Robin Douglas Leach (born 29 August 1941) is an English-born American amusement star reporter writer renowned for hosting his first show, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”, in the mid-1980s and to the mid-1990s, which focused on profiling well known stars as well as their luxurious houses, automobiles and other materialistic efforts. His voice is frequently parodied by other performers along with his trademark phrase, “champagne wishes and caviar dreams.” Through the last season, he was helped by Shari Belafonte, as well as the show was renamed, “Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte”. Leach resides in Vegas.
Leach moved to the Daily Mail as Britain’s most youthful “Page One” reporter, at age 18. Other television work includes coverage for Individuals Tonight, on CNN and Entertainment Tonight and helping begin Good Morning Australia, in addition to the Food Network. The documentary was a biography of Madonna focusing on her profession and publicity stunts. Prior to the documentary aired, he gave Madonna a mobile telephone number; he asserted that at any given point throughout the airing Madonna could telephone Leach and claim any purpose. Madonna never called as well as the documentary continued without incident. Leach hosted The Surreal Life: Fame Games on VH1 in 2007. As of 2008 he resides in Vegas and writes the daily VegasDeluxe.com Web site. Leach appeared in the documentary film Maxed Out in 2006, which chronicled the rise of the bank card business in the U.S. along with increased private debt among working class folks and criticized that business’s practices. Leach comments, “Nobody would see Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown”. The opinion was emphasized with a review in the Baltimore Sun.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special
Movies
Free Money, Cooking with B. Smith and Friends
TV Shows
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series), The Surreal Life: Fame Games, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Entertainment Tonight, Fame, Fortune, and Romance
Star Sign
Virgo
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[on the passing of Elaine Kaufman] Her success began by extending credit to impoverished writers who would pay their chits when books, scripts, or articles got published. She let customers sleep there and wake them up the next day, when she returned to work and their hangover had passed.
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Is referenced in the song, "Juicy", by Christopher The Notorious B.I.G. Wallace and is also referenced in the song, "Glamorous", by Fergie and Ludacris.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ridiculous 6
2015
Herm (voice)
The British Invasion
2014
Video short
Distinguished British Spokesperson
Minute Motivations
2013
TV Series
I.M. Caravaggio
2011
Robin Leach
Family Guy
1999
TV Series
Robin Leach
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1999
TV Series
Chamberlain
Free Money
1998
Robin Leach
Space Cases
1997
TV Series
Utz
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
1994
TV Movie
Adrian Lye
Ghostwriter
1994
TV Series
Marlon Campbell
Nitecap
1992
TV Series
Late Night with David Letterman
1990
TV Series
The Nutt House
1989
TV Series
Narrator - Opening Titles
Garfield and Friends
1989
TV Series
Hotel
1987
TV Series
Robin Leach
The Last Horror Film
1982
Second Reporter
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
2007
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Runaway with the Rich and Famous
1991
TV Series executive producer
The Start of Something Big
1985
TV Series executive producer
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
1984
TV Series documentary producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chanel Solitaire
1981
international publicist
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ultimate Truth
2004
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Davi's Way
2016
Documentary post-production
Himself
Frontline
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Inside Edition
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2008-2016
TV Series
Himself
The Making of Trump
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ok! TV
2015
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Wife Swap
2014-2015
TV Series
Himself
Oprah: Where Are They Now?
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Playboy Morning Show
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Will Edwards Show
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Your World w/ Neil Cavuto
2013
TV Series
Himself
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Shark Tank
2012
TV Series
Himself - Helper: Rock Bands
Top Chef Masters
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest Diner
Affairs Across America: The Ashley Madison Story
2012
Documentary
Himself
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
2012
TV Series
Himself
Hannity
2012
TV Series
Himself
Ali 70 from Las Vegas
2012
TV Movie
Himself
Geraldo at Large
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ghost Adventures
2011
TV Series
Himself
E! True Hollywood Story
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Holly's World
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself - Writer, TV Personality / Himself
Huckabee
2010
TV Series
Himself
Con Artist
2009
Documentary
Himself
Whatever Happened To?
2009
TV Series
Himself
Sunset Tan
2008
TV Series
Himself
Howard Stern on Demand
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Bronx Bunny Show
2007
TV Series
Himself
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
2007
TV Series
Himself - Host
Criss Angel Mindfreak
2006
TV Series
Himself
Maxed Out
2006
Documentary
Himself
2005 Radio Music Awards
2005
TV Special
Himself
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
TV Series
Himself
America's Next Top Model
2005
TV Series
Himself
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates
2004
Video documentary
Himself - TV Host
SoapTalk
2004
TV Series
Himself
The View
2004
TV Series
Himself
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Howard Stern
1996-2003
TV Series
Himself
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
2003
TV Series
Himself (1st Celebrity to Leave)
Trading Spaces
2003
TV Series
Himself
The Test
2001
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Intimate Portrait
1999-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Seven Days
1999
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Show
1996-1999
TV Series
Himself
V.I.P.
1999
TV Series
Himself
Love Boat: The Next Wave
1998
TV Series
Himself
Match Game
1998
TV Series
Himself / panelist
Behind the Music
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1997
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1995-1997
TV Series
Himself
Roseanne
1996
TV Series
Himself
Boy Meets World
1995
TV Series
Himself
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
1984-1994
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host
Newton's Apple
1994
TV Series
Himself
Jocks
1994
TV Series
Himself
Hollywood Women
1993
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Reading Rainbow
1993
TV Series
Himself
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
1993
TV Series documentary
Vicki!
1993
TV Series
Himself - Guest Host
John & Leeza from Hollywood
1993
TV Series
Himself
Madonna: Exposed
1993
TV Special
Himself - Host
Dame Edna's Hollywood
1993
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1984-1992
TV Series
Himself
Square One Television
1991
TV Series
Himself
The Bikini Open 4
1991
TV Movie
Himself - Judge
Palace Guard
1991
TV Series
Himself
Preview: The Best of the New
1990
TV Series
Segment Host / Correspondent
1st & Ten: The Championship
1990
TV Series
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
1990
TV Series
Himself
The Geraldo Rivera Show
1990
TV Series
Himself
She-Devil
1989
Himself
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1989
TV Movie
Himself
The Home Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
Hee Haw
1989
TV Series
Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
Troop Beverly Hills
1989
Himself
Hour Magazine
1987-1989
TV Series
Himself
5th Annual Soap Opera Awards
1989
TV Special
Himself
Lou Rawls Parade of Stars
1988
TV Series
Himself
The New Hollywood Squares
1986-1988
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1988
TV Special
Himself
Thirtysomething
1988
TV Series
Himself
WrestleMania IV
1988
TV Special
Himself
The Charmings
1988
TV Series
Himself
All-Star Party for Joan Collins
1987
TV Special
Himself
The Wil Shriner Show
1987
TV Series
Himself
D.C. Follies
1987
TV Series
Himself
Sledge Hammer!
1987
TV Series
Himself
The Howard Stern Show
1987
TV Series
Himself
Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose
1986
TV Movie
Himself
Fame, Fortune and Romance
1986
TV Series
Host (1986-1987)
Star's Table
1986
TV Series
Himself
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1985
TV Movie
Himself
Everyday
1979
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Watters' World
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Eighties
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Fmr Host, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'
Entertainment Tonight
2016
TV Series
Himself
Trading Spaces
2007
TV Series
Himself
Thriller Zone
1995
Video
Second Reporter (segment "Fanatical Extreme")
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Informational Special
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1984)
Known for movies
She-Devil (1989) as Himself
Maxed Out (2006) as Himself
Affairs Across America: The Ashley Madison Story (2012) as Himself