Robin Leach
Robin Douglas Leach (29 August 1941 – 24 August 2018) was a British-American entertainment reporter and writer from London. After beginning his career as a print journalist, first in England and then in the United States, he became best known for hosting the television series Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous from 1984 to 1995. The show focused on profiling well-known celebrities and their lavish homes, cars and other materialistic details.
Early life
Leach was born in London, the son of Violet Victoria (Phillips) and Douglas Thomas Leach, a sales executive.[1] He attended Harrow County School for Boys, 10 miles (16 km) from London, where he edited a school magazine, The Gayton Times, at age 14. At age 15 he became a general news reporter for the Harrow Observer, and earned £6 a week after graduation.[2]
Career
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Leach moved on to the Daily Mail as Britain's youngest "Page One" reporter at age 18. In 1963, he emigrated to the United States, though he maintained his English accent throughout his life (which would become a trademark of his when he began working in television years later). He wrote for several American newspapers, including New York Daily News, People and Ladies' Home Journal, before launching GO Magazine in 1967[3] and then became show business editor of The Star.
Leach got his start in television as a regular contributor to
Leach became well-known as host of
On 10 February 1995, Leach played himself in a special appearance on the American family sitcom
Leach appeared in the Vice Channel series Most Expensivest, with the rapper 2 Chainz. The episode (#5) aired in late 2017 and was titled "Viva Las Vegas". It included a scene with Leach and 2 Chainz eating blinis with caviar and syrup. Leach also narrated parts of the episode.[15]
Personal life and death
Robin married Judith Desser in 1968, and they divorced in 1977. He had three sons—Steven, Gregg and Rick.[16]
On 20 November 2017, Leach had a stroke while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas. He had another stroke on 20 August 2018, and died under hospice care in Las Vegas on 24 August, at age 76.[16][17][18]
References
- ^ "Robin Leach Biography (1941-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Di Placido, Dani (24 August 2018). "Robin Leach, Host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' Dies at 76". Forbes. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- '^ "GO Magazine". Musicradio 77 WABC. Retrieved 14 September 2013. GO Magazine was a North America-wide free newspaper/magazine that was distributed between 1967 and 1969.
- ^ "WWE comments on the death of WrestleMania IV celebrity guest Robin Leach", by Sean Rueter, Cageside Seats
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- ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Las Vegas Review-Journal To Expand Focus on Celebrity, Entertainment News". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Robin Leach's Las Vegas Celebrity Watch". Greenspun Interactive Media. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ Weatherford, Mike (24 June 2016). "Robin Leach joining RJ to expand celebrity, lifestyle coverage". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Eileen Ambrose. "Movie about credit-card woes was to be a comedy". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ "Viva Las Vegas".
- ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (24 August 2018). "Robin Leach, 76, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Robin Leach, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Robin Leach dies, host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' celebrity columnist