London calls him to go-go

Singer George Michael has sold his Beverly Hills home for just under $3 million. The British entertainer is now living and recording in London.

He sold the three-bedroom, 4,100-square-foot California villa to Kenneth Warwick, co-executive producer of the TV series “American Idol.” Warwick is also a director.

The house, contemporary in style, is secluded and has walls of glass that open to gardens, decks, a balcony and a pool. There are two guest suites in addition to the master bedroom suite. The living room has soaring ceilings. The home, built in 1967, also has wooded vistas.

The Grammy-winning Michael, 40, is known for such hits with the band Wham! as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.” His solo hits include “Faith” and “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me.”

In November, he signed a new recording deal with Sony, the company from which he fought to free himself in the early ‘90s. His new album, “Patience,” is due out early next year.

Janet Caminite of DBL Santa Monica had the listing, and Maggie d’Abo of Re/Max on the Boulevard in Sherman Oaks represented the buyer.

A ‘Big Fish’ buys in a new pond

Actor Robert Guillaume, who appears in the movie “Big Fish,” and his wife, Donna, have purchased a Studio City home for $1 million.

The four-bedroom, 4,800-square-foot house is a single-level floor plan, built in the ‘40s. The home also has a fireplace and four bathrooms. The couple was formerly living in Encino.

Guillaume, 76, appeared on Broadway, before he became known for his role as the insolent butler Benson in the ‘70s sitcom “Soap.” He won an Emmy for the part, which led to his long-running series, “Benson.” He did the voice of the baboon Rafiki in the movie “The Lion King” (1994) and replaced Michael Crawford in the 1990 L.A. production of “The Phantom of the Opera.”

Artist’s home has collage of history

The family of the late artist Helen Sheats, a devotee of futuristic architecture, has put her Santa Monica home and studio on the market at $1.3 million.

The building was constructed in 1875 as a Methodist church, but it was moved a few blocks in 1903 to its current site, where it became known in the ‘30s as Patriotic Hall, a meeting place for the Women’s Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans of the Civil War.

Carpenter Gothic in style, the building has board and batten siding, a pointed arch and stained-glass windows. There is a porch, and steep gables wrap the hall with its high ceiling. A later addition includes a kitchen-dining area, which opens to a garden. The building is configured as a loft-like living space with a bedroom alcove. The church belfry was Sheats’ meditation room.

Sheats bought the building, a couple of blocks from the beach and Main Street shops, after it was threatened with demolition in the early ‘70s.

Mike Deasy and Douglas Binder of Mossler, Deasy & Doe, Beverly Hills, have the listing.

Bizkit DJ finds an island of serenity

Leor Dimant, known as DJ Lethal of the band Limp Bizkit, has purchased a Sherman Oaks home for close to the asking price of $1.4 million.

The home resembles a tropical oasis with koi ponds, waterfalls, fountains and a meditation area. The house, built in the ‘60s, has four bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms in a little less than 4,000 square feet. The house is behind gates and has three fireplaces, a media room and a wet bar.

Dimant, 27, became known when he toured with the House of Pain during the hip-hop scene of the ‘90s. When that group disbanded, he joined Limp Bizkit.

Todd and Lori Marks of Prudential John Aaroe, Beverly Hills, represented Dimant in his purchase, and Harriet Cameron of the same company had the listing, sources said.

Producer buys actress’ house

Randall Winston, associate producer for “Spin City” in New York who went on to produce “Scrubs” in L.A., and his partner, Michael Keenan, a marketing executive who commutes from L.A. to New York, have purchased a contemporary-style Hollywood Hills home for $975,000.

The home was sold by an estate. Actress Sharon Stone was a previous owner.

The two-bedroom, 2,500-square-foot house was built in 1955 but has been updated during the last few months.

It has walls of glass, an open floor plan and a master bedroom suite with a fireplace and a side yard.

A garage was converted into a second bedroom, a bathroom and an office-den. The house has three bathrooms.

Richard Bartholomew of DBL, Beverly Hills, represented the buyers, and David Gordon of the same office had the listing.

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