If the walls of this historic Hollywood Hills house could talk, they’d probably relate stories of what it was like to serve as the onscreen and real-life digs of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson during the 1950s and ’60s. Maybe they’d also tell us about the time the place doubled as the home of talent agent Ari Gold in the early days of “Entourage,” or better yet, all of the haunted happenings that have supposedly occurred there through the years — doors shutting all by themselves, sheets flying off of the bed during the night and an overwhelming smell of rose-scented perfume, just to name a few.
More recently, though, those walls probably would speak of the most current owners, Emmy-nominated actor Chris Meloni and his longtime wife Sherman Williams, who have quietly sold the residence to movie director/producer Rawson Marshall Thurber (“Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,” “We’re the Millers,” “Red Notice”) in an off-market deal for $5.9 million.
Originally listed for $6.5 million in 2020 — and then removed from the open market shortly after and rented out ever since for $29,500 per month — the two-story, traditional-style home was acquired by the couple in fall 2014 for $5.25 million; and though they have made some minor tweaks to the premises during their tenure, the exterior remains much as it did when it was built way back in the early 1900s.
Hidden securely away behind walls and gates, on a half-acre parcel nestled just below the mouth of Runyon Canyon Park, the wood and shingle-roof structure features five bedrooms and seven baths spread across a little over 5,200 square feet of living space. There’s also a detached guesthouse, which likely figures into the overall square footage, along with an eye-catching raspberry-hued front door that opens into a classic center hall boasting a staircase.
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Image Credit: Zillow Main-level highlights include a fireside living room that connects to a media room adorned with a wood-burning fireplace and decorative tracery ceiling.
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Image Credit: Zillow A wallpapered formal living room has two sets of French doors spilling out to an al fresco dining terrace, while a gourmet kitchen comes complete with an eat-in island, high-end stainless appliances and a breakfast nook.
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Image Credit: Zillow Upstairs, an expansive master retreat rests beneath a vaulted ceiling, and displays a fireplace, sitting area and dual walk-in closets. A luxe bath is equipped with dual vanities, a soaking tub and massive walk-in shower, and elsewhere on this floor is a family room/lounge.
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Image Credit: Zillow Outdoors, the lushly landscaped grounds host a patio ideal for al fresco lounging, and kidney-shaped pool surrounded by a brick sundeck; and rounding it all out are the aforementioned guesthouse, plus a detached three-car garage fronted by a large motorcourt offering additional parking for up to eight vehicles.
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Image Credit: Zillow Meloni, 61, is best known for his role as NYPD detective Elliott Stabler on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in the show’s first 12 seasons and its spinoff, “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” as well as his portrayal of inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama “Oz.” He and his wife continue to maintain a vacation home on the shores of Connecticut’s scenic Candlewood Lake, originally purchased in 2003.
As for Thurber, 47, who happens to be the great grandson of writer James Thurber, he was recently tapped to co-write and direct the live-action movie “Voltron”; and his film “Red Notice,” released last November, remains the biggest Netflix original movie of all time, per the streamer, having racked up an impressive 364 million hours of viewing in its first month.