On Malibu horizon: a McCloud
Dennis Weaver, who voices the role of rancher Abner Dixon in Disney’s animated feature “Home on the Range,” and his wife, Gerry, have listed their residence in Ridgway, Colo., at $4.25 million. They plan to live in a home they bought in Malibu 20 years ago.
The actor-environmentalist, who just turned 80, has been driving to Hollywood from Ridgway for acting assignments since 1993. He built the Colorado home in 1989. He and his wife decided to move back to Malibu to be closer to the studios and their three grandchildren.
“The Weaver family was shaken last July by the loss of Lynne Weaver, daughter-in-law of Dennis and Gerry Weaver, in the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market traffic tragedy,” said Julian Myers, a spokesman for the couple. “This too may have influenced the Weavers to be nearer their family.”
The Ridgway house, which the actor calls “Earthship,” is on 20 acres along a river. The home has a pond and a view of the Rocky Mountains. It also has six bedrooms in 10,000 square feet plus stables. Four llamas, born on the property, are available at no extra cost.
The house has 3-foot-thick walls made of compacted earth and recycled tires and cans. The effect is to regulate the temperature inside the home. Architect Michael Reynolds also designed the house to capture winter sunlight for extra heat. There is supplemental radiant heating in some floors. Water in the house is solar-heated.
Weaver, the daily host of Starz Encore’s Westerns channel, starred in such TV series as “McCloud,” “Gunsmoke” and “Gentle Ben.” He starred in Steven Spielberg’s TV suspense movie “Duel” (1971) and played a motel clerk in Orson Welles’ film “A Touch of Evil” (1958). He was president of the Screen Actors Guild for two years. He is preparing for “Dennis Weaver’s International Hydrogen Drive 2004” to Mexico and Canada this summer.
Rick Weaver, one of his three sons, and Michael Ward have the listing at Alpine Lodging & Real Estate in Telluride, Colo.
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A Long goodbye to Brentwood
Actress Shelley Long bought a Brentwood home in March for slightly more than $1.6 million, and now she has it listed at just under $1.8 million.
The traditional-style home, built in 1999, has three bedrooms and three bathrooms in about 2,800 square feet. The breakfast area opens to a redwood deck. The master suite has a sitting room and spa tub.
Long won an Emmy for her leading role on the long-running TV sitcom “Cheers.” In March, she joined the cast of an untitled comedy pilot. She recently played Carol Brady in the Fox made-for-TV movie “The Brady Bunch in the White House.”
Richard Mills and Betty Sandoval have the listing at Homes USA Ltd., Pacific Palisades, and Robert Radcliffe of DBL Realtors in the Palisades had the listing when Long purchased the house in March.
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CEO at home in Beverly Hills
Phil Maloof, a former New Mexico state senator and a member of the Maloof family that owns the Sacramento Kings basketball team and the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, has purchased a Beverly Hills home for about $9 million.
The newly built house has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and five fireplaces in about 10,000 square feet. The European villa-style home, on an acre, also has a gated drive, a motorcourt, a guesthouse, a five-car garage and an infinity pool.
Maloof, 37, had been living on the Wilshire Corridor in a pied-a-terre, but his business dealings required him to be in L.A. more often, so he decided to purchase a larger home. He is the chairman and chief executive of Maloof Television, which recently concluded a deal with MGM, and he oversees Maloof Music, which has partnered with Interscope Records and Universal Music Group.
Sylviane Dungan of Nelson, Shelton & Associates had the listing, and Sam Nizk of Century 21 Professionals represented Maloof.
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An all-American Malibu home
Seann William Scott, who made his big-screen debut as a crass senior in the comedy “American Pie” (1999), has purchased a Malibu home for about $4 million.
The house has five bedrooms and four bathrooms in about 7,500 square feet. The home, behind gates, has ocean views. It was built in 1980 and is on 1.4 acres.
Scott, 26, also appeared in “American Pie 2” (2001), “American Wedding” (2003) and “The Rundown,” co-starring the Rock.
Todd and Lori Marks of Prudential John Aaroe, Beverly Hills, had the listing, and Brenda Catalano of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills, represented Scott.
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Stark’s ranch retreat for sale
The late Ray Stark’s Santa Ynez Valley ranch, which he owned for more than three decades, has come on the market at $15 million.
Stark, the literary and talent agent who went on to produce such movies as “Night of the Iguana” and “Funny Girl,” died in January at 88. “Funny Girl,” starring Barbra Streisand, was about Stark’s mother-in-law, Ziegfeld Follies star and comedian Fanny Brice.
Stark’s 256-acre ranch became his retreat in the early ‘70s. It is in a valley surrounded by thousands of acres of cattle ranches, vineyards and wineries.
There is a main residence on the Stark ranch, and it has three bedrooms and three bathrooms plus a master suite, formal dining and living rooms, a kitchen with a pantry, and staff quarters. There are a pool and a tennis court, guest and pool houses, hay barns and two horse barns.
Mike Brady at Sotheby’s International Realty, Montecito and Los Olivos, has the listing.
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