Hollywood Hills Home

Michael C. Hall of "Dexter" fame has listed his house in the Hollywood Hills at $1.995 million. Built in 1933 as a Spanish-style home with a red tile roof, the house was modernized by mid-century architect Hal Levitt, who used it as his personal residence for four decades starting in 1964. Large windows bring light into the vaulted-ceiling living room. The redesigned kitchen opens to a patio with a fire pit adjacent to the backyard pool. The 3,535-square-foot house features four bedrooms and five bathrooms.

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are lighting up Paris with an intimate vacation. Touching down Monday at Charles de Gaulle airport, the pair were quite a sight in matching denim and dark jackets, holding hands and bounding toward the city where shopping, dining and plenty of PDA awaited them. Vendors lining the Palais Royal got a visit from the couple, with Aniston scooping up five vintage Hermes belts. "There was a lot of tenderness and talk between them," retailer Dider Ludot told People.

Big-band leader and trumpeter Ray Anthony has put his home in the Hollywood Hills West area on the market at $5.2 million. Custom-built for Anthony in 1975, the 3,881-square-foot house contains a den, an office, a gym, two fireplaces, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. "We built it to take advantage of the tremendous views," he said of his hillside home, which sits on about a quarter-acre on a cul-de-sac. Anthony, who turned 90 this year, used the house for years to run a business selling big-band CDs. He plans to play at a belated celebration marking his birthday this month.

Action film screenwriter Skip Woods has put himself where the action is in L.A. — the bustling Hollywood Hills West area — with the purchase of a hillside house for $2.004 million. The sleek contemporary, built in 1951 and extensively updated, features a dramatic two-story entry with a skylight and chandelier, high ceilings, walls of glass, a bar, a fireplace, four bedrooms and three bathrooms. A deck off the master suite has city views. A glass-walled deck over the driveway creates a carport.

Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have sold a house in the Hollywood Hills for $2.6 million. The Spanish-style home was part of a two-house-plus-guesthouse compound they listed more than two years ago at $12.5 million. The larger home sold last year for $7.32 million. The property that just sold was built in 1930 and extensively renovated. The 4,062-square-foot house sits on less than a third of an acre and contains four bedrooms and 41/2 bathrooms.

A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys has put his home in the Hollywood Hills area up for sale at $1,999,999. The Mediterranean, built in 1958, has three bedrooms, four bathrooms and more than 3,200 square feet of living space. The open-plan house features built-in cabinetry in the dining room, an updated kitchen with a wine refrigerator, an office and an art studio. The backyard includes a gas fireplace, a barbecue and a fountain. The singer-songwriter, 34, has been with the Backstreet Boys since its inception in 1993.

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick has purchased a house in the Hollywood Hills for $2.1 million. Set beneath the Hollywood sign, the contemporary house features retractable walls of glass and a top floor master bedroom with a dressing area and bathroom for a total of four bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms in about 3,500 square feet. The sleek kitchen contains a triangular island and a stainless range hood. Outdoor amenities include a sunken spa. The three-story house, built in 2009, has downtown and canyon views.