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Richard Simmons' Brother Lenny on the Legacy He Leaves Behind: 'He Didn't Turn Anything Off' (Exclusive)

Richard Simmons' brother, Lenny, opens up to ET's Nischelle Turner about the exercise icon's legacy of promoting healthy lifestyles.

Lenny explains that he had "just talked" to Richard for his birthday, which made the phone call from his brother's live-in housekeeper, Teresa Reveles, even more startling the next day. In addition to his wildly successful workout videos, Richard authored several books, including the 1980 New York Times bestseller, Never Say Diet, his 1999 biography, Still Hungry-After All These Years: My Story, and three cookbooks. I think my father, who really didn't make it big [in show business], [lived] vicariously through my brother's life.

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