By Neal J. Leitereg and Jack Flemming / Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Judd Apatow and his wife, actress-comedian Leslie Mann, have paid $14.5 million for the Santa Monica penthouse of skincare entrepreneur Howard Murad.
The 8,000-square-foot abode sits on the top floor of a building with its own slice of Hollywood history. The 13-story development, designed by architect A. Quincy Jones, was once home to actor William Holden. The Oscar-winning actor, who starred in such films as “Sunset Boulevard” and “Sabrina,” lived there until he died in 1981 at 63.
Entered through two private elevators, the penthouse unit enjoys views of the ocean, mountains and downtown skyline. There are six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, as well as a handful of living spaces lined with walls of glass.
Skylights top an expansive living room with a wet bar and fireplace, and there’s also a chandelier-topped dining area, an office, a media room and a gym. Balconies wrap the exterior, creating additional living space.
Apatow has developed and produced a slew of sitcoms and films over the years, including “Freaks and Geeks,” “Girls,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up.” He founded his production company, Apatow Productions, in 1999.
Mann, a native of Newport Beach, has starred in “The Bling Ring,” “Funny People” and “Blockers,” among a host of films. She also appears in “Welcome to Marwen.”
In the upper Riviera area of Pacific Palisades, the home of actress Brooke Shields is up for lease at $24,995 a month.
The “Pretty Baby” star has owned the three-story retreat since 1997, when she bought it with her then-husband, tennis star Andre Agassi, for $3.25 million.
The gated estate features brick and lumber on the outside and Douglas fir hardwood floors on the inside. In 5,345 square feet, there’s a formal dining room, a center-island kitchen with marble countertops and a family room with a stone fireplace.
French doors line the living room, which opens to a wraparound deck that takes in canyon views from the property’s hillside perch. Five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms fill out the rest of the interior. The third floor is dedicated to the master suite, which features two fireplaces, an office, a lounge, a free-standing tub and a balcony.
Shields, 53, starred in the films “The Blue Lagoon” and “Endless Love” before attending Princeton University in the 1980s. Her more recent credits include “Lipstick Jungle” and “Jane the Virgin.”
John Wayne’s former ranch, a 2,000-acre spread in the high country of Riverside County, has come on the market for $8 million.
Called Rancho Pavoreal, the ranch property is set in a valley near Sage, an agricultural community about 10 miles from Temecula wine country. Completely fenced and cross-fenced for horses and cattle, the acreage includes three wells, horse facilities and a stucco ranch house.
A listing for the property suggests that it is ideal for vineyards, equestrian use, cattle, hunting or a private retreat. Seizing on California’s booming marijuana industry, cannabis cultivation is mentioned as another possibility for the land.
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