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Pauly Shore wants to make a movie about the life and times of Richard Simmons. The actor/comedian has been campaigning to make a movie about the fitness guru for some time now. Sadly, Richard Simmons passed away a few weeks back at the age of seventy-six.

Simmons, an energetic personality who starred on his syndicated TV exercise show in the 1980s, died at his home in Los Angeles. He had not been seen in public for a long time, so much so that TMZ made a documentary about the very private Simmons. Richard Simmons has helped thousands of people through their journey of losing weight.

After hearing of Simmons’s passing, Shore posted on Instagram: “I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed. I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens. Please give my mother, Mitzi, and my father,...

The family of Richard Simmons is speaking out after actor Pauly Shore announced that he is moving forward with an unauthorized biopic of the fitness guru's life. The actor has now claimed that Simmons always supported his efforts prior to his death, despite social media posts to the contrary. According to a report by Variety, a statement from Simmons' brother posted on Simmons' official X/Twitter account contradicts Shore's claims, saying Simmons did not want the comedian playing him in a film about his life.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Shore said he is moving forward with his film about Simmons, despite the exercise icon having previously stated that he was against the idea. Discussing the controversy, Shore said he doubted that Simmons wrote the posts himself, saying:

"I know he wanted me to do it. I dont even know if that was him tweeting the whole time,...

Who would have thought a Richard Simmons biopic would be so rife with controversy? Pauly Shore has been developing an unauthorized biopic of Richard Simmons despite the fitness guru having expressed his displeasure on several occasions. Now, less than a month after Simmons’ death, Shore told Entertainment Tonight that he knows Simmons wanted him to do the movie, which has prompted Simmons’ family to respond.

“I know he wanted me to do it,” Shore told Et. “I don’t even know if that was him tweeting [disapproval] the whole time, to be quite honest. I don’t know who that was.“

In response, Simmons’ staff and brother, Lenny, stated that no such blessing ever took place. “Pauly Shore has recently made comments to Entertainment Tonight concerning his attempts to proceed with an unauthorized movie about Richard. You’ve seen here on Richard’s account what he had to say about the biopic,...

Pauly Shore and Richard Simmons’ family are clashing over a proposed biopic of the late fitness icon that is supposed to star Shore. The actor and comedian told Entertainment Tonight in an interview published July 30 that he was still developing the movie following Simmons’ death last month. Shore also cast doubt on Simmons’ own disapproval of the unauthorized biopic.

“I know he wanted me to do it,” Shore told Et. “I don’t even know if that was him tweeting [disapproval] the whole time, to be quite honest. I don’t know who that was.”

Simmons’ staff and brother, Lenny, took to the late entertainment figure’s X/Twitter account to set the record straight and to continue to stress that Simmons never gave Shore his blessing for the biopic.

“Pauly Shore has recently made comments to Entertainment Tonight concerning his attempts to proceed with an unauthorized movie about Richard. You...

Pauly Shore is paying tribute to Richard Simmons, the celebrity fitness guru, who died Saturday at 76 years old.

Simmons, an energetic personality who starred on his own syndicated TV exercise show in the 1980s, died at his home in Los Angeles, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter.

Shore, who is set to star in a biopic about Simmons that the fitness icon had previously blasted, wrote on Instagram, “I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed. I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens.”

“Please give my mother Mitzi and my father Sammy a big hug and a kiss for me,” the comedian and actor continued. “You’re one of a kind, Richard. An amazing life. An amazing story. They broke the dolphin shorts when they made you. Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace.”

Simmons had continued to distance himself from the biopic,...

Pauly Shore has paid tribute to Richard Simmons, the energetic, frizzy-haired TV personality and fitness coach, who died Saturday at age 76.

Shore, the comedian and actor who is starring in an unauthorized biopic about the late fitness legend, took to Instagram to write, “I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed. I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens. Please give my mother Mitzi and my father Sammy a big hug and a kiss for me.”

He continued, “You’re one of a kind, Richard. An amazing life. An amazing story. They broke the dolphin shorts when they made you. Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace.”

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News of a Richard Simmons biopic starring Shore broke in January of this year; the feature is still in the works from The Wolper Organization,...

After Richard Simmons died one day following his 76th birthday, friends and fans are keeping his positive energy alive in social media tributes.

Ricki Lake, Sally Jessy Raphael and Pauly Shore were among those who shared their memories of the late fitness guru in some heartfelt statements after Simmons died on Friday.

“My heart is broken with the loss of this super special human. May he Rip,” wrote Lake on X with a photo of the two of them and Maria Menounos. “I loved him so so much.”

Raphael shared a throwback photo of the “Weight Saint” on her long-running talk show. “I am completely devastated at the loss of @theweightsaint… we’ve done so many shows together, shared so many laughs & hugs, and I considered him a dear friend who changed so many lives over the years,” she wrote.

As he develops an unauthorized biopic of Simmons, Shore paid...

Fitness guru Richard Simmons has passed away at the age of 76. The sad news comes amid the production of an upcoming biopic film about the beloved entertainer.

On Saturday, it was reported that Simmons had passed away. The news was quick to spread, and it saddened actor Pauly Shore to hear. Shore, an admirer of Simmons who is set to play the fitness icon in the biopic, shared a tribute post on Instagram shortly after the news broke. He wrote some kind words for Simmons along with a request to tell his parents hello.

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"I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed," Shore's post stated. "I hope youre at peace and twinkling up in the heavens.

Following the death of Richard Simmons, Hollywood is mourning the loss of a positive figure who impacted many lives.

One such tribute came from Pauly Shore, who previously developed an unauthorized biopic of the late fitness legend months before he died at age 76, which Simmons objected to at the time.

“I just got word like everyone else that the beautiful Richard Simmons has passed,” he began in an Instagram post on Friday. “I hope you’re at peace and twinkling up in the heavens.

“Please give my mother Mitzi and my father Sammy a big hug and a kiss for me,” added Shore. “You’re one of a kind, Richard. An amazing life. An amazing story. They broke the dolphin shorts when they made you. Rest in peace, my friend. Rest in peace.”

Simmons’ death was reported Friday by TMZ after his housekeeper called the Los Angeles Police Department to his Hollywood Hills home,...

Pauly Shore once again addressed his in-development Richard Simmons biopic that has become a hot topic.

“I’m also gonna be starring in the Richard Simmons biopic…whether he likes it or not, Richard,” Shore said at his Netflix Is a Joke show at the Comedy Store Friday night in Los Angeles. “Just another fucking bump in my fucking road.”

Shore’s hour-and-a-half comedy set recounted his life story with a particular focus on growing up in Los Angeles with parents Sammy Shore and Mitzi Shore who co-founded the Comedy Store.

While the bulk of the set detailed his childhood through to the time he spent on MTV and even at the Playboy Mansion, at the very end he jumped to the present to talk about his current life stage and achievements and to briefly address the ongoing biopic situation.

The comment comes after a string of social media back-and-forths...

Pauly Shore has revealed he cried all night after Richard Simmons once again made it clear he wanted nothing to do with the biopic the actor is on board to feature in. Shore will star as Simmons in the movie now in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization.

Shore took to Instagram to bear his sadness regarding Simmons' detachment towards the project, which he believes the fitness icon would embrace if he knew more about it. Simmons recently posted that a man, whom he did not know, referencing the film's scribe Jordan Allen-Dutton, was writing about his life for a movie he does not approve of. He revealed that he was in talks with major studios to make his own biopic. In response to Simmons' post Shore wrote, "I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons' tweet. Richard, how do you not approve of this movie? I mean,...

Pauly Shore said he “was up all night crying” due to Richard Simmons continuing to publicly distance himself from a biopic that would star Shore as the fitness guru.

“I just read that a man that I don’t know is writing my bio pic starring Pauly Shore,” Simmons wrote on his verified Facebook page earlier this week. “I do not approve this movie. I am in talks with major studios to create my own bio pic with some help. Wait for this movie.”

Simmons previously said that he was not involved with the biopic and didn’t give Shore “permission” for it, right after it was announced that a feature film about the fitness icon, backed by the Wolper Organization, was in development.

“You guys, I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons’ tweet,” Shore wrote on his Instagram Thursday. “Richard, how do you not approve of this movie?...

The upcoming biopic of Richard Simmons starring Pauly Shore took a big step forward earlier this week when it was announced that Jordan Allen-Dutton (Robot Chicken) had signed on to write the script, but the subject of the film isn’t having it.

“I just read that a man that I don’t know is writing my bio pic starring Pauly Shore,” Richard Simmons wrote on social media. “I do not approve this movie. I am in talks with major studios to create my own bio pic with some help. Wait for this movie.” Shore, who is still holding out hope that Simmons will embrace the project, wrote on Instagram that these words brought him to tears.

I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons’ tweet. Richard, how do you not approve of this movie? I mean, really, who’s better to play you in a movie than Me?...

Pauly Shore wrote on Instagram that he was “up all night crying” after Richard Simmons continued to publicly distance himself from the biopic on his life that Shore is attached to star in. Furthermore, Simmons revealed on his social media platforms that he’s talking to film studios about making his own biopic.

“I just read that a man that I don’t know is writing my bio pic starring Pauly Shore,” Simmons posted earlier this week. “I do not approve this movie. I am in talks with major studios to create my own biopic with some help. Wait for this movie.”

Shore’s Simmons biopic, which the fitness icon is not involved with, is now in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization from writer Jordan Allen-Dutton.

“I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons’ tweet,” Shore responded. “Richard, how do you not approve of this movie?...

Like a sweaty workout routine, Pauly Shore‘s Richard Simmons biopic continues to gain momentum. The Wolper Organization says it’s hiring Jordan Allen-Dutton (Robot Chicken) to pen the screenplay. The biopic comes after the success of The Court Jester, a short film starring Shore as the fitness guru and sunny cheerleader for people struggling with weight control and self-esteem issues. The Court Jester sold out multiple screenings in Park City, Utah, earlier this year and gained over one million views on YouTube in 24 hours. While the project has some unfortunate vibes, the team continues to press on with development.

While details about the Richard Simmons biopic remain as scarce as a neon pink leotard up someone’s rear end at the climax of an aerobics routine, producer Mark Wolper says the project will be “a dramatic and heartfelt feature in the tone of Little Miss Sunshine.”

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Exclusive: The Wolper Organization has tapped Jordan Allen-Dutton (Robot Chicken) to pen the script for its recently announced Richard Simmons biopic produced by and starring Pauly Shore, Deadline has learned.

While the title of the film hasn’t yet been disclosed, nor specifics to the approach it’ll take in depicting the life of the famed fitness guru, producer Mark Wolper has shared that it will be “a dramatic and heartfelt feature in the tone of Little Miss Sunshine.” Shore came to the project after campaigning for years to play Simmons in a feature, given popular online opinion that no one resembles the fitness icon more than him. Previously, he portrayed Simmons in The Court Jester, a short film written and directed by Jake Lewis that sold out multiple screenings in Park City, Ut earlier this year and garnered over a million views on YouTube in 24 hours.

While Simmons has...

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