With his wedding to Katy Perry on the horizon, English “Lord of the Rings” actor Orlando Bloom is selling the house he bought in Beverly Hills, after an extensive renovation.
He had planned on living there before he proposed to Perry on Valentine’s Day. Though there is much speculation about when and where the marriage will take place, neither the date nor location have been announced, and Bloom, 42, has now put his Hollywood glamour house on the market, priced at $8.99 million.
Located on “Billionaires’ Row,” with stunning views over the city and ocean, the 4,011-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-bath contemporary home exemplifies the indoor-outdoor living that characterizes the celebrity lifestyle along the California coast. The wide sweep of the open floor plan, sliding walls of glass and lightly defined living areas supply Hollywood drama from its sunken living room conversation pit, with views of the zero-edge pool and spa, outdoor dining and conversation areas. In sparkling white, from walls to furniture, the house is a perfect foil for art collections and of a size to entertain on an intimate or large scale.
Built in the 1960s, Bloom added the new pool and reinforced it with caissons installed 50 feet underground. He also added the Ipe wood decking, built-in seating, LED lighting, a fire feature behind the pool, and reconfigured the kitchen to open to the dining room. The master bath opens through sliding glass doors to a private walled deck that invites au naturel sunning. Grounds are beautifully landscaped for privacy and pleasure.
Bloom is well-known for his roles as Legolas in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Will Turner in “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.” He likes to mix things up, and returns occasionally to stage acting, but soon he will be filming a war drama, “The Outpost,” with Scott Eastwood and Caleb Landry Jones.
The listing agent for Bloom’s home is Jason Oppenheim of the Oppenheim Group, who also sold the house to Bloom two years ago. Oppenheim and his real estate team are the subject of the new hit Netflix original series, “Selling Sunset.”
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Home photos by Daniel Dahler
