Cuba Gooding Jr., Academy Award-winning actor known for his portrayal of Rod Tidwell in "Jerry Maguire," has just sold his 6,753-square-foot Pacific Palisades mini-estate for $10 million, reports TMZ.
According to an earlier report in RealEstalker, Gooding Jr. bought this seven-bedroom and 6.5-bathroom, two-story home for $3.5 million in May 2000 before renovating it. The European-style farmhouse-esque abode was originally constructed in the early part of the 1940s and includes five fireplaces, a butler's pantry and two laundry rooms. It features steel French doors and windows, stone floors and exposed beamed ceilings.
It also boasts a home theater with vaulted exposed wood ceiling, modern drum-style light fixtures, a wide-screen projection system and tiered seating.
This gated country-style manse comes with a high-tech home theater, roller hockey rink, boxing gym, pool, six-car garage and a walk-in wine cellar. The master suite is complete with a fireplace, marble bath, private terrace and dual furniture-grade closets. The formal living room has curved windows that open to a loggia with an outdoor fireplace. The property comes with a separate guest house.
The flooring of the formal living room is done with wide wooden planks while above is a boxed wood ceiling. Floor-to-ceiling French doors on three sides expose the room to the landscaped surroundings.
There is a massive stone fireplace in the family room, which has a number of windows and French doors that make access to the outdoors easier. The kitchen includes two work islands, a complete suite of appliances, two dishwashers and multiple built-in warming drawers. There is an adjoining mudroom, which can also be used as a home office.
The home has many shaded and stone-floored verandas on the lower level that lead to green outdoor areas, including extensive lawns. The 1-acre lot is landscaped with mature shade trees, as well as a swimming pool and spa, which are enclosed by hedges.
The property was listed with David Offer of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services.
Gooding Jr., responsible for introducing the phrase "show me the money" into common vernacular, sold his 1950s ranch-style home in Studio City, Calif., for $1,375,000 in 2009.
