David Spade popped up on single episodes of “The Facts of Life” and “Baywatch” before he really got his showbiz sea legs as a writer and cast member on “Saturday Night Live” in the early 1990s. During his time at SNL he received a trio of Emmy nominations in the Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program and went on to star in several sophomoric comedies and the long-running sitcom “Just Shoot Me!” (1997-2003), for which he received a fourth Emmy nomination.
Many silly, not especially good comedy films followed, along with roles in a few box office barn burners; “Grown Ups” (2010) brought in $271.4 million in worldwide receipts, while the star-studded 2012 animated feature “Hotel Transylvania” hauled in $358.4 million.
More recently, the notorious ladies’ man, who’s had dalliances and romances with slew of bombshell actresses, was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards for his starring role in the critically savaged Netflix romcom “The Wrong Missy” and is scheduled to star in a not-yet-titled upcoming TV series created by Diablo Cody.
Over the course of his 30+ year career, the now 57-year-old stand-up comedian, actor, writer and tv host has amassed a fortune that allows him the wherewithal to upgrade his residential circumstances from his snazzy, celeb-pedigreed home in a particularly coveted part of Beverly Hills to a $13.85-million contemporary showstopper set into a sweeping curve just above the Sunset Strip where it pokes its massive boxy top out above towering hedges to take in sweeping views over the city.
The brand-new and never-lived-in mansion was listed with Farrah Brittany and Mauricio Umansky at The Agency, while Spade was represented in the deal by Hilton & Hyland’s Stuart Vetterick, who negotiated a substantial discount off the $15.45 million asking price.
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Image Credit: Redfin Promo materials show the architectural home was designed by architect George Kurczyn to “embody California’s coveted indoor-outdoor lifestyle,” with “warm and intimate” interior spaces ideal for both large-scale entertaining and quiet nesting. Serviced by a muscular glass and steel staircase and an elevator, the three-story spread sprawls out over about 11,300 square feet with six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, plus three more powder rooms.
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Image Credit: Redfin Beyond the gated motor court and ten-foot-tall front door are Turkish limestone floors, marble and stone accent walls, and a state-of-the-art home automation system. A linear two-way fireplace anchors each end of the hotel ballroom-sized combination living and dining room, and vast expanses of glass pocket doors that slip into the walls and open the room to the grassy yard and swimming pool.
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Image Credit: Redfin The sleekly appointed kitchen spills out to a grassy yard and dining terrace with built-in barbecue, while a second kitchen for catering has its own service entrance adjacent to a staff bedroom and bath.
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Image Credit: Redfin Elsewhere there’s a library/den sheathed in smooth, wheat-colored paneling and a family room with a massive television flush-mounted into a paneled wall above a linear fireplace.
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Image Credit: Redfin The upper level contains a lounge area, a gym, and two luxuriously appointed guest bedrooms, along with the sprawling primary suite.
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Image Credit: Redfin Floating above the city lights, the primary suite showcases a sitting area with fireplace, a morning/evening bar, and a private balcony with outdoor fireplace and jaw-dropping views.
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Image Credit: Redfin There are also dual dressing rooms and two marble-sheathed baths, one with a dry sauna and the other with a steam shower.
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Image Credit: Redfin The lower level is an entertainer’s paradise with a marble bar and club room, a 1,200-bottle wine display room, and a state-of-the-art home theater with seating for 12 and a 20-foot-wide screen.
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Image Credit: Redfin Also tucked down in the lower level are a private guest suite that spills out to its own private loggia and a hidden panic room complete with its own power source and bathroom.
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Image Credit: Redfin A deep, wood-clad overhang shades a portion of the outdoor living room alongside the mosaic-tiled infinity-edge swimming pool and spa.
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Image Credit: Redfin Spade, who once owned a beachfront house on Malibu’s La Costa Beach that he sold in 2013 for $10.225 million to Netflix chief Ted Sarandos (who sold it earlier this year for $14.7 million to apparel tycoon Richard Saghian), owns at least two other residential properties in Los Angeles. In addition to his longtime home in the Trousdale Estates area of Beverly Hills, which he bought in 2001 for $4 million and was previously owned by both Eddie Murphy and Warren Beatty, he scooped up a slickly renovated Spanish bungalow in West Hollywood in a clandestine off-market deal last year for about $2.3 million.
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