'Fitness Guru' Jack LaLanne Dies at 96 6.19K Max Read 01/23/11 09:41PM Filed to: and now he's dead and now he's dead Obits Fitness Jack LaLanne The power of juice Deaths Appic Tweetg Fb Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru, juicer pitchman and television host, has died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in California. He was 96 years old! But, well, that's the power of juice.