Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
| Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous | |
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| Also known as | Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Alfred M. "Al" Masini |
| Presented by |
Robin Leach Shari Belafonte (1994–1995) |
| Theme music composer | Bill Conti |
| Composer(s) | John Valentino Christopher Neal Nelson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Robin Leach |
| Running time | originally 60 mins. (approx.) later 30 mins. (approx.) |
| Production company(s) | Television Program Enterprises, Rysher TPE |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | March 31, 1984 – September 2, 1995 |
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous was an American television series that aired in syndication from 1984 to 1995. The show featured the extravagant lifestyles of wealthy entertainers, athletes and business moguls.
It was hosted by Robin Leach for the majority of its run. When Leach was joined by Shari Belafonte in 1994, the show was renamed Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte. Leach ended each episode with a wish for his viewers that became his signature catch phrase, "champagne wishes and caviar dreams."
Lifestyles was one of the first shows to feature the lives of the wealthy. Later shows such as VH1's The Fabulous Life Of... continued this trend. The show was largely intended to be an insight into the opulent residences and the glamorous lifestyles of those it profiled. However, many of the geographic areas it covered were ideal destinations for vacations, and in his on-camera appearances, Leach indirectly made references to resorts and tourist attractions. David Greenspan aka David Perry who was the voice-over narrator for most of the segments during the bulk of the show's run and could be heard whenever Leach did not appear on camera, made more direct references to such resorts and such tourist attractions during his tenure as the show's voice-over narrator.
Lifestyles was created by Alfred M. "Al" Masini, who had also created Solid Gold, Entertainment Tonight, and Star Search; all of these were part of his Operation Prime Time project, which he later renamed Television Program Enterprises and later merged with Rysher Entertainment to form Rysher TPE, though Solid Gold or Entertainment Tonight were never syndicated by TPE or Rysher.
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