美國80年代熱門節目《富貴名流的生活》（Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous）當年蔚為話題，熱播十年廣受歡迎。主持人羅賓里奇（Robin Leach）周五於拉斯維加斯家中過世，享壽76歲。
里奇1974年8月29日出生於英國倫敦，最初職業是記者。1984年因主持《富貴名流的生活》一炮而紅，該節目帶觀眾一窺商業鉅子、運動及演藝明星的奢華生活，里奇的名言「許願香檳和夢想魚子醬」也經常被人引用模仿。除了電視主持人，里奇也是《拉斯維加斯太陽報》（ Las Vegas Sun）與《拉斯維加斯評論報》（Las Vegas Review Journal ）的專欄作家。
里奇去年11月度假時中風，開始接受診療。本周一再度遭逢中風後，狀況虛弱，周五於家中辭世。消息由專欄作家同事凱希洛米特斯（John Katsilometes）在推特公布。
1963年移居美國之前，里奇在英國《每日郵報》（The Daily Mail ）工作，自稱來到美國時身上僅150美元左右。在找到紐約的記者職務之前，他銷售過童鞋，創建音樂雜誌《Go Magazine》，出售後獲得可觀利潤。後來里奇開始參與電視製作，與CNN節目《今夜娛樂》（Entertainment Tonight）製作人馬西尼（Alfred Masini）共同發想了《富貴名流的生活》，美國總統川普也多次登場。
該節目為他帶來名氣與批評，特別在經濟衰退時，常被指責宣傳鋪張浪費。他認為，這節目其實反映了資本主義的價值觀，「沒人會想看『默默無名的窮人生活方式』」。
里奇1999年起定居於拉斯維加斯，持續製作節目、撰寫評論和食譜。他曾告訴《拉斯維加斯太陽報》，有人覺得他的形象是個「在吧檯邊擁著金髮美女喝香檳的傢伙」，但那並不是真實的他，「我是個父親，也是個祖父。就這樣。」（北美中心／綜合外電報導）
| Robin Leach | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Robin Douglas Leach 29 August 1941 London, England |
| Died | 24 August 2018 (aged 76) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television personality, entertainment reporter, writer, columnist |
| Years active | 1982–2018 |
Robin Douglas Leach (29 August 1941 – 24 August 2018) was an English entertainment reporter and writer from London. Beginning his career as a print journalist, first in England and then in the United States, he became best known for hosting the television seriesLifestyles 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. His voice is often parodied by other actors with his signature phrase, "champagne wishes and caviar dreams."
Early life[edit]
Leach was born in London, the son of Violet Victoria (Phillips) and Douglas Thomas Leach, a sales executive.[1] During grammar school at Harrow High School, 10 miles (16 km) from London, he edited a school magazine, The Gayton Times, at age 14. At age 15 he became a general news reporter for the Harrow Observer while attending the Harrow County School for Boys, and earned $6 a week after graduation.[2] He started a monthly glossy town magazine at age 17.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Leach moved on to the Daily Mail as Britain's youngest "Page One" reporter at age 18. In 1963, he immigrated to the United States, maintaining 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 andLadies' 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 includes 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'sWrestleMania IV, where he read the rules for the championship tournament.[4] Leach 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. He also hosted the Lifestyles spinoff Fame, Fortune and Romance,[5] along with future Today Show host Matt Lauer.[6]
Leach hosted The Surreal Life: Fame Games on VH1 in 2007.[7] He also served as the public address announcer for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Starting in 1999, he resided in Las Vegas.[8] He wrote for the Las Vegas Sun and the daily VegasDeluxe.com website from 2008 through June 2016,[9] when he was hired by Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Review-Journal.[10]
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.[11]
Death[edit]
Leach died on 24 August 2018 at the age of 76[12] from complications of a stroke he had while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas on 21 November 2017.[13] His death was announced through a family statement.[2]
In popular culture[edit]
Leach and Lifestyles has been referenced and parodied many times in music, TV and films.
- He is parodied in Ice Cube's skit song "Robin Lench" from the 1991 album Death Certificate.
- He is parodied by Dana Carvey on SNL's "Weekend Update" with Dennis Miller.[14]
- He was parodied in the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Henny Youngman Day."
- He was referenced in the 2007 song "Glamorous" by Fergie featuring Ludacris. During his appearance in the song, Ludacris raps "Lifestyles so rich and famous, Robin Leach'll get jealous".
- He was also referenced in The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 single "Juicy".
- Good Charlotte has a song called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" after Leach's show.
- Rap duo Juice Crew also have a song called "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous".
- The first single released from the hip hop group Lost Boyz debut album was a song called "Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless".