"I left home as a teenager, and I left everything I knew: my family, my friends, my food, my culture. And I came to a big city by myself, and the only option for me was to win," the musician said of that period in a recent interview. As we all know, she did win-and her success soon began to translate into luxurious real estate.
Just like the characters he first became famous for, the 95-year-old actor and director resides out west-primarily in Carmel, California, the ritzy coastal town where he once served as mayor. A San Francisco native, Eastwood became a star in the mid-'60s for his portrayal of the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's trilogy of spaghetti Westerns, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
"She may be an Academy Award-nominated actor with two films hitting theaters this month-The Testament of Ann Lee and The Housemaid-but that doesn't mean she lives in Hollywood. Okay, she has a house there, but it's not her main home. That would be a farm in the Catskills in upstate New York, where she cares for a brood of animals and her two children, ages eight and five, with her husband, fellow actor Thomas Sadoski."
Wee take great care here at AD to not publish just one kind of home. The projects we feature are different sizes and styles, designed for different types of families and uses, and in locations across the globe. What unites them is a shared execution; each starts with a vision and finishes with a distinct perspective. "We're always looking for homes with a strong, personal point of view," confirms Alison Levasseur, global interiors and garden editor. "Spaces that feel authentic, real, and full of joy."
With the government announcing a Mansion Tax, many high-value homeowners are set to pay a heavy price for their super homes. All homes over the value of £2 million will be forced to pay the surcharge, amounting to thousands in extra payments for each property. We've rounded up some of the most expensive celebrity homes and revealed how much each will have to pay in mansion tax.
RELATED: The secret, self-made prison of lies' Diane Keaton hid for years The estate is asking $27 million this time around, according to TMZ. The actress and home renovator had first listed it last March for $28.9 million as her health took a downward turn. In May, the price dropped to $27.5 million, where it stayed until being taken off the market just two weeks before she died of pneumonia.
Some of the biggest mansions in and around Los Angeles haven't been fetching anywhere near their original listing prices, despite former ownership by some big-name celebrities. This month alone, homes once owned by Milwaukee Brewers minority owner Robert Beyer, singer Ricky Martin, and previously married Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have sold or are asking for well under their listing price, Mansion Global reported.
Orlando Bloom sold his Beverly Hills mansion for $7 million, shortly after separating from Katy Perry. The four-bedroom home was initially purchased for $7 million in 2017.
Billy Joel has placed the main residence of his Long Island estate on the market for $29.9 million after deciding to sell the expansive property in pieces and slashing its total price tag.
Chris Evans emphasized his vision for the property, stating he worked to 'enhance the beauty of the view and make the yard into an entertainer's paradise.'
In my defense, I sold that house many years ago and it has been 'redecorated,' John Stamos addressed the backlash regarding the bold decor of his former estate.
