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Samuel L. Jacksons Homes: Exploring the Prolific Actors Real Estate Portfolio
The Jacksons former living room.Photo: Mary E. NicholsThe woodwork was stained, and walls were knocked down to expand a few rooms inside the house. Outside, Jacksonan avid golferhad a putting green put in where a swimming pool once lived. I get up early in the morning and go out and play golf, Jackson told AD, adding that when he usually arrived home by 10:30 p.m., he liked to settle in. Im in the screening room watching a movie or outside hitting balls on the green.Hayes put finishing touches on the estate, which featured antiques, family heirlooms, and African artwork by acclaimed painters including Jacob Lawrence and Samuel Akainyah, as well as a portrait by their daughter, Zoe. The house speaks for LaTanya and Sam as a total spirit, said Hayes. What you see is exactly who they are. I approached the job almost as an artist would approach a collage. You have all these collections, and your job is to place them on the canvas with a sense of balance and rhythm.The Jacksons listed the home for $2.8 million in 2001, and it sold the following year for $1.95 million.Beverly Hills home purchased from Roseanne BarrJackson and his wife reportedly paid comedian and actor Roseanne Barr and her then husband Ben Thomas $8.35 million in 2000 for their Beverly Hills mansion. While not much is known about the estates interior, the Los Angeles Times reported it features nine bedrooms and 10 bathrooms with over 11,000 square feet of space, including a two-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom guest house.
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