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Robin Leach
Robin Leach
	Leach in 2007
Born	Robin Douglas Leach; 29 August 1941; London, England
Died	24 August 2018 (aged 76); Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place	Palm Memorial Park; Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation(s)	TV personality, entertainment reporter, writer, columnist
Years active	1959–2016
Spouse	Judith Desser (m. 1968; div. 1977)
Partner	Judith Ledford (1988 - 1991)
Children	3

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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 Britain 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

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 AM Los Angeles, with Regis Philbin and Sarah Purcell on KABC-TV. Other television work included reporting for People Tonight, on CNN and Entertainment Tonight and helping start Good Morning Australia, as well as the Food Network. Leach was also a guest at the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania IV, where he read the rules for the championship tournament, and then paraded the championship belt before the final match.^[4]

Leach became well-known as host of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, a show that profiled the lives of the wealthy, and aired in syndication from 1984 to 1995.^[5] He also hosted two Lifestyles spinoffs, the syndicated Runaway with the Rich and Famous, and ABC's Fame, Fortune and Romance,^[6] along with future Today Show host Matt Lauer.^[7] He also hosted an exposé documentary of Madonna – Madonna Exposed – for the Fox network in March 1993. The documentary was a biography of Madonna, focusing on her career and publicity stunts. Before the documentary aired, he gave Madonna a cell phone number; he said that at any point during the airing Madonna could call Leach and argue any point.

On 10 February 1995, Leach played himself in a special appearance on the American family sitcom Boy Meets World in Season 2, episode 17 entitled "On the Air". In the episode, he appears to present Eric Matthews with a check for $10 million; however, the delivery is a misunderstanding as it is actually intended for his neighbor, Dorothy Muldoon.^[8]^[9] Leach hosted The Surreal Life: Fame Games on VH1 in 2007.^[10] He also served as the public address announcer for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. From 1999, he resided in Las Vegas.^[11] He wrote for the Las Vegas Sun and the daily VegasDeluxe.com website from 2008 through June 2016,^[12] when he was hired by Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Review-Journal.^[13] Leach appeared in the 2006 documentary film Maxed Out, which chronicled the rise of the credit card industry in the United States and the concurrent increased personal debt among working-class people. Leach remarked, "Nobody would watch Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown". The comment was highlighted by a review in The Baltimore Sun.^[14] Leach also appeared with his wife in an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap, in which he swapped wives with Eric Roberts.

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
^ Collins, Glenn (2 December 1990). "TELEVISION; Now, a Look at the Life Style of Robin Leach". The New York Times.
^ O'Connor, John J. (19 June 1986). "TV Reviews; 'Fame, Fortune and Romance,' A New Series on 7". The New York Times.
^ Heffernan, Virginia (9 May 2003). "Matt Lauer Sees a Serious Place". Slate.
^ On the Air, retrieved 6 July 2020
^ "Disney+ | Video Player". disneyplus.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ Brooks, T.; Marsh, E.F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1338. 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

External links

[1] "Robin Leach Biography (1941-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

[:0-2] Di Placido, Dani (24 August 2018). "Robin Leach, Host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' Dies at 76". Forbes. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

[3] '^ "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.

[4] "WWE comments on the death of WrestleMania IV celebrity guest Robin Leach", by Sean Rueter, Cageside Seats

[NYT-5] Collins, Glenn (2 December 1990). "TELEVISION; Now, a Look at the Life Style of Robin Leach". The New York Times.

[6] O'Connor, John J. (19 June 1986). "TV Reviews; 'Fame, Fortune and Romance,' A New Series on 7". The New York Times.

[7] Heffernan, Virginia (9 May 2003). "Matt Lauer Sees a Serious Place". Slate.

[8] On the Air, retrieved 6 July 2020

[9] "Disney+ | Video Player". disneyplus.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[10] Brooks, T.; Marsh, E.F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1338. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

[11] "Las Vegas Review-Journal To Expand Focus on Celebrity, Entertainment News". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[12] "Robin Leach's Las Vegas Celebrity Watch". Greenspun Interactive Media. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

[13] Weatherford, Mike (24 June 2016). "Robin Leach joining RJ to expand celebrity, lifestyle coverage". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[14] Eileen Ambrose. "Movie about credit-card woes was to be a comedy". The Baltimore Sun.

[15] "Viva Las Vegas".

[Genzlinger-16] Genzlinger, Neil (24 August 2018). "Robin Leach, 76, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

[17] "Robin Leach, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies at 76". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2018.

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-'''Robin Douglas Leach''' (29 August 1941&nbsp;– 24 August 2018) was a  [[British people|British]] [[Entertainment journalism|entertainment reporter and writer]] from [[London]]. After beginning his career as a [[Journalism|print journalist]], first in [[England]] and then in the [[United States]], he became best known for [[Television presenter|hosting the television series]] ''[[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous]]'' from 1984 to 1995. The show focused on profiling well-known [[Celebrity|celebrities]] and their lavish homes, cars and other materialistic details.
+'''Robin Douglas Leach''' (29 August 1941&nbsp;– 24 August 2018) was a British-American [[Entertainment journalism|entertainment reporter and writer]] from London. After beginning his career as a [[Journalism|print journalist]], first in Britain and then in the United States, he became best known for [[Television presenter|hosting the television series]] ''[[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous]]'' from 1984 to 1995. The show focused on profiling well-known [[Celebrity|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.<ref>{{cite web|title = Robin Leach Biography (1941-)|url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/68/Robin-Leach.html|website = Filmreference.com|access-date = 25 October 2015}}</ref> He attended [[Harrow High School|Harrow County School for Boys]], 10 miles (16&nbsp;km) from London, where he edited a school magazine, ''The Gayton Times'', at age 14.  At age 15 he became a general [[Journalist|news reporter]] for the ''[[Harrow Observer]]'', and earned £6 a week after graduation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Di Placido|first=Dani|date=24 August 2018|title=Robin Leach, Host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' Dies at 76|language=en|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2018/08/24/robin-leach-host-of-lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-dies-at-76/#7a273e2c1466|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
+Leach was born in London, the son of Violet Victoria (Phillips) and Douglas Thomas Leach, a sales executive.<ref>{{cite web|title = Robin Leach Biography (1941-)|url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/68/Robin-Leach.html|website = Filmreference.com|access-date = 25 October 2015}}</ref> He attended [[Harrow High School|Harrow County School for Boys]], 10 miles (16&nbsp;km) from London, where he edited a school magazine, ''The Gayton Times'', at age 14.  At age 15 he became a general [[Journalist|news reporter]] for the ''[[Harrow Observer]]'', and earned £6 a week after graduation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Di Placido|first=Dani|date=24 August 2018|title=Robin Leach, Host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' Dies at 76|language=en|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2018/08/24/robin-leach-host-of-lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-dies-at-76/#7a273e2c1466|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
 ==Career==
+{{expand section|date = June 2022|with = more information about his most notable credit}}
-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 (magazine)|People]]'' and ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', before launching ''GO&nbsp;Magazine'' in 1967<ref>{{cite web |title=GO Magazine |quote='''''GO Magazine''' was a North America-wide free newspaper/magazine that was distributed between 1967 and 1969.'' |url=http://www.musicradio77.com/wmca/go.html |website=Musicradio 77 WABC |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> and then became show business editor of ''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Star]]''.
+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|New York ''Daily News'']], ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' and ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', before launching ''GO&nbsp;Magazine'' in 1967<ref>{{cite web |title=GO Magazine |quote=''GO Magazine''' was a North America-wide free newspaper/magazine that was distributed between 1967 and 1969. |url=http://www.musicradio77.com/wmca/go.html |publisher=Musicradio 77 WABC |access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> and then became show business editor of ''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Star]]''.
-Leach got his start in television as a regular contributor to ''[[Live with Kelly and Ryan|AM Los Angeles]]'', with [[Regis Philbin]] and [[Sarah Purcell]] on [[KABC-TV]].  Other television work includes reporting for ''People Tonight'', on [[CNN]] and ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' and helping start ''[[Good Morning Australia (1981 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'', as well as the [[Food Network]]. Leach was also a guest at the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s ''[[WrestleMania IV]]'', where he read the rules for the championship tournament.<ref>[https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/8/24/17779348/wwe-comments-death-robin-leach-wrestlemania-iv-celebrity-guest "WWE comments on the death of WrestleMania IV celebrity guest Robin Leach", by Sean Rueter, ''Cageside Seats'']</ref>
+Leach got his start in television as a regular contributor to ''[[Live with Kelly and Ryan|AM Los Angeles]]'', with [[Regis Philbin]] and [[Sarah Purcell]] on [[KABC-TV]]. Other television work included reporting for ''People Tonight'', on [[CNN]] and ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' and helping start ''[[Good Morning Australia (1981 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'', as well as the [[Food Network]]. Leach was also a guest at the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]'s ''[[WrestleMania IV]]'', where he read the rules for the championship tournament, and then paraded the championship belt before the final match.<ref>[https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/8/24/17779348/wwe-comments-death-robin-leach-wrestlemania-iv-celebrity-guest "WWE comments on the death of WrestleMania IV celebrity guest Robin Leach", by Sean Rueter, ''Cageside Seats'']</ref>
-Leach hosted an exposé documentary of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]&nbsp;– ''Madonna Exposed''&nbsp;– for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network in March 1993. The documentary was a biography of Madonna, focusing on her career and publicity stunts.  Before the documentary aired, he gave Madonna a cell phone number; he said that at any point during the airing Madonna could call Leach and argue any point.  He also hosted the ''Lifestyles'' spinoffs ''Runaway with the Rich and Famous'' and ''[[Fame, Fortune and Romance]]'',<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/19/arts/tv-reviews-fame-fortune-and-romance-a-new-series-on-7.html|title=TV Reviews; 'Fame, Fortune and Romance,' A New Series on 7|author-link=John J. O'Connor (journalist)|author=O'Connor, John J.|date=19 June 1986}}</ref> along with future ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Show]]'' host [[Matt Lauer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lauer Sees a Serious Place|author-link=Virginia Heffernan|author=Heffernan, Virginia|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2003/05/matt_lauer_sees_a_serious_place.html|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=9 May 2003}}</ref>
-On 10 February 1995, Leach played himself in a special appearance on the American family sitcom ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' in [[Boy Meets World (season 2)|Season 2]], episode 17 entitled "On the Air". In the episode, he appears to present Eric Matthews with a check for $10&nbsp;million; however, the delivery is a misunderstanding as it is actually intended for his neighbor, Dorothy Muldoon.<ref>{{Citation|title=On the Air|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0530920/|access-date=2020-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Disney+ {{!}} Video Player|url=https://www.disneyplus.com/video/e2f27208-20e3-486d-91e8-6cfd61cf693f|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.disneyplus.com|language=en}}</ref>Leach hosted ''[[The Surreal Life: Fame Games]]'' on [[VH1]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Brooks | first1=T. | last2=Marsh | first2=E.F. | title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present | publisher=Random House Publishing Group | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1338 | access-date=August 24, 2018 | page=1338}}</ref> He also served as the public address announcer for the 2010 [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Sprint Cup]] race at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]].
+Leach became well-known as host of ''[[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous]]'', a show that profiled the lives of the wealthy, and aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] from 1984 to 1995.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=TELEVISION; Now, a Look at the Life Style of Robin Leach|author=Collins, Glenn|date=December 2, 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/02/arts/television-now-a-look-at-the-life-style-of-robin-leach.html?pagewanted=all}}</ref> He also hosted two ''Lifestyles'' spinoffs, the syndicated ''Runaway with the Rich and Famous'', and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Fame, Fortune and Romance]]'',<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/19/arts/tv-reviews-fame-fortune-and-romance-a-new-series-on-7.html|title=TV Reviews; 'Fame, Fortune and Romance,' A New Series on 7|author-link=John J. O'Connor (journalist)|author=O'Connor, John J.|date=19 June 1986}}</ref> along with future ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today Show]]'' host [[Matt Lauer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt Lauer Sees a Serious Place|author-link=Virginia Heffernan|author=Heffernan, Virginia|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/television/2003/05/matt_lauer_sees_a_serious_place.html|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=9 May 2003}}</ref> He also hosted an exposé documentary of [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]&nbsp;– ''Madonna Exposed''&nbsp;– for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network in March 1993. The documentary was a biography of Madonna, focusing on her career and publicity stunts.  Before the documentary aired, he gave Madonna a cell phone number; he said that at any point during the airing Madonna could call Leach and argue any point.
-From 1999, he resided in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-review-journal-expand-102400598.html|title=Las Vegas Review-Journal To Expand Focus On Celebrity, Entertainment News|access-date=18 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919034340/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-review-journal-expand-102400598.html|archive-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> He wrote for the ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'' and the daily ''VegasDeluxe.com'' website from 2008 through June 2016,<ref>{{cite web
+On 10 February 1995, Leach played himself in a special appearance on the American family sitcom ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' in [[Boy Meets World (season 2)|Season 2]], episode 17 entitled "On the Air". In the episode, he appears to present Eric Matthews with a check for $10&nbsp;million; however, the delivery is a misunderstanding as it is actually intended for his neighbor, Dorothy Muldoon.<ref>{{Citation|title=On the Air|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0530920/|access-date=2020-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Disney+ {{!}} Video Player|url=https://www.disneyplus.com/video/e2f27208-20e3-486d-91e8-6cfd61cf693f|access-date=2020-07-06|website=disneyplus.com|language=en}}</ref> Leach hosted ''[[The Surreal Life: Fame Games]]'' on [[VH1]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Brooks | first1=T. | last2=Marsh | first2=E.F. | title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present | publisher=Random House Publishing Group | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-307-48320-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&pg=PA1338 | access-date=24 August 2018 | page=1338}}</ref> He also served as the public address announcer for the 2010 [[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Sprint Cup]] race at [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]].
+From 1999, he resided in Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-review-journal-expand-102400598.html|title=Las Vegas Review-Journal To Expand Focus on Celebrity, Entertainment News|access-date=18 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919034340/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-review-journal-expand-102400598.html|archive-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> He wrote for the ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'' and the daily ''VegasDeluxe.com'' website from 2008 through June 2016,<ref>{{cite web
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 }}</ref> when he was hired by [[Sheldon Adelson]]'s ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/robin-leach-joining-rj-expand-celebrity-lifestyle-coverage|title=Robin Leach joining RJ to expand celebrity, lifestyle coverage | work=Las Vegas Review-Journal | first=Mike | last=Weatherford | date=24 June 2016 | access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>
-Leach appeared in the 2006 documentary film ''[[Maxed Out]]'', which chronicled the rise of the credit card industry in the United States and the concurrent increased personal debt among working-class people. Leach remarked, "Nobody would watch ''Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown''". The comment was highlighted by a review in ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2007-03-18/business/0703180162_1_credit-card-card-companies-credit-card-industry|title=Movie about credit-card woes was to be a comedy|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|author=Eileen Ambrose}}</ref> Also appeared with his wife in Wife Swap. He swapped wives with Eric Roberts.
+Leach appeared in the 2006 documentary film ''[[Maxed Out]]'', which chronicled the rise of the credit card industry in the United States and the concurrent increased personal debt among working-class people. Leach remarked, "Nobody would watch ''Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown''". The comment was highlighted by a review in ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/03/18/movie-about-credit-card-woes-was-to-be-a-comedy/|title=Movie about credit-card woes was to be a comedy|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|author=Eileen Ambrose}}</ref> Leach also appeared with his wife in an episode of ''[[Celebrity Wife Swap]]'', in which he swapped wives with Eric Roberts.
-Leach appeared in the [[Viceland|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/video/most-expensivest-viva-las-vegas/5a30087b177dd474d905a655|title = Viva Las Vegas}}</ref>
+Leach appeared in the [[Viceland|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/video/most-expensivest-viva-las-vegas/5a30087b177dd474d905a655|title = Viva Las Vegas}}</ref>
-==Personal life==
-Robin married Judith Desser in 1968, and they divorced in 1977. He had three sons—Steven, Gregg and Rick.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Robin Leach, 76, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/obituaries/robin-leach-dead-lifestyles-rich-famous.html |work=The New York Times |date=24 August 2018}}</ref>
+==Personal life and death==
-==Death==
+Robin married Judith Desser in 1968, and they divorced in 1977. He had three sons—Steven, Gregg and Rick.<ref name = Genzlinger>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/obituaries/robin-leach-dead-lifestyles-rich-famous.html|title = Robin Leach, 76, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies|work = [[The New York Times]]|date = 24 August 2018|accessdate = 14 February 2022|last = Genzlinger|first = Neil|url-access = limited}}</ref>
-Leach died on 24 August 2018, five days before his 79th birthday,<ref>{{cite news |title=Robin Leach, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-leach-dead-lifestyles-rich-famous-host-dies-1137244 |access-date=24 August 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> due to complications of a [[stroke]] he had while on vacation in [[Cabo San Lucas]] on 21 November 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/rj-columnist-robin-leach-recovering-from-mini-stroke/|title=RJ columnist Robin Leach recovering from mini-stroke|date=28 November 2017|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=29 November 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> His death was announced through a family statement.<ref name=":0" />
+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.<ref name = Genzlinger/><ref>{{cite news |title=Robin Leach, 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous' Host, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-leach-dead-lifestyles-rich-famous-host-dies-1137244 |access-date=24 August 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/robin-leach-dies-host-of-lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-celebrity-columnist/ Robin Leach dies, host of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' celebrity columnist]</ref>
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 {{Commons category|Robin Leach}}
 *{{IMDb name|id=0494858}}
 *[http://www.vegasvideonetwork.com/talktails-020-robin-leach/ Robin Leach interview on the Vegas Video Network]
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