 He led the Sweat Into the Oldies exercise videos, created the Deal-A-Meal diet plan, wrote best-selling books, and hosted the Emmy-winning daytime talk show, The Richard Simmons Show. When I'm sitting there with a woman and she's very overweight and her family doesn't understand and she's not treated with any respect, that saddens me. I see my overweight persona in other people. And when someone is sad, I share in that sadness.