Bell Canyon Is New Venue for ‘Oz’ Man
Actor Ernie Hudson, who is in his third season playing the prison warden in the HBO series “Oz” and who will portray Michael Jordan’s father in the Fox Family Channel movie “Michael Jordan: An American Hero,” and his wife, Linda, have purchased a Bell Canyon home for more than $1 million.
Hudson, 53, gained fame in “Ghostbusters” and “Ghostbusters II” before he appeared in such movies as “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (1992), “The Basketball Diaries” (1995) and “Congo” (1996). The Jordan telefilm airs on April 18.
The actor bought a Georgian-style home with six bedrooms, a library and exercise room in 5,500 square feet. The 1.5-acre grounds have canyon views, a basketball court and parking for up to 30 cars. Bell Canyon is in Ventura County, just over the L.A. County border.
Hudson sold his Running Springs retreat for about $500,000 and listed his Hidden Hills home, with five bedrooms and four fireplaces in 5,000 square feet, at about $1.4 million. The Tudor-style home, on slightly more than an acre with valley views, has a pool and game room with a sauna and steam room.
Hudson, who films “Oz” in New York, decided to sell his other homes and buy in Bell Canyon to consolidate his residences because he travels for work so much.
The Hidden Hills home is listed with Marc Shevin of Coldwell Banker, Woodland Hills.
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Golfer Fred Couples, who has been on the PGA Tour for 19 years and was PGA Player of the Year in 1991 and 1992, and his wife, Thais, have purchased a Montecito home for nearly its $4.7-million asking price.
Couples, 39, won two tournaments last year and finished 1998 with a personal record of $1.65 million.
He bought a Monterey Colonial-style home built in 1929 with a 10,000-square-foot main house plus a 2,500-square-foot guest house. The home, on five acres, also has an artist’s studio, pool, and mountain and ocean views.
Couples, who was living on the Westside, was represented by Steve Richardson of Coldwell Banker, Montecito. Rebecca Riskin of Village Properties had the listing.
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Actress Jamie Luner, who joined the cast of the Fox prime-time soap “Melrose Place” in 1997 and starred as sultry siren, auburn-haired Peyton Richards in the 1996-97 series “Savannah,” has purchased a Studio City home for about $640,000.
Luner, 27, signed a development deal last year with the WB for a series to debut this fall.
She bought a remodeled home, built in the 1940s, with three bedrooms in 2,300 square feet. The contemporary, ranch-style house, with high ceilings, is behind gates with valley views.
Monty Iceman of Gibson Realty, Studio City, had the listing.
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