View Now | Matthew Perry House in Malibu, CA Photo courtesy of Michael McNamara of Shooting LA
Just imagine what it would be like to drive through the private gate of your Malibu estate and up a 200-
foot driveway just to pull into your six-car garage. You walk through the doors of your marble floored mansion with 360-degree views of the ocean and the city. You made it! Welcome to Los Angeles, the city with the largest concentration of movie stars in the world.
View Now | Mark Wahlberg House in Beverly Hills, CA
Explore the streets where some of the biggest names in the acting business live. Stars like Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg (left) all own property in this beautiful city. And it’s easy to understand why. The movie business is centered in Los Angeles and all of the big money decisions are made here.
Remember you don’t have to be an actor to live here, but it would help having a star on the walk of fame if you want to be a homeowner.
In a neighborhood like Brentwood, you can take a drive down a street and pass the homes of celebrities like Jim Carrey, John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman. Even Marilyn Monroe used to live here at one point in her life.
Many times, movie stars will reside in huge gated communities with private streets in order to avoid being harassed outside their homes.
The fame and the notoriety can get overwhelming, besides the positive attention, thieves and scammers often target famous people. Many Hollywood stars live in off the grid locations that cannot be located without direct knowledge of the residence.
It’s not a huge mystery why actors and actresses like to purchase mansions on 5 acre properties surrounded by massive stonewalls. The photographer’s for brands like TMZ have a reputation for snooping and being intrusive when it comes to movie stars.
The Bel Air homeowners list includes Adam Sandler, Nicolas Cage, Madonna and Renee Zellweger. Not a bad neighborhood watch team right?
Famous neighbors will usually attract more famous residents. It is not uncommon for multiple heavy hitting film stars to live in the same area. Within a few blocks of Bel Air, you can pass by the houses of multiple Oscar Winners.
View Now | Jared Leto house in Hollywood Hills, CA
Not too far away, in Beverly Hills, movie stars such as Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Matthew Perry all own incredible mansions.
Newcomer Jared Leto has recently joined the LA homeowners association by purchasing a former Military Compound often referred to as the Lookout Mountain Laboratory. The Hollywood Hills property was used as a military film studio until the late 1960’s. This warehouse-like industrial compound has been renovated many times and comes with a lagoon-style swimming pool tucked away into a steep mountainside.
Buying an x-military compound with the privacy of a mountaintop hideaway. That is a hell of a way to make a splash on the real estate market! Not all actors are as bold with their property investments.
View Now | Channing Tatum House in Beverly Hills, CA
Channing Tatum, for example, recently settled into a humble and somewhat boring $6 million Cape-Cod style house in Beverly Hills. Hey, at least it’s in the 90210 and it has a pool, plus he is Channing Tatum, Magic Mike will be just fine.
Pick any wealthy area in Los Angeles known for its 1%er demographic. 9 times out of 10, the neighborhood you choose will look like a cast member list for a movie or a TV series.
This city is peppered with actors and actresses from different walks of life. And although they all build their success differently, many of them stick close to their source of income by living within a driving distance of Hollywood.
