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      ‘Blippi’ Creator Stevin John Lists L.A. Home for $3.6 Million

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      His first YouTube appearance was an early 2014 video of Blippi, a fun yet educational children’s show he came up with to entertain his young nephew. But brand-building entrepreneur Stevin John has certainly come a long way since then. Thanks to a loyal following of children and adults alike (he has over 35 billion YouTube views to date), the program is now available on all the major streaming platforms and has related merchandise, a touring musical, and spinoff series like Blippi’s Treehouse. The creator and original host even managed to sell his brand in a lucrative $120 million licensing deal about four years ago.

      His burgeoning success also enabled him to purchase a $2.8 million home in Los Angeles that just popped up for sale, asking a speck under $3.6 million. And though that list price is around $800,000 more than John paid for the modern farmhouse-style digs back in spring 2020, the 36-year-old Washington State native has spent much of the past four years fully customizing the place from top to bottom. The listing is held by Michael Bergin of Compass.

      A Blippi Sink or Float video filmed in the backyard racked up 82 million views on YouTube.

      Stevin John

      The property is also set in prime Toluca Lake, a celeb-studded enclave occupied by the likes of Macaulay Culkin, Melissa McCarthy, and Steve Carell. Tucked away behind walls and gates and protected by a security system, the two-tone and metal-roof structure was built in 2019 and features five en-suite bedrooms and seven baths in nearly 3,800 square feet of open-plan living space boasting white oak hardwood floors, high wood-beam ceilings, shiplap details, sliding glass doors, and Control4 technology throughout.

      The two-story dwelling is fronted by a porch and offers an attached two-car garage. Once inside, highlights include a foyer that flows to a window-lined living and dining area warmed by a decorative fireplace. A wine fridge-equipped bar area can be found on the way to the gourmet kitchen, which is outfitted with two sinks, quartz countertops, an eat-in island, top-tier Thermador appliances, and a butler’s pantry. A family room off the kitchen flaunts built-in cabinetry and shelving, plus a wall of sliding glass doors spilling out to the backyard.

      Stevin John, his fiancée Alyssa Ingham, and their son Lochlan.

      Stevin John

      Elsewhere is a dual-desk office nook and a laundry room, as well as a spacious primary suite that rests beneath a vaulted pitched ceiling and comes complete with a fireplace, an expansive balcony, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath spotlighted by a roomy oval soaking tub and a glass-encased shower. Outdoors, the private grounds span less than a quarter-acre and host a pool and spa flanked by an open-air cabana equipped with a handy exterior shower, a barbecue and bar setup, and a partially covered patio ideal for al fresco lounging.

      In August 2021, John became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Alyssa Ingham. The couple, who share a son, reportedly maintain a primary residence in the Pacific Northwest.

      Click here for more photos of Stevin John’s Toluca Lake house.

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      Christina Ricci Has Hung a $2.2 Million Price Tag on Her Former Los Angeles Home

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      Though she hasn’t lived there in a minute or two, Hollywood’s Christina Ricci has owned a home nestled into a lushly planted cul-de-sac in L.A.’s Woodland Hills area since 2018. She bought the property with her now-ex-husband, James Heedergen, for exactly $1.1 million. Ricci told SheKnows earlier this year that she wanted to sell the house because it was where she lived through and after an abusive marriage with Heedergen, so she does not have the best memories and associations with the home.

      Late last year, in anticipation of selling it, Ricci, married in 2021 to hairstylist Mark Hampton, signed on to renovate the house with designer and TV personality Jeff Lewis. The process appeared on the most recent season of his Amazon Freevee series, Hollywood Houselift. Now, freshly gussied up in Lewis’ signature transitional traditional style, the suburban residence has been placed on the market with an asking price of $2.249 million. 

      The charcoal-grey two-story home, situated on about a quarter of an acre and measuring just over 2,700 square feet with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, is listed with Mercedes “MJ” Javid of The Agency, who, like Lewis, has deep roots in the Bravosphere: she was an OG cast member on “Shahs of Sunset,” which aired on the cable channel from 2012 to 2021.

      The living room is anchored by a fireplace trimmed in marble and wood.

      It’s a few steps up from the flaming red front door to the sedate and sunny formal living room, where a massive fireplace is trimmed in marble and wood. Wide-plank wood floors, art- and decorator-friendly white walls and a plethora of recessed lights continue into the great room that runs along the back of the house, overlooking the backyard and swimming pool.

      At one end of the window-lined space, a family room/media lounge is enlivened by grey and gold wallpaper; skylights add light to the central dining space; and the open kitchen is fitted with designer appliances, trendy brass fixtures and boldly veined stone-like counters. A raised fireplace adds homey charm to the great room, and multiple doors to the backyard facilitate an easy back and forth between indoor and outdoor living and entertaining spaces.

      The open-plan kitchen employs trendy brass fixtures and stone-like counters.

      There are three bedrooms and bathrooms on the main floor, while the primary suite privately occupies the upper floor. A Juliet balcony in the bedroom overlooks the swimming pool, and the bathroom is emblazoned with high-contrast black-and-white floral wallpaper and includes a glassed-in shower, freestanding soaking tub and parquet-de-Versailles-patterned marble tile flooring.

      Charcoal flag stone terracing surrounds the classic kidney-shaped swimming pool that sits in a sunny clearing surrounded by dense foliage that provides a total sense of privacy and seclusion. There’s a small putting green and pathways that meander through the lush hillside that rises beyond the pool.

      Ricci has bounced between New York and Los Angeles for decades and has owned a handful of homes in both cities; a townhouse in Brooklyn was sold about a year ago for just under $2 million, as was a vintage hillside home in a celeb-favored pocket of Los Feliz that she sold 20 years ago to fellow actress Sarah Chalke for $1.3 million.

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      Serena Williams’s Former L.A. Estate Can Be Yours for $13.5 Million

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      A little more than five years after Serena Williams finally managed to offload her longtime home in the Los Angeles enclave of Bel Air for almost $4 million off the original $12 million ask, the retired tennis superstar’s onetime estate has popped up for sale yet again, this time with a $13.5 million price tag. The listing is held by Louis DeLaura and Ernie Stone of Sotheby’s International Realty.

      Famously owned by the 23-time Grand Slam singles winner for 13 years from 2006 to spring 2019, when the place traded hands for $8.1 million, records show the property in the Stone Canyon neighborhood was last sold to L.A.-based interior designer Rodrigo Vargas and his partner Frederick Storey for a speck under $8 million in late 2020.

      A lengthy vine-covered colonnade leads from the front door to a motorcourt and three-car garage.

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      Originally built in the 1930s but remodeled and expanded in the years since, the Colonial Mediterranean structure is tucked away on a fenced and gated double parcel spanning nearly 3 acres, just minutes from Hotel Bel-Air. Inside, six bedrooms and seven baths are filtered across a little more than 6,100 square feet of two-level living space that is adorned throughout with walls of glass spilling out to grounds laced with mature trees and water features.

      Upon entering the double front doors via a lengthy vine-covered colonnade connected to a motorcourt and three-car garage, an entry foyer flows to a semi-circular living room boasting marble floors and built-in bookshelves. Other highlights include a wood-paneled study with a bar and a formal dining room topped by a snazzy chandelier, while the all-white kitchen is decked out with limestone countertops, high-end stainless appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook lined with windows.

      An inviting black-bottom pool is flanked by a sundeck and an open-air cabana.

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      Secluded upstairs is the elegant primary suite, which features a Juliet balcony, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath equipped with dual vanities, a clawfoot soaking tub, and a steam shower. And though there’s surprisingly no tennis court outside, the private backyard does host a pool and spa surrounded by a flagstone terrace, as well as an open-air cabana warmed by a fireplace and a brick-clad terrace ideal for al fresco entertaining.

      Williams, who married Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian in 2017, went on to buy a $6.7 million home in a gated Beverly Hills pocket and a sleek, 7,000-square-foot waterfront home in Jupiter, Fla., that was featured in Architectural Digest in 2021.

      Click here for more photos of Serena Williams’s former L.A. estate.

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      Meghan Trainor’s Spare L.A. Home Hits the Market for $12 Million

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      Now that Meghan Trainor has purchased DJ Zedd’s rockstar-worthy mansion in the Los Angeles enclave of Encino for just over $17.1 million, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter’s other San Fernando Valley home has unsurprisingly popped up for sale, listed with Justin P. Huchel of Carolwood Estates.

      Trainor, known for smash pop music hits like Lips Are Moving and All About That Bass, is asking nearly $12 million for the glitzy digs, which she and her husband, Spy Kids actor Daryl Sabara, paid rapper TMG Fresh $6.6 million for around three-and-a-half years ago, back in late 2020.

      Originally built in 1998 but fully renovated from top to bottom during Trainor’s tenure, the white stucco structure is sequestered behind tall gates and hedges and features six bedrooms and eight baths in a little more than 14,100 square feet of multi-level living space. Also on the premises is a two-story detached guesthouse, which sports a gym on the bottom floor, plus a bedroom, a bath, a kitchen, and a living room up top.

      Among the main-level highlights is an entry foyer boasting a double staircase, which flows to a pair of formal living rooms. A fireside family room connects to a gourmet kitchen, which is outfitted with a duo of islands, top-tier stainless appliances, and an accompanying dining area that has sliding glass doors spilling out to the backyard; elsewhere is an office space and a guest bedroom with its own bath.

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      The amenities continue upstairs, where five additional en-suite bedrooms include a sumptuous master retreat flaunting custom glass doors opening to a separate fireside lounge area with access to a private patio, along with two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath spotlighted by dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a marble-clad shower. A lower-level recording studio with its own entrance is also decked out with a kitchenette and a bath, while a top-floor bonus space is currently being used as a playroom.

      As for the park-like grounds, they span just over an acre and host a new swimming pool with a spa, a waterslide, and a waterfall, as well as a firepit, an al fresco dining area, a sports court, a mini-putting green, and an elaborate children’s play space. Also on the premises are an expansive motorcourt and a carport that can accommodate up to 10 vehicles.

      In addition to the just-purchased and for-sale homes in Encino, the couple recently splashed out $3.1 million for a newly built modern farmhouse-style home also in the area. More

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      Actor Tony Hale’s Cozy L.A. Retreat Is Up for Grabs at $2.6 Million

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      After seven-plus years of ownership, Emmy-winning actor Tony Hale has decided to part ways with his “cozy, sit-by-the-fire refuge” in Los Angeles. Records show the Arrested Development and Veep star has stuck a nearly $2.7 million price tag on the charming Nantucket-inspired ranch house, which is tucked away in the foothills of Studio City.

      Though that’s around a million more than he and his makeup artist wife Martel paid for the property back in 2016, the couple did completely remodel the premises during their tenure in collaboration with Martin & Brockett designer Jason Martin. Described in marketing materials as a “picture perfect traditional hideaway” and featured in Architectural Digest, the 1930s house offers two bedrooms, two full baths, and a powder room in a little more than 2,400 square feet of modern yet inviting living space adorned throughout with a mix of hardwood and slate stone floors, bay windows, and French doors leading outside. There’s also a separate one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse and a detached two-car garage.

      The window-lined living room is centered around a wood-burning fireplace.

      Josh Bustos

      Gates and high hedges front the creamy stucco and brick-accented structure, which is perched atop almost one-third acres of land overlooking picturesque city lights and mountain views. Inside, an entry foyer flows to a spacious light-filled living room highlighted by a wood-burning fireplace, a formal dining room, and a kitchen outfitted with marble countertops, custom cabinetry, a subway-tile backsplash, a farmhouse sink, a six-burner Wolf range, and an accompanying breakfast nook sporting a built-in window seat.

      The duo of en-suite bedrooms includes a primary retreat boasting a covered deck warmed by a fireplace, as well as a walk-in closet and a spa-like bath equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a walk-in shower. Elsewhere are a hidden bar, a wine cellar, and a laundry room, plus secluded turf-clad grounds laced with fruit trees and hosting numerous al fresco lounging and entertaining spots enhanced by a bar and barbecue setup and a firepit. Adding to the home’s allure are an alarm system, solar panels, and even a tree swing.

      RELATED: Charlize Theron Just Bought a $3.3 Million House in SoCal’s Studio City

      A tree swing can be found just outside the primary bedroom’s private deck.

      Josh Bustos

      A native of New York, the 53-year-old actor and comedian first gained notoriety as Buster Bluth in the Fox series Arrested Development and went on to win two “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series” Emmys for his portrayal as personal aide Gary Walsh on HBO’s Veep. Most recently, Hale can be heard as the voice of Fear in Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2, a sequel to the Oscar-winning 2015 animated film.

      The listing is held by Carrie Lewis of Douglas Elliman.

      Click here for more photos of Tony Hale’s Studio City House.

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      Gwyneth Paltrow Lists in L.A., Milla Jovovich Snags an NBA Star’s House, and More Celebrity Deals

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      Published on June 6, 2024

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      Now that Gwyneth Paltrow’s custom-built mansion in Santa Barbara’s posh seaside Montecito enclave has finally come to fruition, the Oscar-winning actress and lifestyle guru has decided to lighten her SoCal real estate portfolio, having stuck a nearly $30 million price tag on her longtime Los Angeles home in the Lower Mandeville area of Brentwood.
      Though that’s a whopping $20 million or so more than the Goop CEO and her ex-husband Chris Martin of Coldplay fame paid for the 1950s spread almost 12 years ago, back in spring 2012, Paltrow did extensively renovate the premises during her ownership. According to The Wall Street Journal, she added a one-bedroom guesthouse boasting a climate-controlled wine cellar, an office, a gym, a game room, and a movie theater. There’s also an apartment resting atop the garage.
      Nestled on a parcel spanning roughly two-thirds of an acre and described in marketing materials as “Southern Transitional,” the Windsor Smith-designed house features eight bedrooms and 11 baths in a little more than 12,700 square feet of single-level living space boasting reclaimed wood floors and patterned stonework throughout.
      Highlights include a voluminous living room with French doors leading out to a backyard hosting a plunge pool, as well as a bookshelf-lined family room and a gourmet kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island, a breakfast nook, double cooktops and ranges, plus a wood-burning oven. Elsewhere is a secluded primary wing hosting dual baths.

      Image Credit: Anthony Barcelo

      Paltrow has shared the digs with her husband, writer-producer Brad Falchuk, since they were wed in 2018. The couple, who have four grown children between them, now plan to split their time between their homes in Montecito and Amagansett, N.Y., along with a potential new dwelling in L.A.
      The residence, which sits right next door to a modern farmhouse-style spread that was reportedly just purchased by rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar for more than $40 million, is listed by Lea Porter of The Beverly Hills Estates.

      Image Credit: Jordan Nelson; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

      NFL Quarterback Tyrod Taylor Tosses His Georgia Home on the Market for $5 Million
      Tyrod Taylor has officially hoisted his swanky estate in the Roswell suburb of Atlanta up for sale. The New York Jets quarterback acquired the residence for $2.4 million a little over five years ago, back in spring 2019, and now it’s returned to the market with a $5 million ask.
      Originally built in 2016 and fully remodeled during Taylor’s tenure in collaboration with Infinite Home and The Chalice by Ashleigh Chalice, the brick-clad structure features seven bedrooms and 10 baths in a little more than 15,000 square feet of multi-level living space boasting an elevator, six fireplaces, a fully loaded guest apartment, a billiards room, a humidor, and a wellness center with a gym and sauna. Other posh amenities can be found amid the gated and landscaped grounds, which span just over 2 acres and host a fire-pit, a sports court, and a waterfall-enhanced pool and spa.

      Image Credit: Jordan Nelson

      Additional standout features include a double-height entry foyer displaying a glass and steel-framed wine cellar, a wood-paneled library/office, and a family room holding a fireplace flanked by built-in shelving and French doors spilling out to a lanai with a barbecue station. An adjacent gourmet kitchen is furnished with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a breakfast nook, while a sumptuous primary retreat flaunts a fireplace, a mini-bar, dual showroom-style closets, and a luxe bath outfitted spotlighted by a fireside soaking tub and a steam shower.
      Originally selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens, the 34-year-old Virginia native recently rejoined the Jets in March. He also launched the luxury streetwear brand DIALLO alongside Dex Robinson.
      The listing is held by Matthew Doyle and David Goodrowe of Compass.

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      An NBA Player’s Hidden Hills Mansion Finally Sells to Milla Jovovich
      Ben Simmons has officially offloaded his Hidden Hills residence via auction for a smidge over $12 million, or a substantial $5.4 million less than the NBA All-Star paid for the place three years ago, back in spring 2021.
      Records reveal the buyer is Resident Evil actress Milla Jovovich and her English director/producer husband Paul W.S. Anderson. After languishing on the market since May 2022, initially with a hefty $23 million ask, the listing price was reduced several times before the house finally sold to the couple at a substantial discount.
      Resting at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac, amid a gated and olive tree-laced parcel spanning 1.5-acres, the home was built in 2021 by Nobel LA in the trendy modern farmhouse style, complete with a striking exterior hewn from vertical reclaimed wood siding and charcoal-hued brick. A total of seven bedrooms and eight baths are sprawled across 12,000 square feet of living space, with amenities including two pools, a guesthouse, a gym, and a three-car garage.
      A dramatic two-way fireplace serves as the focal point of a spacious great room, which holds a living area with automated Fleetwood glass doors opening to a patio and a dining room with a duo of custom metal chandeliers that reportedly cost more than $100,000 each, plus a climate-controlled wine wall and tucked-away catering kitchen with commercial-grade appliances.
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      Other highlights include a candy dispenser-equipped screening room, along with a fireside family room providing an indoor garden and access to a backyard terrace sporting a fireside lounge area. A sleekly designed kitchen has glass burners and a pop-up vent integrated into the marble island, as well as a dining area; and elsewhere is a sky bridge leading to a primary retreat displaying a fireplace, a designer showroom closet, and a luxe bath equipped with two chiseled marble block sinks, a soaking tub and steam shower.
      Jovovich and Anderson still own two L.A. properties: a contemporary Hollywood Hills mansion they paid $10.2 million for in 2022 and a house in the Mount Olympus neighborhood that was reportedly once occupied by Jovovich’s mother Galina.

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      Usher Lists Celeb-Pedigreed L.A. House for $3.8 Million
      For the past two years, music superstar Usher has owned a Hollywood Hills estate he purchased for $3.4 million from London-born model/actress sisters Cara and Poppy Delevingne. Now the OMG and Yeah! crooner has flipped the midcentury residence back up for sale with a $400,000 jump in price, asking $3.8 million.
      Originally built in the mid-1950s and occupied for more than a decade before the Delevingne sister’s tenure by Oscar-winning actor and musician Jared Leto, the premises have been remodeled through the years and include five bedrooms and four baths in roughly 4,000 square feet of two-level living space. There’s also a studio and a detached two-car garage.
      Hidden away on a street-to-street parcel spanning over a quarter of an acre, the white stucco structure greets with walls and gates. Once inside, an upper-level entry flows to a formal living room displaying a floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace and walls of windows and a formal dining room sporting a bay window. A gourmet kitchen is outfitted custom cabinetry, stone countertops, an eat-in island, and top-tier Bertazzoni appliances, and one of two primary suites has sliding glass doors spilling out to a wraparound balcony.
      There’s another oversized primary bedroom on the lower level, along with a bonus room that comes complete with a wet bar-equipped lounge area that opens to palm tree-laced grounds hosting a lagoon-style pool, a private spa, a fire-pit, a built-in barbecue, and a tree-shaded al fresco dining deck.

      Image Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images

      Ashley Tisdale Is Selling Her Chic L.A. Abode for $6.8 Million
      Back in fall 2022, Ashley Tisdale paid billionaire Johnson & Johnson heiress Jaime Johnson around $6.2 million for a midcentury residence in the Hollywood Hills. Now the High School Musical alum and her composer husband Christopher French are ready to hand over the keys to the home, asking a speck under $6.8 million.
      Originally built in the late 1940s, the place was extensively redecorated by Tisdale herself and featured in Architectural Digest. Sited behind double gates, the private dwelling has four bedrooms and six baths in a little more than 4,100 square feet modern living space boasting large walls of glass throughout. There’s also a separate two-story guesthouse with an additional bedroom suite, a kitchenette, and a play/media room, plus garden-laced grounds hosting a kidney-shaped pool and a lounge area warmed by a fire-pit.
      Other highlights of the “one-of-a-kind property” include a wood beam-topped living room displaying a fireplace encased withing a fluted plaster surround and a sleekly designed kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, a central island, and high-end appliances, as well as a sumptuous primary suite flaunting a walk-in closet and a luxe bath equipped with a soaking tub. Rounding it all out: a lower level sporting an office/studio with its own entrance. More

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      A Tech Magnate Is Asking $12.5 Million for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Former L.A. Home

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      Almost three months after Jim Demetriades hoisted his extravagant Los Angeles compound known as Villa Theos on the market with an impressive $85 million price tag, the veteran tech entrepreneur has now put another smaller house he owns right next door up for sale, asking a smidge under $12.5 million.

      The founder and CEO of Kairos Ventures has owned his larger property in the Beverly Hills Post Office area since 2000. That’s when he and his then-new wife Nancy paid $8.4 million for a single house and then began piecing together a gated collection of red brick and stucco structures that cost tens of millions of dollars to assemble and feature a total of 13 bedrooms and 16 baths in 28,000 square feet, all of it resting on two parcels of land spanning over 2 acres.

      The NBA legend’s former home has posh amenities like an indoor sports court.

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      Along the way, in 2005, the native of Greece doled out around $6.5 million more for the house next door, a contemporary structure originally built in 1956 and previously owned by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Records show the legendary Lakers basketball center acquired the place for roughly $2.2 million in the early 1990s and subsequently added an indoor sports court and a gym with a spa and a steam room. The six-time NBA MVP resided there until summer 2001, at which time he sold the place for $500,000 more than he originally paid.

      Sited atop a promontory in the desirable Beverly Crest neighborhood, on almost an acre of land overlooking sweeping city lights and ocean vistas, the four-bedroom, five-bath home is hidden away behind a lengthy gated driveway. Inside, a little more than 6,300 square feet of renovated living space boasts soaring ceilings and vast walls of glass providing seamless indoor/outdoor environs.

      A glass-lined living room has French doors opening to the backyard pool area.

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      Highlights include a sunken living room accented by a wet bar and a particularly eye-catching fireplace, as well as an office and a library loft. A formal dining room rests beneath a striking chandelier, while the updated kitchen is outfitted with an eat-in island, top-tier stainless appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook that opens to a courtyard warmed by a firepit.

      Elsewhere in the house is a primary suite that comes complete with a seating area, a private patio, and a luxe bath equipped with a spa tub and a glass-encased shower; and outdoors, the grounds host a swimming pool and numerous spots ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining. There’s also a motor court and a four-car garage on the premises.

      The listing is held by Aaron Kirman of AKG | Christie’s International Real Estate.

      Click here for more photos of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s former house.

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      Pee-Wee Herman’s Personal Playhouse in L.A. Could Be Yours for $5 Million

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      Ten months after his death at age 70, the Los Angeles estate of actor, comedian, writer, and producer Paul Reubens—best known for his childlike, red bow tie-wearing alter-ego Pee-wee Herman—is available for the first time in almost four decades, asking just under $5 million. Built in the late 1950s and boasting nearly 3,000 square feet of living space, the midcentury ranch house sits atop a promontory in the sought-after Oaks neighborhood of Los Feliz and comes complete with views of the Griffith Park Observatory and the iconic Hollywood Sign from nearly every vantage point.

      A California Institute of the Arts theater student and member of West Coast comedy troupe The Groundlings—where he originated his Pee-wee character in the 1970s—Reubens went on to become a film and TV sensation in the ’80s, starring in The Pee-wee Herman Show, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-wee, and Pee-wee’s Playhouse. The recipient of a 1988 Hollywood Walk of Fame star, he’s also known for his work on Mystery Men, Blow, and Murphy Brown, the latter of which earned him an Emmy nod.

      Though his image was somewhat tarnished in later years due to a couple of arrests—one for indecent exposure and another for possessing obscene material—he subsequently appeared in a new version of The Pee-wee Herman Show at L.A.’s Club Nokia and on Broadway, as well as the movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday.

      A glass-lined living room spills out to the backyard.

      Sam Wadieh

      As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, Reubens purchased the home for a mere $415,000 in 1985, at the height of his career, and resided there until he passed away in July 2023. Fully gated and resting at the end of a lengthy private road, the single-story structure is nestled amid a 1.4-acre parcel and features three bedrooms and an equal number of baths, plus restored yet largely original interiors boasting slate floors, wood-beam ceilings, and vintage wallpaper throughout.

      A cozy den is warmed by a massive stone fireplace.

      Sam Wadieh

      Among the highlights are a fireside living room and an adjacent dining area with sliding glass doors leading out to the backyard. A “snazzy” den has a stone fireplace and a wet bar, while a kitchen is outfitted with yellow Formica countertops and an accompanying breakfast nook. There’s also a primary suite appointed with a seating alcove, a separate dressing area, and a bath that opens to an enclosed patio Reubens built to protect his cat Koko from the surrounding wildlife, along with two guest bedrooms that share a bath.

      Reubens used to entertain friends at this al fresco barbecue area.

      Sam Wadieh

      In addition to a swimming pool and a spa, the park-like grounds are laced with more than 100 varieties of native shrubs and trees and host a barbecue area, a pergola-shaded lounging spot, a cactus garden, walking trails, and a waterfall that flows into a pond. An added bonus: a concrete patio sporting actual handprints signed by the likes of the comic’s friend and actress Debi Mazar.

      In another celebrity-related connection, Reubens’s estate is also sited near two adjacent homes owned by Emmy-winning actress and stand-up comedian Sarah Silverman—one she bought nearly four years ago for $3.5 million and another she just picked up for $2.1 million.

      The listing is held by Juliette Hohnen of Douglas Elliman.

      Click here for more photos of Paul Reubens’s house.

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