Fitness guru Richard Simmons dies day after birthday at 76

Richard Simmons

In this Aug. 10, 2013 file photo, fitness guru Richard Simmons arrives at the Project Angel Food's 2013 Angel Awards in Los Angeles. First responders were called to Simmons' Los Angeles home on Saturday morning, and he was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. He was 76. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Eclectic fitness guru Richard Simmons has died at the age of 76, according to his representative.

Police officers and firefighters responded to his Los Angeles home after they received a call from his housekeeper on Saturday just before 10 a.m., law enforcement sources told TMZ. He was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene.

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