His way leads back to Vegas
Singer-songwriter Paul Anka, and his wife, Anne, have listed their home in a gated community above Beverly Hills at just under $6 million. They plan to buy a smaller home in the L.A. area.
The couple put their Beverly Hills-area home on the market because they recently purchased a home in Las Vegas. They are former longtime residents of the city.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. July 7, 2004 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday July 07, 2004 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 37 words Type of Material: Correction
Composer -- An item in the Hot Property column in Sunday’s Real Estate section credited Paul Anka with writing the song “My Way.” He wrote English lyrics for the original, French-language version of the song “Comme d’Habitude.”
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday July 11, 2004 Home Edition Real Estate Part K Page 2 Features Desk 1 inches; 34 words Type of Material: Correction
Composer -- An item in last Sunday’s Hot Property column incorrectly credited Paul Anka with writing the song “My Way.” He wrote English lyrics for the original, French-language version of the song, “Comme d’Habitude.”
The Ankas’ previous home there was bulldozed in 2003 to make way for the entrance and parking lot of the MGM Grand hotel and theme park, which opened in December.
The couple’s Beverly Hills-area home, which they’ve owned for 14 years, has five bedrooms and eight bathrooms in 8,000 square feet. The neo-classic villa, built in 1987, also has city views, a media and screening room and a library.
Paul Anka, 62, is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and has written more than 900 songs, including “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” “My Way” and the theme from “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”
He has made TV appearances this year on “American Idol,” “Las Vegas” and “Late Night With David Letterman.” He recently signed long-term deals with the MGM/Mirage Corp. in Las Vegas, the Borgata in Atlantic City, the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and the Niagara Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls.
Anka continues to tour throughout the world more than 115 days a year.
Richard Ehrlich and Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency, Beverly Hills, and Kathy Villa of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills North, have the listing.
Manson, makeup bag head to Valley
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson has purchased a San Fernando Valley home for about $1.3 million. The performer, known for his outrageous gothic costumes and elaborate stage shows, has put his Hollywood Hills house on the market at just under $1.8 million.
The home he bought has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in about 4,600 square feet. The house, built in the ‘30s, was remodeled and expanded in 1995. It’s on a half-acre knoll with city and mountain views.
Manson’s former home has four bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms in slightly more than 1,900 square feet. The house, built in the ‘20s, is walled and gated. It has a two-story guesthouse with one bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. The home also has a pool, three fireplaces and a koi pond.
The singer, 35, established his band in 1990. His group released “The Golden Age of Grotesque” in 2003. He wrote an autobiography, “The Long Hard Road Out of Hell,” in 1998.
Celeb camera man snaps up hill home
Neal Preston, a celebrity photographer who has worked with such artists as Bruce Springsteen and the stars of Led Zeppelin, has sold his home in the Colfax Meadows area of Studio City for $850,000 and has purchased a house in the hills above Studio City for close to the asking price of $1.25 million.
His new home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms in about 4,300 square feet. The house, built in 2002, also has a grassy yard with a pool and a spa. There are valley and mountain views.
Preston has been a contributing photographer for People magazine for more than 20 years, and he has photographed five Olympics. In July he will begin work on the new Cameron Crowe film “Elizabethtown.”
Preston was represented in both transactions by Todd and Lori Marks of Prudential John Aaroe, Beverly Hills.
Actor’s trek takes him to Encino
Garrett Wang, who played Ensign Harry Kim on the ‘90s UPN series “Star Trek: Voyager,” has purchased a home in Encino for slightly more than $900,000.
The contemporary-style house was built in the ‘60s. It has four bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms in just over 3,000 square feet. The home also has a deck with valley views, a family room and a wet bar and a master bedroom suite with two dressing areas and walk-in closets.
Wang, 35, made his TV series debut as Kim, a Starfleet graduate who gets lost on his first mission. Wang has also performed at the Mark Taper Forum and the L.A. Theater Center.
Carol Wolfe of Coldwell Banker, Encino, had the listing.
Leaving Glendale on a high note
Edward Sayegh, a concert pianist and prominent vocal coach for numerous Broadway, opera and pop stars, has listed his Glendale home of four years at just under $2.5 million.
The Spanish Colonial Revival home, built in 1927, has four bedroom suites, self-contained guest quarters and six bathrooms in slightly more than 5,000 square feet. The house is potentially eligible for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources.
Sayegh has had homes in New York, San Francisco and Palm Springs while living in the Glendale estate, where he has entertained such notables as Katherine Crosby and the late Rosemary Clooney. He furnished the Glendale living room with two grand pianos and became known for his intimate concert parties. Sayegh plans to maintain his weekend residence in Palm Springs.
Phyllis Harb of Re/Max Tri-City in La Canada Flintridge has the listing.
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