A frantic 911 call was placed after Monkees singer Davy Jones suffered a massive heart on Wednesday in Florida.
The distressed woman who dialed the emergency number pleaded for an ambulance to "hurry," before suggesting it might be faster to put Jones in a car and drive to the nearest hospital -- which was 27 miles away.
Jones had complained of breathing trouble early in the morning, and was later taken to a hospital in the town of Stuart,...
The distressed woman who dialed the emergency number pleaded for an ambulance to "hurry," before suggesting it might be faster to put Jones in a car and drive to the nearest hospital -- which was 27 miles away.
Jones had complained of breathing trouble early in the morning, and was later taken to a hospital in the town of Stuart,...
- 3/1/2012
- Extra
R&B great Etta James, best known for her classic song "At Last," has died from chronic leukemia. She was 73.
James had been struggling with the disease for several years. She died at a hospital in Riverside, Calif. with her husband of 41 years, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side.
Etta's longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, said, "This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world.
James had been struggling with the disease for several years. She died at a hospital in Riverside, Calif. with her husband of 41 years, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side.
Etta's longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon, said, "This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world.
- 1/20/2012
- Extra
"Extra" takes a look back at Hollywood's beloved stars who passed away this year.
In Memoriam 2011Harry Morgan
"M*A*S*H" star Harry Morgan died [http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/12/mash_star_harry_morgan_dead_at_96.php] at the age of 96 on December 7, after suffering from pneumonia.
Patrice O'Neal
Comedian Patrice O'Neal died at the age of 41 [http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/11/charlie_sheen_others_pay_tribute_to_comedian_patrice_oneal.php] on November 29, from complications of a previous stroke.
Ken Russell
British director Ken Russell died [http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/11/director_ken_russell_dead_at_84.php] at the age of 84 on November 27, from a stroke.
Theodore Forstmann
"Top Chef" host...
In Memoriam 2011Harry Morgan
"M*A*S*H" star Harry Morgan died [http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/12/mash_star_harry_morgan_dead_at_96.php] at the age of 96 on December 7, after suffering from pneumonia.
Patrice O'Neal
Comedian Patrice O'Neal died at the age of 41 [http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/11/charlie_sheen_others_pay_tribute_to_comedian_patrice_oneal.php] on November 29, from complications of a previous stroke.
Ken Russell
British director Ken Russell died [http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/11/director_ken_russell_dead_at_84.php] at the age of 84 on November 27, from a stroke.
Theodore Forstmann
"Top Chef" host...
- 12/26/2011
- Extra
Decades before Jane Fonda, Kathy Smith or Richard Simmons would hawk aerobic exercise to lazy television viewers, there was Jack Lalanne. Whether he was towing boats with his teeth, breaking world records doing push-ups or scolding an audience for being sugar addicts, the jump-suited Lalanne was diligently instructing home viewers of “The Jack Lalanne Show” to eat raw food, do face exercises and squeeze their own juice. Sometimes he shared the spotlight with his dog, Happy, who stole the show with every appearance. This oft-dubbed “Godfather of Exercise,” whose television fitness programs spanned...
- 1/25/2011
- The Wrap
Workout icon Jack Lalanne, namesake of the "Jumping Jack," passed away Sunday at 96. From his amazing birthday feats to his Power Juicer infomercials, Watch Video of his best moments.
Birthday Feats
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Myth of Aging Gracefully
Every year on his birthday, Jack Lalanne tried to do something no one had done before. As if paddling on a surfboard for nine hours in rough water wasn't tough enough, at 41 and 60 the godfather of fitness swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco while handcuffed and shackled. At the ripe old age of 70, he towed 70 boats with 70 people for 1.5 miles.
Life of Lalanne
In this intimate 1994 Dateline interview, we get an inside look at Lalanne's life in his retreat by the sea. Was he lounging on the couch and watching television? Not a chance. Listen as Lalanne blames Americans for putting the wrong fuel...
Birthday Feats
Related story on The Daily Beast: The Myth of Aging Gracefully
Every year on his birthday, Jack Lalanne tried to do something no one had done before. As if paddling on a surfboard for nine hours in rough water wasn't tough enough, at 41 and 60 the godfather of fitness swam from Alcatraz Island to Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco while handcuffed and shackled. At the ripe old age of 70, he towed 70 boats with 70 people for 1.5 miles.
Life of Lalanne
In this intimate 1994 Dateline interview, we get an inside look at Lalanne's life in his retreat by the sea. Was he lounging on the couch and watching television? Not a chance. Listen as Lalanne blames Americans for putting the wrong fuel...
- 1/25/2011
- by The Daily Beast Video
- The Daily Beast
He’ll always be Denny Duquette to us, but Grey’s Anatomy‘s Jeffrey Dean Morgan is thisclose to landing a deal with Starz that will send the stud back in time…
Per Deadline, Morgan is in final negotiations to star in the network’s upcoming 1960s drama series, Magic City. If all goes as planned, the onetime-Supernatural patriarch will play a suave Miami hotel owner who opens up his new digs just as Fidel Castro takes over Cuba.
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• DirecTV has passed on The Kennedys as well,...
Per Deadline, Morgan is in final negotiations to star in the network’s upcoming 1960s drama series, Magic City. If all goes as planned, the onetime-Supernatural patriarch will play a suave Miami hotel owner who opens up his new digs just as Fidel Castro takes over Cuba.
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• DirecTV has passed on The Kennedys as well,...
- 1/24/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Health and fitness guru Jack Lalanne was the not only the model for health and fitness, he embraced and encouraged healthy eating and exercise for everyone – [Jan. 24] Celebrity health and fitness guru Jack Lalanne popularized health and fitness long before it was en vogue. Health and fitness was his life, and Jack Lalanne lived it every single day, right up until the day he died at the age of 96. For many years, starting in 1959, the Jack Lalanne Show put generations of Americans through a rigorous health and fitness routine that stressed a regular daily regimen of exercise, followed up with a healthy diet. Health and fitness guru Jack Lalanne was a proponent of eating fresh fruits and vegetables long before other health and fitness experts preached about its positive effects. Jack Lalanne believed that everything you put in your body needed to have a purpose, and that purpose was to support...
- 1/24/2011
- by Doug Mead
- Green Celebrity
Fitness legend Jack Lalanne, best known for his long-running "The Jack Lalanne Show" and to another generation as a TV pitchman of juicers, died Sunday in Morro Bay, Calif. He was 96.
The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, his son Dan Doyle told the New York Times. Lalanne's wife of 51 years, Elaine, released a statement: "I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and...
The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, his son Dan Doyle told the New York Times. Lalanne's wife of 51 years, Elaine, released a statement: "I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and...
- 1/24/2011
- Extra
Fitness guru Jack Lalanne has died at the age of 96 after suffering from respiratory failure brought on by pneumonia. According to CNN, Lalanne's agent Rick Hersh has confirmed that the health expert fell ill last week and was surrounded by his wife Elaine and family at the time of his death. The exercise advocate presented The Jack Lalanne Show on Us TV for nearly 35 years and set a world record for performing (more)...
- 1/24/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Famous for encouraging people to exercise regardless of their age, Lalanne passed away Sunday at his California home.
By Gil Kaufman
Jack Lalanne
Photo: Toby Canham/ Getty Images
Before Jazzercise, before spinning, before kettle bells, Pilates, Wii Fit, Zumba or the Shake Weight, there was Jack Lalanne. The tireless fitness guru who taught the world how to get in shape for nearly 80 years died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay, California, due to respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia. He was 96.
"He was surrounded by his family and passed very peacefully and in no distress ... and with the football game on Sunday, so everything was normal," daughter Yvonne Lalanne, 66, told Reuters.
Lalanne spent his life encouraging couch potatoes to be fit, helping to jump-start the modern fitness movement while proving that it's never too late to get in shape. Though a modest 5' 6", Lalanne had an oversize personality...
By Gil Kaufman
Jack Lalanne
Photo: Toby Canham/ Getty Images
Before Jazzercise, before spinning, before kettle bells, Pilates, Wii Fit, Zumba or the Shake Weight, there was Jack Lalanne. The tireless fitness guru who taught the world how to get in shape for nearly 80 years died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay, California, due to respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia. He was 96.
"He was surrounded by his family and passed very peacefully and in no distress ... and with the football game on Sunday, so everything was normal," daughter Yvonne Lalanne, 66, told Reuters.
Lalanne spent his life encouraging couch potatoes to be fit, helping to jump-start the modern fitness movement while proving that it's never too late to get in shape. Though a modest 5' 6", Lalanne had an oversize personality...
- 1/24/2011
- MTV Music News
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
Jack Lalanne, an icon of the modern physical fitness movement, died Sunday at age 96 at his home in California. The cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pneumonia, The New York Times reported in an obituary. Lalanne, a San Francisco native, first became famous for The Jack Lalanne Show, which debuted in 1951 and continued into the mid-1980s. He counseled Americans on working out and nutrition before the subjects were commonplace.“Long before Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda and the Atkins diet, Mr. Lalanne was a national celebrity, preaching regular exercise and proper diet,” according to the Times. “Expanding on his television popularity, he opened dozens of fitness studios under his name, later licensing them to Bally. He invented the forerunners of modern exercise machines like leg-extension and pulley devices. He marketed a Power Juicer to blend raw vegetables and fruits and a Glamour Stretcher cord, and he sold exercise videos and fitness books.
- 1/24/2011
- The Advocate
American TV personality and fitness guru Jack Lalanne has died, aged 96.
The star passed away after suffering respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California on Sunday.
Lalanne, who was a keen bodybuilder and owned a chain of gyms, won over viewers with his motivational show The Jack Lalanne Show, in which he offered advice on fitness and exercise.
The show ended in the 1970s after 34 years.
He was recognised for his achievements with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he was also inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
In a statement, his wife Elaine says, "I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and most loving partner anyone could ever hope for."
Lalanne is survived by Elaine, as well as two sons, Dan and Jon, and a daughter, Yvonne.
The star passed away after suffering respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California on Sunday.
Lalanne, who was a keen bodybuilder and owned a chain of gyms, won over viewers with his motivational show The Jack Lalanne Show, in which he offered advice on fitness and exercise.
The show ended in the 1970s after 34 years.
He was recognised for his achievements with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he was also inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
In a statement, his wife Elaine says, "I have not only lost my husband and a great American icon, but the best friend and most loving partner anyone could ever hope for."
Lalanne is survived by Elaine, as well as two sons, Dan and Jon, and a daughter, Yvonne.
- 1/24/2011
- WENN
Before there were "The Biggest Loser" and Richard Simmons, it was fitness guru Jack Lalanne who motivated followers to get in shape. His active lifestyle allowed him to live to the age of 96. His daughter, Yvonne Lalanne, spoke to Reuters after her father's passing on Sunday at his home in Morro Bay, CA. "He was surrounded by his family and passed very peacefully and in no distress…and with the football game on Sunday, so everything was normal," she said. Lalanne died from pneumonia. Born September 26, 1914 in San Francisco, the one-time "sugar-holic" traded in his unhealthy eating habits for a lifelong commitment to nutrition and fitness. "The Jack Lalanne Show"'s 34-year stint on television paved the way for present-day workout and diet programs. Lalanne proved age is only a number. Beyond age 90, he exercised two hours daily, consisting of 90 minutes of weightlifting and 30 minutes of swimming. According to Reuters,...
- 1/24/2011
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
One of the original health and fitness experts, Jack Lalanne, is dead at 96 -- [Jan. 23] Jack Lalanne, America’s most recognized health and fitness expert, died on Sunday afternoon at his home in Morro Bay, California. The health and fitness guru was 96. Health and fitness guru Jack Lalanne was known by many generations, with The Jack Lalanne Show spawning four decades, from 50s to the 80s. Jack Lalanne and his health and fitness show was a staple on television, as he encouraged many generations to exercise, eat right, and embark on a health and fitness program to stay in shape. Health and fitness expert Jack Lalanne was known to the more current generation with his multiple appearances on the CNN show Larry King Live and as a spokesperson for health and fitness juices on late night infomercials. Jack Lalanne started bodybuilding back in the early 1950s, and was performing strength and endurance stunts with regularity,...
- 1/24/2011
- by Doug Mead
- Green Celebrity
The godfather of physical fitness, Jack Lalanne, died at his coastal California home in Morro Bay from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. He was 96. "He was surrounded by his family and passed very peacefully and in no distress ... and with the football game on Sunday, so everything was normal," his daughter Yvonne Lalanne, 66, told Reuters. Only two years ago, Lalanne, still a poster boy for vitality, told People that young stars such as Britney Spears - who was going through physical and emotional problems at the time - needed to "develop pride and discipline" and watch what they put into their bodies,...
- 1/24/2011
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
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