HomePoliticsROBIN LEACH, DEAD AT 76 YRS OLD Politics ROBIN LEACH, DEAD AT 76 YRS OLD August 24, 2018 Robin Leach, 76, the host of the “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” died Thursday night, according to Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John Katsilometes. Mr. Leach had been hospitalized since November after suffering a stroke in Cabo San Lucas. Leach had recently been hired by the Las Vegas Review Journal prior to his stroke. Leach was a huge star in the 1980’s whose TV show glamorized the wealth of Hollywood celebrities and rock stars, showing off their private jets, yachts, and massive estates.