Alex Trebek’s Longtime L.A. Home Was Replaced with This $42 Million Contemporary Showstopper
If the category is "Former Homes of Hollywood Icons" and the answer is "A nearly 1.5-acre estate in L.A.'s rustic Fryman Canyon neighborhood that's recently been transformed into a contemporary showstopper," then the question would be "What is Alex Trebek's old house?"
The beloved and, for many years, famously mustachioed host of Jeopardy! , called the Studio City property his home for nearly 30 years, buying it in 1991 for $2.15 million and remaining there until his death at 80 in late 2020. The executors of his estate sold the eight-time Emmy winner's former home in the spring of 2022 for $6.45 million.
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Trebek's home, a nearly 10,000-square-foot neo-Mediterranean, was soon razed, and in its place now stands a sprawling wood-clad residence of more than 20,000 square feet, which was brought to realization by designer Rob Diaz . The extraordinary spread is available at $42 million via Jon Grauman and Adam Rosenfeld of Resident Group , Jen Winston of Compass , and Tyrone McKillen of Plus Real Estate .
Plush fabrics and statement lighting add comfort and drama to the 20,000-square-foot home.
Diaz and his team have employed simple shapes familiar from residential and agricultural structures but combined them in a synergistic manner to achieve what marketing material describes as a "blend of architectural reinvention, artistic curation, and a deep personal connection to nature."
The building's materiality—western red cedar, hand-laid natural stone, and copper details—is complemented on the luminous interiors with raw wood, linen, and leather. Artisan millwork can be found throughout, from the wooden staircase to the built-in beds in the bunk room, while a selection of sculptural light fixtures includes half a dozen cloud-like pendants floating above the living room. Creative Art Partners , curated the art for the project.
Warm, natural materials and native plantings soften the architecture's crisp lines and sharp angles.
Designed for easy entertaining and relaxed living, the home features a cavernous dining room with a freestanding stone fireplace under a cathedral ceiling, a carved marble bar, an open-plan show kitchen for family use, and a spacious, equally chic back kitchen. Bedrooms are havens of soft colors, rich fabrics, and elegant details. The homeowner's suite, comprising a large bedroom, a sitting/dressing room, lots of closet space, and a bathroom with marble vanities, spills onto a deck overlooking the yard. The eight bedrooms and 12 baths also include a staff suite.
Other highlights include a state-of-the-art home theater, an office/study, a total of three kitchens, a full gym, and, in one of the two rough-cut stone pavilions alongside the pool, a bathhouse complete with a steam sauna, cold plunge, infrared sauna, and showers.
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