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| Also known as | Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | 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 |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Robin Leach |
| Running time | 30 mins. (approx) |
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| Original channel | Syndication |
| Original run | March 31, 1984 – September 2, 1995 |
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous is a 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; Leach was joined by Shari Belafonte in 1994, and the show was renamed Lifestyles with Robin Leach and Shari Belafonte. Robin Leach ended each episode with his signature phrase, "champagne wishes and caviar dreams".
Synopsis
Lifestyles was one of the first shows to capitalize specifically on Americans' interest in the lives of the wealthy. Later shows such as MTV's Cribs and VH1's The Fabulous Life Of continued this trend. Although the show was largely intended to be an insight into opulent residences and glamourous lifestyles of those profiled, many of the geographic areas covered were ideal for vacations, and Leach indirectly made references to resorts and tourist attractions.
Lifestyles was created by Al Masini, who also created Star Search.
Parodies
- An episode of the second season of Garfield and Friends titled "Lifestyles of the Fat and Furry" had Garfield winning the lottery and being featured on the titular program. At the end, though, Garfield loses his fortune because he was underage (he was 11 years old at the time the episode aired), and the winnings are given to the Robin Leach look-alike (played by Robin Leach himself), who is thrilled that he can now "stop hosting this stupid program and talking in this stupid voice!"
- Sergio Aragones often parodied the show in his cartoon drawings, namely in MAD Magazine (other MAD artists and writers targeted Leach and the show as well), but Aragones, like Antonio Prohias, managed to do so without words. One such Aragones cartoon showed a live taping of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" suddenly interrupted by a homeless woman and children requesting food and clothing, much to the shocked cameramen.
- Cryptic Slaughter's song "Deathstyles of the Poor & Lowly", from the 1990 album Speak Your Peace, criticized the show and included a mocking imitation of Robin Leach.
- Rapper Big L titled is 1995 debut album Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous.
- Genie (voiced by Robin Williams) featured a parody of the show in the beginning of Aladdin and the King of Thieves, calling it "Lifestyles of the Rich and Magical".
- This line is included in the song Piece Of Me by Britney Spears, where she sings "I'm Mrs. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" in the chorus
- Rap group Lost Boyz had the hit " Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless"
External links
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous at the Internet Movie Database
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous at TV.com
- Celebrity Super Spenders
- Lifestyles Magazine
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