a>. 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