Here Are the Celebrities Whose Homes Are Destroyed in California Wildfires

Firefighters work from a deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beach front property in Malibu, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025. Etienne Laurent/AP Photo

More and more stars are reporting losing their homes, as Los Angeles wildfires rage through Pacific Palisades, the upscale celebrity neighborhood.

The area, located between Santa Monica and Malibu in northern Los Angeles roughly 20 miles southwest of the famous Hollywood sign, has some of the country’s most expensive real estate, with an average house price of $4.5 million, according to Realtor.com data.

Mark Hamill, Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal, and James Woods have all reported losing their homes.

Other celebrities with residences in Pacific Palisades include Michael Keaton, Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Bradley Cooper, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Miles Teller, and Eugene Levy.

The fires reached Pacific Palisade on Tuesday. “Long range spotting, fast growth, structures threatened, strong winds,” the city officials warned, as the SCE began shutting off power to certain areas due to dangerous fire weather marked by extremely high winds.

On Wednesday, the City of Malibu issued a public statement that the fires were uncontained, telling all residents to get ready to evacuate quickly if fire conditions worsen.

Later in the day, Paris Hilton shared on Instagram that she was “heartbroken beyond words” when she recognized her home during a news report.

“Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,” Hilton wrote. “This home was where we built so many precious memories.”

“While the loss is overwhelming, I’m holding onto gratitude that my family and pets are safe. My heart and prayers are going out to every family affected by these fires,” she wrote.

As more Los Angeles residents are asked to evacuate, “Star Wars” icon Mark Hamill shared on Instagram that he had left his home on Tuesday with his wife, Marilou, and their dog, Trixie.

“Evacuated Malibu so last-minute there were small fires on both sides of the road as we approached PCH,” he wrote. Hamill called it the “most horrific fire since ’96.”

Oscar-nominated actor James Woods wrote on X that he had just finished renovating his home last month. After evacuating, he knew his house was gone when all its fire alarms went off at once remotely on his phone.

“It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say,” the actor wrote, sharing a clip taken from his home before the fires destroyed it.

The actor also criticized the government in a number of posts.

“Little to none,” Woods wrote. “When asked how many fire hydrants they were getting full water from, this was the fire captain’s answer … And the building burned.”

Billy Crystal and his wife Janice told People magazine that their home of 46 years had gone up in smoke.

“We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away.”

On Wednesday night, “Halloween” actor Jamie Lee Curtis went on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to share her story.

“It’s just a catastrophe in Southern California,” she said. “Many, many, many, many, many friends now have lost their homes.”

Another actress affected was Kate Beckinsale.

“Hearing the winds last night I prayed,” she wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

“I knew it would be bad … but the shock at the whole of the Palisades being destroyed is unthinkably horrific,” the actress said, as she mourned the demise of schools, shops, and restaurants in the neighborhood.

“The Pacific Palisades is a community very unusual to find in Los Angeles, heavy on families with young children and pets.”

From NTD News