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Robin Leach, host of TV's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, has died at 76 after suffering a stroke in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal‘s John Katsilometes first reported the news, tweeting out statements from Leach's family.
Sad to report the death of famed celeb reporter, friend and colleague #RobinLeach @ 1:50 a.m. in #LasVegas. He would have been 77 Wednesday. He suffered a second stroke Monday. He in hospice care. He'd been hospitalized since Nov. 21, after suffering a stroke in Cabo San Lucas.
— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) August 24, 2018
Statement from #RobinLeach family: "Despite the past 10 months, what a beautiful life he had. Our Dad, Grandpa, Brother, Uncle and friend Robin Leach passed away peacefully last night at 1:50 a.m." 1/2
— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) August 24, 2018
More from #RobinLeach family: "Everyone's support and love over the past, almost one year, has been incredible and we are so grateful. Memorial arrangements to follow. With love, Steven, Gregg and Rick Leach."
— John Katsilometes (@johnnykats) August 24, 2018
Variety reports: ‘Leach began covering entertainment as a teenager in his native England. He gained international fame as the loquacious host of the syndicated series “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” which bowed in 1983 and remained on the air through the mid-1990s. The series epitomized the worship of celebrities and wealth that became a defining feature of the 1980s. The show billed itself as “television's unchallenged authority on wealth, prestige, and success.” Shari Belafonte joined Leach as co-host toward the end of the series' run. Leach's distinctive British accent (described as Cockney mixed with Manchester) and manner of speaking became his trademark as he narrated each episode of “Lifestyles.” The show reveled in the conspicuous consumption and excesses that it highlighted, but it also had a populist touch as Leach often interjected a note of disbelief at the over-the-top lifestyles of the subjects he profiled.'
