Robin Leach Biography (1941-)

Born August 29, 1941, in Perivale (some sources cite London), England; immigrated to the United States, 1963; son of Douglas Thomas (a sales executive) and Violet Victoria (maiden name, Phillips) Leach. Addresses: Office: Leach Entertainment Features, Inc., 342 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10173-0002.;Agent: William Morris Agency, Inc., 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 15th Floor,New York, NY 10019-6026.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, television host, writer
Birth Details: August 29, 1941; Perivale, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Correspondent, Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1980-83
Host, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (also known as Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte), syndicated, 1983-94
Host, Runaway with the Rich and Famous, syndicated, beginning in 1985
Host, Fame, Fortune and Romance, ABC, beginning in 1986
Host, Nitecap, ABC, 1992
Host, Home Videos of the Stars, ABC, 1993
Host, Gourmet Getaways with Robin Leach, The Food Network, 1996-98
Famous Homes and Hideaways, syndicated, 2000
Specials
Host, KNBC-TV Year in Review, 1986
Rickles on the Loose, 1986
All-Star Party for Joan Collins, CBS, 1987
Host, Rich and Famous: 1987 World's Best, syndicated, 1987
Host, Rich and Famous: 1988 World's Best, syndicated, 1988
Friday Night Surprise! NBC, 1988
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1988-1989
The 75th Anniversary of Beverly Hills, 1989
The Dayton International Airshow, 1990
Host, The Miss Hawaiian Tropic Beauty Pageant, 1990
Host, Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best, syndicated, 1990
Host, Home Videos of the Stars, ABC, 1991
Narrator, The Prince's Rain, HBO, 1991
Inside America's Totally Unsolved Lifestyles, ABC, 1992
Host, Madonna: Exposed, syndicated, 1993
Host and interviewer, Robin Leach's Private Files: The Price of Fame, syndicated, 1993
Himself, Dame Edna's Hollywood, NBC, 1993
Host, Rich and Famous: 1993 World's Best, syndicated, 1993
Host, Let's Make Sure Everybody Eats '95, 1995
Host, Heroes America, USA Network, 1996
Voice of the chamberlain, The Empress's Nightingale: An Animated Special from "The Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales ...," 1999
Movies
Himself, The HitMan, ABC, 1991
Adrian Lye, A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle, NBC, 1994
Himself, Free Money, Stars!, 1999
Episodic
Himself, "Born to Be Mild," thirtysomething, 1988
Voice, "Fat and Furry," Garfield and Friends, 1989
Himself, "Take My Wives ... Please," 1st & Ten: In Your Face!HBO, 1990

Lifestyles correspondent, Preview: The Best of the New, syndicated, 1990
Himself, The City, 1995
Himself, "On the Air," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1995
Roseanne, ABC, 1996
Himself, "Zoltran," Space Ghost Coast to Coast, 1997
Himself, "Captains Courageous," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN,1998
Himself, "Escape from Val-catraz," V.I.P., syndicated, 1999
Voice of himself, "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater," Family Guy, Fox, 1999
Himself, "Love and Other Disasters," Seven Days, UPN, 1999
Celebrity judge, MasterChef USA, PBS, 2000
Tea with Fi, Romance Classics, 2000
Also appeared in "Don't Stop the Music," an episode of Ghostwriter, PBS.
Awards Presentations
Soap Opera Digest Awards, 1989
Host, The Fifth Annual James Beard Awards, 1995
Host, The Sixth Annual James Beard Awards, 1996
Pilots
Narrator, The Nutt House, NBC, 1989
Television Work
Series; Executive Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted
(And managing editor) Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (also known as Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte), syndicated, 1983-94
The Start of Something Big, syndicated, 1984-86
Runaway with the Rich and Famous, syndicated, beginning in 1985
On Top All over the World, 1985
Fame, Fortune and Romance, ABC, beginning in 1986
Nitecap, ABC, 1992
Specials; Executive Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted
Exciting People, Exotic Places, 1985
Rich and Famous: 1987 World's Best, syndicated, 1987
Rich and Famous: 1988 World's Best, syndicated, 1988
Producer, Rich and Famous: 1990 World's Best, syndicated, 1990
Rich and Famous: 1993 World's Best, syndicated, 1993
(And managing editor) Madonna: Exposed, syndicated, 1993
Heroes America, USA Network, 1996
Miracles and Wonders, The Family Channel, 1997
Also executive producer of Salute to the Superstars, syndicated.
Other Television Work
Producer, Supermodels of the World, 1986
Producer, Talking Food, The Food Network, between 1993-1998
Film Appearances
Second reporter, The Last Horror Film (also known as The Fanatic), 1984
Himself, Troop Beverly Hills, 1989
Himself, She-Devil, 1989
Narrator, Color of Gold: A Celebration of the Klondike Centennial,1897-1902, 1998
WRITINGS
Television Series
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (also known as Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte), syndicated, 1983-94
Runaway with the Rich and Famous, syndicated, beginning in 1985
On Top All over the World, 1985
Fame, Fortune and Romance, ABC, beginning in 1986
Television Specials
Exciting People, Exotic Places, 1985
Rich and Famous: 1987 World's Best, syndicated, 1987
Robin Leach's Private Files: The Price of Fame, syndicated, 1993
Other Writings
The Go Rock & Roll Manual, 1966, revised edition, 1967
The Year in Music, 1969
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (nonfiction book), Doubleday (New York City), 1986
Healthy Lifestyles, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

National Post, September 2, 2000, p. C1.
New York, July 18, 1994, p. 15.
New York Times, December 27, 1988, p. C7; December 2, 1990, p. H35; December 28, 1997, p. BU5.

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