He Shoots for the Westside
David Spade, who stars as the power-hungry assistant Dennis Finch on the NBC sitcom “Just Shoot Me,” has purchased a Westside home with city views and a tennis court for about $4 million.
The actor-comedian listed his six-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot Beverly Hills home in October at close to $3.9 million. Spade, 37, has owned that home since early 1999.
His new home, behind gates, is contemporary in style with floor-to-ceiling windows. Besides the tennis court, the property has a pool and a spa.
Built in the late ‘70s, the two-story house with grand public areas, including a large dining room, has three bedrooms and seven bathrooms in slightly more than 6,700 square feet. The master suite has his and hers bathrooms.
Earlier this year, Spade starred in the movie “Joe Dirt,” which he co-wrote with “Saturday Night Live” writer Fred Wolf. Spade was a regular on “Saturday Night Live” before co-starring in “Just Shoot Me” in 1997.
Richard Minchenberg and Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency had the listing on the home that Spade purchased, sources said.
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Reggie Hayes, who stars as an attorney in the hit UPN series “Girlfriends,” has purchased a Hollywood Hills home for $950,000.
The house has three bedrooms in 3,000 square feet, but Hayes, who is a first-time home buyer, plans to extend the house, built in 1932, and redo the yard to include a swimming pool and desert landscaping.
The house also has what has been described as “290-degree” city views.
Hayes, 32, recently filmed an episode of “Girlfriends” in which he buys a house. The episode, “I Have a Dream House,” airs Monday.
The Chicago-born actor has appeared as a regular on the series “Getting Personal,” and he has guest-starred in the series “Married, With Children,” “Roswell,” “Party of Five” and “Will & Grace.” He was also in the movies “Being John Malkovich” (1999) and “Charlie’s Angels.” (2000).
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Actor-magician Harry Anderson has sold his Greene & Greene home in Pasadena to Century City attorney Brian Kabateck and his wife, Roxanne.
The selling price was close to the most recent asking price of $2,995,000.
Built in 1907, the house is one of a few that perpetuate the Arts and Crafts style of architecture associated with Charles and Henry Greene. Situated on more than 1.3 acres, the house has six bedrooms in about 6,400 square feet, plus a basement. The kitchen was updated, and new heating and air-conditioning systems were installed along with a new pool and spa.
Anderson, 49, played humorist Dave Barry in the CBS sitcom “Dave’s World” (1993-97), and he starred as Judge Harold Stone on the sitcom “Night Court” (1984-1992). The actor has moved to New Orleans. Brian Kabateck was involved in writing the state law that extended the time limit until Dec. 31 to file Northridge earthquake damage claims. The law was an outgrowth of the scandal involving former Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush.
Kabateck, who has handled more than 300 lawsuits related to the Northridge quake, also participated in negotiating a settlement earlier this year of insurance claims stemming from the Armenian genocide, starting in 1915.
Barry Sloane of Sotheby’s International Realty, Beverly Hills, had the listing; Jerome Jahn of Coldwell Banker, San Marino, represented the buyers.
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The Beverly Hills home of the late Fred de Cordova, a longtime producer of the NBC “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson as its host, has been listed at just under $2.5 million.
The producer died in September at age 90. He is survived by his widow, Janet.
Designed by Rex Lotery, the couple’s home is one of a few in Trousdale Estates that have two-story plans. To preserve the views, most are one-story designs, but developer Paul Trousdale commissioned Lotery to design this home when the community was new.
Built for the De Cordovas in 1965, the 4,400-square-foot house has two master suites, a bedroom/den and a maid’s room. It also has a library, four baths and a pool. There is a 20-foot entry and a sunken living room.
The producer directed “Bedtime for Bonzo” (1951), starring former President Ronald Reagan. Among the TV shows De Cordova produced or directed were “Burns and Allen,” “The Jack Benny Show” and “My Three Sons.”
His 1988 autobiography “Johnny Came Lately” detailed his career with Carson.
Bernice and Janine Gershon of Coldwell Banker’s Beverly Hills South office have the listing.
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Actress-director Sondra Locke, who co-starred in a number of films with her one-time companion Clint Eastwood, has sold her Hollywood Hills home for $740,000 and moved out of the area, sources said.
Built in 1960, the house has two bedrooms in 1,700 square feet. There are city views from every room of the walled and gated home, which also has a separate office and bath.
Locke, 54, was nominated for an Academy Award as best supporting actress for her first screen appearance in “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” (1968).
Later she appeared with Eastwood in such movies as “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1975) and “Bronco Billy” (1980).
After her much publicized breakup with Eastwood, she made her TV-movie directing debut with “Death in Small Doses” (1995).
Neal Baddin of Coldwell Banker had the listing, and Jory Burton of DBL Realtors represented the buyer, sources said.
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A 1920s Italian-style villa long owned by the late comedian-actor Paul Lynde has been sold for close to its $1.3-million asking price to L.A. attorney Paul Zuckerman and his wife, Andrea.
The house, in the Sunset-Doheny area, was also owned at one time by actor Errol Flynn, sources said.
Designer John Woolf remodeled the house in the ‘50s for Lynde. The house has three bedrooms plus two guest quarters.
Richard Erlich of Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills, had the listing, and Leonard Spielman of Prudential California Realty, Laguna, represented the buyers.
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