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Twins to jettison their not-so-full L.A. house

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Times Staff Writer

The Olsen twins, who shared the role of Michelle Tanner on the ABC show “Full House” (1987-95) and went on to gain celebrity and merchandising-mogul status, have had anything but a full house in Los Angeles since they bought a home here for close to its $4 million asking price in 2004.

Mary-Kate and Ashley have spent most of the last two years in New York attending college off and on. So they put their home in the hills of Westwood on the market for just less than $4.4 million.

For the record:

12:00 a.m. Sept. 3, 2006 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Tuesday August 29, 2006 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 36 words Type of Material: Correction
Hot Property: The column in Sunday’s Real Estate section reported that film director John Badham’s Beverly Hills-area house was for sale. The home was listed for a few days but was subsequently taken off the market.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday September 03, 2006 Home Edition Real Estate Part K Page 4 Features Desk 1 inches; 34 words Type of Material: Correction
Hot Property -- The Aug. 27 column reported that film director John Badham’s Beverly Hills-area house was for sale. The home was listed for a few days but was subsequently taken off the market.

The 4,000-square-foot house was designed by Hal Levitt, noted for his mid-century homes. It is on one level and has two master-bedroom suites -- one for each twin -- plus two additional bedrooms.

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The kitchen and bathrooms are new, but the terrazzo flooring is original. The gated estate also has a pool, a spa and city views.

The 20-year-old twins’ celebrity power was parlayed years ago into a billion-dollar line of products, and the sisters became co-presidents of their business when they turned 18.

They visit their California offices only once a month, however, which may explain why they’re not keeping the house.

It is listed with Michael Eisenberg of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

The fresh King of Manhattan Beach

Lubomir Visnovsky, the L.A. Kings’ most valuable player during the 2005-06 season and the team’s leading scorer, stepped off the ice and into a new home with a selling price of $2.6 million.

The French Normandy-style house in Manhattan Beach has five bedrooms and four bathrooms in 4,080 square feet.

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Designed for entertaining, the home also has a gourmet kitchen, a dining area and a large family room, all overlooking the backyard, which has a pool, spa and city-to-mountain views.

Among the other features are a 26-foot-tall vaulted entry, a spiral staircase, skylights, maple cabinetry and maple plank flooring.

Visnovsky, who just turned 30, was born in what’s now Slovakia. At 5 feet 10, he isn’t tall for a defenseman but uses his great skating, passing and shooting abilities to his advantage. The popular player was drafted by the Kings in 2000.

Ed Kaminsky of Shorewood Realtors, Manhattan Beach, was the listing agent.

Beverly Hills to lose disco fever

John Badham, who directed the movie “Saturday Night Fever,” has put his Beverly Hills-area home on the market at just less than $6.5 million.

The Mediterranean-style house, built in 1990, has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms in 8,700 square feet. The large-scale rooms have hardwood floors. There is a granite and marble kitchen, a gym, a study and an elevator, plus a grassy lot with a pool, pond and meandering pathways. The home is in a gated community with canyon and city views.

Badham, 67, made his feature-film directing debut in 1976 with “The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings” (1976). He followed that in 1977 with “Saturday Night Fever,” a signature film of the decade.

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Doug Taylor of Keller Williams Realty, Beverly Hills, has the listing, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Hairstylist gave home a makeover

Kim Vo, hairstylist to the stars, has sold his Hollywood Hills home for about its $1.5-million asking price. The buyers are Adam Belanoff, a writer and supervising producer on the TV program “The Closer,” and his wife, Allison Kopf.

The 2,700-square-foot remodeled contemporary has canyon and city views. The three-bedroom, 3 1/2 -bathroom house was built in 1957.

Vo has appeared regularly on the TV shows “Extreme Makeover” and “Dr. 90210.” He is planning to open a salon at the Mirage in Las Vegas this fall and is co-proprietor of a local salon, B2V, in West Hollywood.

Ernie Carswell of Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills North, represented the sellers, and Leah Lail of the Brill Group in the Beverly Hills East office of Coldwell Banker, represented the buyers.

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