Golden Age Stars Who Are Still Alive & Kicking Hard

Richard Simmons – 72, $20 Million

Richard Simmons is the guy that inspires Eddie Murphy’s version Sherman Klump to start exercising in the film The Nutty Professor. What he did for Klump he has been doing for real people in America since 1968, most prominently through the work on his video series, Sweatin’ to the Oldies.Besides his work as a trainer, he is also a political activist and was instrumental in having more non-competitive activities in school, aligning with the No Child Left Behind Act. Simmons went into a semi-retirement in 2014. In 2020, he released some archived workout videos on YouTube to keep people fit and upbeat during the COVID-19 lockdown.