Bill Simmons' Is Doing Ok For Himself, Just Bought A 7.5 Million Dollar Malibu Beach House
(Source) After he was turned loose by ESPN and spent three months as a free agent, firebrand sports media hyphenate Bill Simmons inked a multiyear, multiplatform contract with HBO, which includes hosting a weekly talk show that will begin airing in 2016. And, so swears wickedly well-informed real estate yenta Yolanda Yakketyyak, the veteran journalist and popular podcaster celebrated his no-doubt lucrative deal with an under-the-radar, off-market acquisition of a humbly sized if certainly pricey $7.5 million beach house along Malibu’s billionaire-lined Carbon Beach.
The property in question was not listed on the open market, so details are slight, but Los Angeles County Tax records and other resources show the not-quite 1,500-square-foot, two-story cedar-shingled residence, purchased via trust, was originally built in 1950, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. There’s a small walled, gated and tree-shaded courtyard at the front, a slender oceanside balcony on the upper floor, and a wide row of French doors on the lower level that open to a deep oceanfront deck with sunken hot tub. Among the other rich and powerful who maintain getaways on what is arguably Malibu’s most coveted stretch of sand are David Geffen, Leslie Moonves and Julie Chen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Joel Silver and, of course, tech tycoon Larry Ellison, who lays claim to at least nine of the 70-ish homes that line that stretch of beach.
Not too shabby Billy Boy, not too shabby at all. I’m not a Bill Simmons fanboy nor am I a hater, I think the line he plays where he says he’s an average fan without access even though he has 30 NBA GM’s on speed dial is a tricky one that sometimes seems contradictory, and the “bad boy” image he tried to portray with ESPN was mostly for show, but the point remains, the dude has built an incredible brand. If you hate Bill Simmons because he’s wildly successful and has a dream job then it’s just pure jealousy. What he did with 30/30, what he’s done with podcasting (just talking with friends on a podcast is seriously every man’s dream), what I’m sure he will do at HBO has all been wildly successfully. He wasn’t good on TV but that’s not for everyone (see every time my fat face pops up on Fox). Still think he should have taken Dave’s offer to work for Barstool though. Anyone can have a 7.5 million dollar Malibu house, not everyone can have no health insurance and endless amounts of bad boy street cred. Remember that, Bill. You live ON the Ocean, we live IN the Ocean, pirate life isn’t for everyone I guess.
