Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have sold part of their compound in the Hollywood Hills for $7,325,000, public records show.
The entire property, listed at $12.5 million two years ago, included two houses and a one-bedroom guesthouse for a total of 10 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms on nearly an acre.
The couple sold a gated 1929 Spanish-style house of 5,334 square feet that had been restored and updated. Its outdoor courtyard and living areas, as well as the lushly landscaped pool area, are decorated with terra-cotta tiles and colorful inlays.
The second house, built in 1930 and also redone, returned to the market last month priced at $2,995,000. The 4,062-square-foot house sits on less than a third of an acre and contains four bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms. The master bedroom includes a dressing room with a “hair sink,” according to listing details. French doors along the back lead to extensive outdoor terrace and deck areas with built-in seating around mature trees.
Film and television actor Stiller, 45, starred in Meet the Parents (2000); its sequels, Meet the Fockers (2004) and Little Fockers (2010). Taylor, 40, whose television guest appearances include Arrested Development (2006), has starred in several films with Stiller, including Tropic Thunder, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) and Zoolander (2001).
Ellen’s secret out
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has ended the speculation and revealed the price of her Beverly Hills estate in the Multiple Listing Service as $49 million. The property had been marketed since June on the Westside Estate Agency website as price “available upon request.”
The four-structure compound was formed starting in 2007 through three property purchases on the same street. Among the sellers was Max Mutchnick, co-creator of the TV series Will Grace (1998-2006), who sold his house for $29 million.
The 15,000 square feet of interior space in the compound include a 9,200-square-foot main house, two guesthouses and a three-bedroom house that can be used as office space or staff quarters. They sit on three acres of gated property with outdoor living spaces, a pool, extensive gardens and koi ponds.
DeGeneres’ 26-acre equestrian property in Thousand Oaks has been reduced to $14.9 million.
Listed in May at $16.5 million, the compound has eight farmhouse-style cottages, a yoga pavilion, a tennis court, stables and arenas. There are eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms in 7,000 square feet of living space.
DeGeneres, 53, married actress Portia de Rossi, 38, in a garden wedding at the Beverly Hills compound in 2008.
Sinatra’s place
An estate in Holmby Hills once owned by Frank Sinatra is on the market at $23.5 million.
On more than two acres, the gated house is surrounded by expanses of lawn and mature trees. A large courtyard sits at the center of the hacienda-style home, built in 1936. There are seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 8,631 square feet of living space.
Sinatra died in 1998 at 82. Public records show the property sold last year for $18.5 million.
Dandridge home
A former home of actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge has sold in the Hollywood Hills for $2,394,000.
The restored 1920s Mediterranean house includes three bedrooms, five bathrooms and 4,368 square feet of living space. There are arched doorways and windows, beamed ceilings and stained-glass windows. The master bedroom suite features a sitting area and dual bathrooms, one of which is circular. Three terraces with city views provide space for entertaining.
Dandridge, who died in 1965 at 42, was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the title role of Carmen Jones (1954). She starred as Bess in Porgy and Bess (1959). The property last changed hands for $849,000 in 1998, according to public records.
Formerly Fonda’s
Actor Ethan Suplee has listed a Studio City house for sale at $2,295,000.
Formerly Jane Fonda’s residence, according to listing details, the country English-style home of 3,787 square feet was built in the early 1950s. It sits on nearly an acre of wooded grounds with a detached office/guesthouse, a gym and a pool. There are three fireplaces, seven bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Suplee, 35, appeared in the action-adventure film Unstoppable (2010) and starred in My Name Is Earl (2005-09).
Public records show the property last changed hands in 2006 for $2 million.