Yes, Pauly Shore has spoken to Richard Simmons about playing him: 'I'll see you at the Academy Awards'
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Pauly Shore knows you want him to play Richard Simmons in a movie. And now Richard Simmons knows you want Pauly Shore to play him in a movie.
"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."
In the meantime, 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 rose to prominence in the 1980s with The Richard Simmons Show, his talk show with a focus on health, but he's best known for his Sweatin' to the Oldies aerobics videos. The fitness guru has also made a number of notable guest appearances across TV series including General Hospital, Arrested Development, and All My Children.
Denise Truscello/WireImage; Jason Kempin/Getty Images Pauly Shore; Richard Simmons
Simmons has largely kept out of the spotlight since 2013. Following the release of What Really Happened to Richard Simmons, a TMZ documentary about his public disappearance last year, he shared a message of appreciation for fans' "kindness and love" on Facebook. And on his "milestone" 75th birthday this July, Simmons' rep Tom Estey announced that he's been doing well and is happy.
Emboldened by his Encino Man costars Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan's successful run on the 2022 awards circuit, Shore said he'd be up for a Hollywood comeback. "I do truly miss acting and I miss being on set," Shore told Page Six earlier this year. "Hopefully it happens."
See you at the Academy Awards, Pauly.
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