Los Angeles is in the course of a nightmare. A minimum of 5 main fires are burning within the space, forcing the fast evacuation of 130,000 residents, inflicting over $50 billion of injury, consuming numerous houses and companies, and has triggered 5 confirmed deaths (a determine that’s prone to rise because the injury is surveyed).
The human price of this catastrophe is incalculable, so maybe it’s not proper that a lot consideration is given to the plight of multi-millionaire celebrities. That mentioned, many distinguished names within the leisure trade have seen their houses go up in smoke during the last day, so right here’s who’s been affected.
Billy Crystal
When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride and Earlier than star Billy Crystal confirmed to CNN that he and his spouse Janice have misplaced the house they’ve lived in since 1979 within the Palisades hearth.
James Woods
Academy Award-winning actor from On line casino, Salvador, and The Virgin Suicides James Woods confirmed that his house burned to the bottom, noting on X that he might not be insured for the loss.
Ricki Lake
Discuss present host Ricki Lake noticed her Malibu house destroyed, having escaped with Dolly (her canine) “and never a lot else.”
Mark Hamill
The Star Wars icon confirmed fires have been raging round his home moments earlier than he evacuated, so we will solely assume the worst.
John Goodman
It seems that The Huge Lebowski and Roseanne star John Goodman’s comparatively modest Palisades home has been destroyed.
Paris Hilton
The truth TV star confirmed on Instagram that she watched her Malibu house “burn to the bottom on reside TV.” Hilton, her household and her pets all evacuated safely.
Mandy Moore
Musician and actor Mandy Moore posted dramatic footage from her evacuation, saying her Altadena group is “damaged” and that lots of her family members have “misplaced the whole lot.”
Heidi Montag
Actuality star Heidi Montag burst into tears on TikTok when she confirmed the house she shared along with her husband Spencer Pratt is “utterly gone.”
Anthony Hopkins
Legendary actor Anthony Hopkins’ L.A. house has been diminished to “a pile of rubble.”
Miles Teller
Prime Gun: Maverick and Whiplash star Miles Teller’s home is “utterly gone.”
Diane Warren
Songwriter Diane Warren is heartbroken after her house for thirty years has burnt to the bottom.
Cary Elwes
The Princess Bride and SAW star Cary Elwes gave because of firefighters however confirmed that he and his household have “misplaced their house.”
Anna Faris
Scary Film star Anna Faris additionally noticed her house utterly destroyed, however she has confirmed she and her household are secure.
Eugene Levy
American Pie and Schitt’s Creek star Eugene Levy was compelled to evacuate, leaving his house to be utterly consumed by the blaze.
Adam Brody & Leighton Meester
Performing energy couple Adam Brody and Leighton Meester‘s house was “gutted” by the hearth.
Cameron Mathison
All My Kids alum Cameron Mathison shared heartbreaking photographs of “what’s left of [his] stunning house” after the lethal fires. He confirmed he and his household are secure.
Cobie Smulders
Cobie Smulders’ Pacific Palisades house is reported to have perished within the fires, too. Although the How I Met Your Mom actress has but to touch upon the tragedy, she was an energetic voice on social media through the equally devastating 2020 California Wildfires and is an advocate for the atmosphere.
Sandra Lee
“I don’t have a house anymore,” the TV chef and former first girl of New York shared in a heartfelt Instagram video. In a later replace, Lee mentioned she has obtained contradictory stories from completely different folks concerning the present state of her home following the fires, however that she is “praying for our houses, reminiscences, and our group.”
Matthew Perry’s former house
Realtor.com reported Thursday that Matthew Perry’s former house, the place he died in October 2023, had additionally been engulfed within the Palisades flames. The house was purchased by actual property developer, and film producer Anita Verma-Lallian a 12 months later for $8.55 million.
Jeff Dixon
“Our house is gone,” horror author, higher often known as the showrunner of Apple TV’s Curses!, shared the painful information on Threads on Wednesday.
Melissa Rivers
Tv persona and the daughter of Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, was amongst those that misplaced their properties within the January L.A. fires. She spoke to CNN concerning the few keepsakes she managed to rescue as she evacuated, together with her mom’s Emmy Award and a drawing she had fabricated from Melissa and her son, Joan’s grandson.
Amanda Winn Lee
The anime voice actor, most notable for voicing Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis Evangelion, confirmed she’d not solely misplaced her house however, tragically, was unable to evacuate her large tortoise Methuselah.
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia’s household house is gone, with the This Is Us star describing his coronary heart breaking as he watched the hearth take maintain on safety cameras.
Mel Gibson
When Mel Gibson returned to Los Angeles from Texas after an look on Joe Rogan’s podcast the place he criticized Gavin Newsom’s lack of efficient hearth prevention insurance policies, he found his home was gone. “I used to be form of unwell comfortable whereas we have been speaking as a result of I knew my neighborhood was on hearth, so I assumed, ‘I ponder if my place continues to be there,’” Gibson instructed NewsNation, “However once I obtained house, certain sufficient, it wasn’t there.” The Braveheart director mentioned his neighbor, Love Lies Bleeding actor Ed Harris, had additionally misplaced his house.
This listing is incomplete and will probably be added to because the information develops. Our coronary heart goes out to anybody affected by the fires and to the firefighters battling in opposition to it.
