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January 01, 2006|Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer

Perpetually tan Burt Reynolds splits his time between Los Angeles and Hobe Sound, across the Intracoastal Waterway from Jupiter Island, Fla.

Now the actor, who has been filming the upcoming drama "Angel From Montgomery" with Willie Nelson, wants to sell his waterfront home in Florida for $15 million.


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"He has too much space," said his spokesman Jeffrey Lane. "It's huge, and he's a bachelor."

Huge is right. The 12,500-square-foot compound is on 3-plus acres, bordered on the north by a national wildlife refuge. There are several detached buildings, including a main residence, two-bedroom guesthouse and gym-wine room-carport.

One building contains a theater with 22-plus seats, an office, billiards area and kitchen, overlooking a waterfall. The building also has a two-bedroom caretaker's quarters.

A pool on the grounds has a view of the Intracoastal Waterway, where there is yacht dockage and a helicopter pad. The water frontage is 107 feet long.

Once he sells, Reynolds plans to buy a smaller place in Jupiter, maybe a penthouse at the beach. He also owns a home in Beverly Hills.

Reynolds, 69, has owned his Hobe Sound estate since 1980, when he was one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Among his hits then were the "Smokey and the Bandit" films and "The Cannonball Run."

In the late '80s, his career slowed. He made a comeback in "Striptease" (1996) and "Boogie Nights" (1997). Reynolds, who appeared with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in the 2005 remake of his 1974 hit "The Longest Yard," plays opposite Ray Romano in the upcoming movie "Grilled."

Jade Mills at Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills, has the listing with Gene Albarelle of Prudential Florida WCI Realty.

Two estates in one in Beverly Hills

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, 88-year-old former owner of the MGM movie studio, has listed his Beverly Hills home at $25 million. The gated compound sits on 30-plus acres.

The property includes a five-bedroom, 8,400-square-foot Mediterranean, built in 1986; two tennis courts, two pools, a putting green and two guesthouses. The compound was once two residences -- one previously owned by Sylvester Stallone.

The property has "potential for future development," according to the Multiple Listing Service.

No shortage of $10-million houses

The Knoll, once the home of oil tycoon Marvin Davis, comes out on top of Realtor Cecelia Waeschle's list of the highest-priced single-family home sales on the Westside and in Malibu in 2005.

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