birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
harrow , middlesex , england 29 august 1941 none 1982 -- present robin leach
 robin douglas leach television personality , entertainment reporter , writer , columnist
robin leach

robin douglas leach -lrb- born 29 august 1941 -rrb- is an english-born american entertainment reporter and writer famous for hosting his first show , `` lifestyles of the rich and famous '' , in the mid-1980s and into the mid-1990s , which focused on profiling well-known celebrities and their lavish homes , cars and other materialistic endeavors .
his voice is often parodied by other actors with his signature phrase , `` champagne wishes and caviar dreams . ''
during the final season , he was assisted by shari belafonte , and the show was renamed , `` lifestyles with robin leach and shari belafonte '' .
leach resides in las vegas .
