founding father of fitness has died. his agent confirmed his death to cnn, lalanne, 96, a pioneer of bringing exercise to television, his workout show ran 34 years from 1950s to the '70s. he maintained his muscular build through his '80s. his agent said lalanne exercised every day until his last day and ran a chain of health spas, many of which he later sold to bally's. cnn larry king is on the phone. good to talk to you. wish it was better circumstances. you knew him and he was a frequent guest on your tv show and radio program. >> he was. he was an amazing guy. i remember as a kid watching him on the early days of television. a television original. there was no one like jack lalanne. it seemed like he would go on forever. not surprising to hear he would exercise on the day of his death. he was a true guru. you can't think of who, charles atlas and the old comic books would have been the predecessor for jack lalanne, he was indestructible and good