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Jack LaLanne
San Francisco, California, USA
LaLanne was addicted to sugar as a child, causing him to commit acts of violence, including setting his parents' house on fire and attacking his brother with an axe. He was so wea…
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LaLanne was addicted to sugar as a child, causing him to commit acts of violence, including setting his parents' house on fire and attacking his brother with an axe. He was so weak his family physician recommended he be removed from school to rest and regain his strength. Around this time, he and his mother attended a lecture by Paul C. Bragg, a nutritionist who told LaLanne he was a human garbage can. LaLanne turned his life around with a strict diet and exercise. By the age of 18, he was running a home bakery selling healthy breads and a home gym where he trained policemen and firemen in exercise and weightlifting. LaLanne's reputation as a physical fitness guru eventually led to his 34-year stint as the host of TV's "The Jack LaLanne Show (1951)". There he taught exercise aimed principally at homemakers, using items found around the home. Even as he exceeded 95 years of age, LaLanne continued to boast a fine physique, and encourage fans with health and fitness tips through videos and writing. LaLanne died of pneumonia at his home in Morro Bay, California, in January 2011, with his wife Elaine, family and friends surrounding him. Mr. LaLanne had been ill prior to his death.
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2020
History 101
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2011
How to Live Forever
Movie Self
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2006
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Movie Hercules
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2004
The Tony Danza Show
TV show Self
- 2003
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self
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2002
Life with Bonnie
TV show Jack LaLanne
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1998
Beefcake
Movie Self
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1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV show
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1996
Arli$$
TV show Jack LaLanne
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1992
Jack LaLanne's Stepper
Movie Self
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1990
Repossessed
Movie Himself
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Jack LaLanne (voice)
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1980
More Wild Wild West
Movie Physical Fitness Trainer
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1977
The Chevy Chase Show
Movie Self
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1969
The Happy Ending
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1968
Here's Lucy
TV show Jack LaLanne
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1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV show Self
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1966
Batman
Movie Himself - Exercise Leader (uncredited)
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1964
The Addams Family
TV show Jack La Lanne
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1961
The Ladies Man
Movie Himself
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1961
Mister Ed
TV show
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1958
Peter Gunn
TV show
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1952
Today
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