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Robin Douglas Leach (born August 29 , 1941 in London , England ) is an English celebrity writer famous for hosting his first show, '' Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous '' in the 1980 s, which focused on profiling well-known celebrities and their lavish homes, cars, and other materialistic accoutrements. His voice is often parodied by other actors with his signature phrase, "champagne wishes and caviar dreams." EARLY LIFE During grammar school at Harrow County School For Boys , 20 miles 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 '' and started a monthly glossy town magazine at age 17. CAREER Leach moved on to the prestigious '' Daily Mail '' as Britain's youngest page one reporter at age 18. In 1963, he immigrated to America and wrote for a number of publications ('' New York Daily News '', '' People '', '' Ladies Home Journal '' etc.) before launching '' GO '' Magazine and then was show business editor of '' The Star ''. 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 . Robin Leach was also a guest at World Wrestling Entertainment 's '' WrestleMania IV '', where he reads the rules for the championship tournament. Leach hosted '''' on VH1 in 2007. He currently resides in Las Vegas . APPEARANCES & POP CULTURE REFERENCES
TRIVIA Ironically, '' Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous '' was never shown on British network television, as a result, in Britain itself, few people have ever heard of Leach. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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