Johnny Carson’s Longtime Malibu Estate Lists for $110 Million

Heeere’s Johnny’s house! It’s been two decades since Johnny Carson died at age 79. Now an epic oceanfront Malibu estate best known as the longtime home of the late-night TV legend has popped up for sale at a substantial $110 million, with the listing held by Chris Cortazzo of Compass.

The Tonight Show host acquired the four-parcel Point Dume complex in the mid-1980s for $9.5 million. Carson’s widow Alexis inherited the property upon his death in 2005, then sold the entire spread two years later for $46 million to billionaire apparel mogul-turned-film producer Sidney Kimmel and his wife Caroline. In 2019, the Kimmels transferred the place to venture capitalist Riaz Valani, an early investor in the e-cigarette manufacturer Juul, and his wife Augusta Tigrett, a daughter of Hard Rock Café co-founder Isaac Tigrett and Ringo Starr’s ex-wife Maureen Starkey. The clandestine deal took place off-market and was valued at $40 million in cash, more than half off the original $81.5 million asking price.

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Built in the early 1980s and since remodeled, the estate rests on over four acres divided by a public road. On the bluff side of the property, a gated driveway leads to the triangle-shaped, two-bedroom main home, which was designed by modernist architect Ed Niles and is cleaved to a steep cliff directly overlooking the ocean. Another gated driveway empties at a three-car garage and a motor court with parking for up to 40 vehicles, plus a guardhouse.

The three-story, 7,100-square-foot primary residence is introduced via an atrium entry adorned with mature trees. From there, an expansive living and entertaining area topped with a 30-foot-tall wood and glass ceiling sports a sunken copper and glass fireplace surrounded by built-in seating. Doors spill out to a koi pond and an ocean-view terrace. An elevated dining room comes with a black marble-topped bar, and an updated kitchen is outfitted with a large island and a butler’s pantry.

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Occupying the entire upper floor is the primary suite, which has a bedroom with a fireplace and a private balcony, along with dual offices, walk-in closets, and baths. The lower level houses a screening room, a wine cellar, a wet bar, and access to an ocean-view terrace, while the rest of the garden-laced grounds host a saltwater pool with a waterfall grotto, a spa, a sauna, and a cold plunge.

Amid the aforementioned parcel across the street is a full-sized tennis court and an adjoining 2,700-square-foot viewing pavilion holding a pair of guest suites, a fireside lounge, a full kitchen, and a sauna-equipped locker room. There’s also a guesthouse, a greenhouse, a fruit orchard, and an aviary.

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