'Full House' Producer Jeff Franklin
The huge Beverly Hills estate of Jeff Franklin, Hollywood producer and creator of the classic ABC sitcom "Full House," is on the market for $85 million. The Cielo Estate, 21,000-square-foot Andalusian-inspired home with nine bedrooms and 18 bathrooms, is known as the Cielo Estate. According to the real estate agent's listing, the resort-style grounds include a 75-yard pool with three waterfalls, two hot tubs, a 35-foot water slide, a swim-up bar, grotto, koi pond, and a lazy river. While the description claims that the mansion, located near the isolated Benedict Canyon community, offers "unparalleled luxury in the world's most sought zip code," it makes no mention of the property's tragic past.
The Cielo Estate was built in 1996 on the site of 10050 Cielo Drive, which was the site of five of the Manson Family's most notorious killings. The killings occurred both inside and outside the plot's original, smaller home, which was destroyed in 1994. According to the Wall Street Journal, Franklin, whose other credits include "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" and "Malcolm & Eddie," spent little over $6 million for the incomplete home two decades ago. With the aid of architect Richard Landry, the 66-year-old celebrity considerably improved it. The connection to the Manson murders was "irrelevant" and "ancient history," the Inglewood-born screenwriter told the newspaper, adding, "It's had absolutely no effect on my life whatsoever." The Cielo Estate sale is being handled by brothers Josh and Matt Altman, who is best known for appearing in Bravo! show "Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles."
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Worth: $85 Million