Pauly Shore feels it’s time for a Richard Simmons biopic. “I’ve noticed all the reactions to me playing Richard Simmons in a new biopic,” the Encino Man actor wrote in a social media post. “So I reached out to him.
I heard he’s living deep in Big Bear. We’ve been playing phone tag (yes, he still has a phone). I’m trying to make it happen for you guys.
Be optimistic.” He added, “Hit up Hulu, Amazon, Disney, HBO, and all the big producers. I definitely can morph into this guy.
I’ll see you at the Academy Awards 2025.” Simmons has been reclusive for a number of years. Before that, he was a major star in the 1980s and 1990s, hosting his own talk show and selling millions of his Sweatin’ to the Oldies exercise videos.
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