RIP Robin Leach

Robin Leach, the entertainment journalist and host whose syndicated TV series Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous hit smack-dab in the zeitgeist of the “greed is good” era during its heyday in the 1980s and early 90s, has died. He was 76.

He most recently had been working as a columnist at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The newspaper relayed the news this morning that Leach passed away overnight in Las Vegas. He had been hospitalized since November 21 after suffering a stroke. He had a second stroke Monday and had been in hospice care.

Robin Leach Dies: ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous’ Host Was 76

 

Amazing how many people in entertainment end up in Vegas.

 

The news is also trending on Twitter.

 

R.I.P. Robin

 

I remember seeing him quite a lot on Fox News and he was a contributor to it.

 

Wow, he was only 76 years old.

When he was hosting "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous", he was in his early 40s but looked like he was at least 60.

 

He would've been 77 in a few days.

 

It's already trending on Bing and it's the first one too.

Robin Leach dies - Bing

 

Leach is being enbalmed with an exclusively-prepared solution of hand-decanted grain alcohol and rose water; his hand-rubbed, micro-sanded tiki-wood cabinet is adorned with original Louis XVIIII palace dumb-waiter cabinet door hinges, and 800-thread-count silk lining imported from Yugoslvian millers, the choice of the finest undertakers worldwide...

Oh come on, somebody had to say it, right? (in the vernacular, "I don't know whyyy...")

 

REST IN PEACE, ROBIN!!! (He would have liked that).

 

Elephant graveyard.

 

I had the same thought. When I saw the news of his passing, I automatically assumed he was in his 90s by now.

 

I thought the same thing

 

My mom and I were just talking about this, and she remembers watching his show.

 

I remember seeing him first on "Entertainment Tonight" & thought he was very entertaining in a "Hollywood" kind of way (which was great). He continued that style on his "Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous" show. I watched every show. Thank you Robin for the great entertainment. RIP.

 

Only 76, that blows me away. I had no idea he was only in his 40s back in his "Lifestyles" heyday. I was literally thinking about him just a few days ago...I don't know WHYYYY!!

R.I.P.

 

R.I.P. my Parents always watched his show...

 

I worked a few desks away from him in the early 80's at the Midnight Globe (now just The Globe) supermarket tabloid in their NY office. Later in the decade when he became a television personality, I didn't even recognize him. In person he was so quiet and low key. Very unlike his public persona.

 

Sad news. Such a classic guy. I used to watch his show all the time. RIP.

 

So the voice of extreme “R”ism and financial excess died.

Hard to feel any remorse.

 

Met Mr. Leach at a taping of one his specials which featured Davy Jones as a guest. He was a very nice gentleman.

 

I just have to share this song by Thomas Dolby on which Mr Leach provided some narration:



RIP, sir.

 

Did you get to meet Davy also?

 

Although the general format of Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous has been copied by every cable company in later decades, Robin's character and personality is what made his show a classic and he really had a genuine feel for this kind of show. He will be missed and is a true legend. RIP.

 

When my late German shepherd, Sheba, was still alive, I used to imitate Leach's voice and call her "The Alsatian Sensation".