Where in the world is….? Celebrity #15: Tears for Fears frontman Roland Orzabal, who long has owned a 4,266-square-foot house in Nichols Canyon in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills
Today’s installment of our “Where in the world is…?” feature involves Tears for Fears frontman Roland Orzabal, a native Brit whose assimilation to the U.S. truly became complete, we’d say, when federal election records showed that he donated money to 2004 presidential candidate Dick Gephardt.
And Orzabal’s longtime ownership of a 4,266-square-foot house in Nichols Canyon in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills never has been written about by any celebrity real estate gossip — at least, that is, not until now. Last August, Orzabal, 47, even put the house up for lease for $15,900 a month (we didn’t know about it at that time, but we generally avoid writing about rentals anyhow), billing the property as a “hip celebrity estate on a quiet cul-de-sac in Nichols Canyon.”
Built in 1960, Orzabal’s house has either four bedrooms and four and a half baths (according to listing information) or six bedrooms and four baths (according to public records). Feature in the house include open-plan public rooms with two-story walls of glass, a mezzanine media room with spiral stairs to a rooftop deck, a workout studio, a large dining room, a library/fifth bedroom, and a master suite with a sauna, walk-in closet and balcony, according to listing information. Outdoor features on the 0.16-acre (6,996-square-foot) lot include an outdoor living room with a fire pit and a professionally landscaped pool and garden, according to public records and listing information.
It’s unclear to us precisely when Orzabal purchased the property; the public-records databases that we have access to show conflicting data (either 1994 or 2003). But regardless, records show that the purchase price for the home was $1,675,000.
We should note here that our freqent and loyal commenter tlp333 posted a satellite image of Orzabal’s house to Virtual Globetrotting last April.
Take a look at our favorite video by Orzabal’s longtime band.
Flat fee mls listing services can be a very affordable way to sell a home.
By Bob Goldsborough at 27 January, 2009, 8:41 am
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The Citrus house is for her parent and her brother Todd and Jennifer live in the Gardner house. She is being a good daughter and sharing the wealth with the family.
Alpharetta GA. North East suburb of Atlanta and same neighborhood where Lori Lynn lives.
Didn’t American Idol mean man Simon Cowell bail out Miss Barrino’s cash strapped real estate ass?
I would so purchase Whitney Houston’s 8,022-square-foot Alpharetta, Ga home. I would also purchase her home on North Gate Road in Mendham Township, NJ…
what is it with people and big houses like if only 2 or 3 people live in there then whats the point if having 30 rooms and 20 bathrooms????!!!!
i agree with olga but why dou need a big house just to be known as the cool one u still could be cool without a big house!!!!!!!!!!!
SongWrite You know a great song when you hear one, so why can it seem so hard to write one? How is it that some songwriters can crank out classic hit after hit, while others struggle to write one single decent song?
What’s wrong with having a big house if you can afford it? Just because you live by yourself or with one other person instead of six doesn’t mean you should be in a smaller place; that doesn’t make any sense. People, by nature, need space.
If Dido comes with it I will take it!
how do you modivate a nasty room mate to help clean the house?
hey this is manuel from somerton arizona i like your songs your movies and i just to say hie and make more songs i already saw the video u did in miami and it was so colll and the ferrari and lamburging
Does anyone know the amount the apartment is worth now
“how do you modivate a nasty room mate to help clean the house?”
It would probably help if you learned how to spell motivate 1st.. No wonder they aren’t helping when they don’t have a clue what your talking about!
I loved U Miss Ross U have a beautiful House. I wish i could live in it with u. You are my idol. I listen to all your songs. I wish i have the money to buy it.. Leave the house for your grandchild. There is nothing having a big house. U work hard making movies and singing from your heart. U desire the best. keep doing your thing U are so beatiful. God Bless U
I am would like to see more of this house and also I would like to know how much taxes on this house I like more pictures I am looking to make a offer
Actually it wasn’t just two people. Nikki had three kids from a previous marriage who visited often and she had her son who lived with her, plus their had a child together. So they needed more than enough room.
Plus “they” had a child together. Forgive my spelling error