George Lucas | House Tour | Beachfront Mega Mansion & Skywalker Ranch

The innovative, powerful filmmaker, and of course the man behind Star Wars, George Lucas uses much of his mega fortune on real estate. He and his wife Melody Hobson are hardcore real estate ballers who have a portfolio of luxury properties easily worth 200 million dollars. Not only does Lucas own the famed Skywalker Ranch, he owns a beachfront compound, a mansion in Bel Air, a longtime estate in San Anselmo, and more. We'll be taking a look at a few of his nicest properties, including the ranch, cause I know you all want to see it. In these videos we don't reveal any addresses, and even though I've done a house tour of my own place, please do not show up at any private residences because it's not safe for anyone. George Walton Lucas Jr is a film director, producer, screenwriter, and entrepreneur who's best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. Not to mention founding Lucasfilm, Lucasarts, and Industrial Light & Magic. He was the chairman of Lucasfilm before he sold it to Walt Disney in 2012, and remains one of the most financially successful filmmakers to date. Among his many accomplishments, Lucas's films are among the 100 highest grossing movies at the North American box office, and considered a figure in the 20th century of the new Hollywood movement. After he graduated from the University of Southern California in 1967, his first project wasn't that successful, but working as a writer-director with the movie American Graffiti sure was. While George's next film, Star Wars in 1977 had a troubled production, it was a surprise hit, becoming the highest grossing film at the time, winning 6 Academy Awards, and sparking a cultural phenomenon. The sequels to Star Wars that he produced were also a hit, and with Steven Spielberg, he created the Indiana Jones franchise of films as well. Of course, Lucas returned to directing with the Star Wars prequel trilogy starting in 1999, and releasing this third installment in 2005. These days, Lucas is married to Melody Hobson, who's president of a Chicago-based investment firm, and he presides over an estimated 6.4 billion dollar fortune. Hey guys, it's Kara the Vampire Slayer and today we're bringing you another house tour here on Famous Entertainment. We're noticing a lot of copycat channels popping up, but we're the original house tour pros, and 95% of you watching aren't subscribed, so hit that subscribe button and ring that bell, we post a new video daily. Today we're taking a look at where the famed director George Lucas calls home, including Skywalker Ranch, his beachfront compound, and more. We've also done house tours on the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Donald Trump, and we'll link to some at the end. Follow me on Instagram to chat, and as usual, let me know who's house tour is next in those comments down below. Now let's get into this video. First we'll check out a gorgeous home in Bel Air Mr. Lucas bought back in 2017. A few years ago it was reported that the filmmaker dropped almost 34 million dollars on a legendary estate in the prime Eastgate, Bel Air neighbourhood, also called Mi Patria. The listing described it as a trophy property in a world-class location, and while it was built in 1929, it had recently been renovated to exciting standards. The mansion is located on a 0.89 acre law, and inside spans about 10,000 square feet with 9 beds and 8 baths. Previous listing materials claim the home had less bedrooms, but we can assume the changes came with the renos and upgrades done to the place. The property surrounding Lucas' Bel Air home is peaceful and tranquil, lined with private courtyards, fountains, and old-world charm. A two-story stone-clad entry hall welcomes you inside with a sweeping staircase, and all of the public rooms open up to the spacious veranda. Inside the villa, a grand-scale formal living room has fancy wood floors and a fireplace with arches, while a nearby dining room has French doors to one of the courtyards outside. The gourmet eat-in kitchen had a marble-topped work island and fireplace, and a large library with antique mantelpiece could be converted to a screening room with a drop-down screen available at the push of a button. Other features of George's Bel Air estate include a spacious master suite with deluxe bathrooms and custom walk-in closets, as well as a gym elsewhere on the property. Outside, the gated estate had a large wall for privacy, and in the yard there was a mosaic pool, pool house, terrace, and small pudding greens surrounded by tropical gardens. While this home is absolutely gorgeous, it's only one of the many that Lucas owns with his wife. Back in 2010, it was reported that Lucas spent about $19.5 million on a beachfront home near Santa Barbara, California. It's a few miles down the highway and a posh stretch of sand in Carpinteria, California. A quieter neighborhood, where more private celebs seem to choose as a getaway, the low-slung contemporary home offered 1.7 acres of lush landscaping and lawns, and 150 feet of beachfrontage. We can see listing photos from the time of purchase, and the gated two-building compound had 6 beds and 4 baths in total, with two of the bedrooms located in the guesthouse of the property. The home built in 1981 offered views out to the water thanks to walls of glass all over. Listing information also noted the estate had an exercise room and a yoga studio, while the outdoor amenities were rounded out by a large terrace, gardens, and a long lap pool. While the home was nice, it seems George wasn't even close to being finished with it. In 2014, another article claimed that Lucas in fact got the home torn down in 2012, only to completely replace it. Allegedly, he hired Appleton & Associates to design the home, and it was changed into more of an east coast inspired abode. While photos are slim, these days the home features colonial detailing and a wraparound porch. We can also see that Lucas kept the original lap pool, but completely did away with the rest of the modern landscaping and the fountains. More recently even, in 2019, George decided to upgrade this estate yet again, with an add-on. It was reported the filmmaker and billionaire purchased a 2 acre beachfront property directly next door to his current one, spending 28 million dollars in an off-market deal. Since the place wasn't on the open market, details are slim to none. However, the newly acquired property includes a modest cape cod style home near the water's edge, as well as a detached guest house, small barn, and treehouse just inside the gated entrance. Finally, let's take a look at Skywalker Ranch. Caught off his 1977 hit Star Wars, Lucas began buying up land north of San Francisco in 1979. These days, he's still the proud owner of the 4,700 acre ranch, and while he doesn't live there full time, he uses it as a retreat, work, and studio space. He called it Skywalker Ranch after the movie's protagonist, and the property also contains a man-made Lake Ewok, as well as many other Star Wars themed places and things. Lucas started with purchasing a large amount of Lane and Marin County, California. First off, a property called Bulltail Ranch, and then assembled the rest of it piece by piece over several years. Funnily enough, the whole place is located on Lucas Valley Road, named after an early 20th century landowner in the area, but you'd think it was just for George himself. When he submitted plans for buying his estate, he described Skywalker Ranch as A sprawling creative retreat where Lucasfilm and their filmmaking colleagues can meet, study, collaborate, write, edit, and experiment with new filmmaking ideas. This included ranch actually took about 10 years to build up, and these days its principal operation is as a motion picture sound mixing and recording facility, with Skywalker Sound based here, and holds the corporate offices of Lucasfilm. It's intended to be more of a filmmaker's retreat than a business headquarters, as Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries have a location to do all of that elsewhere. When George is staying here, the main home was designed to look like an 1869 Victorian home of a cattle rancher, and spans 50,000 square feet of space. He explained he wanted it to look like a real Victorian building, and had a passion for making the place what he envisioned. Inside the main house, among the many spaces, there's a two level company research library under a stained glass dome. In fact, this library is so special it has its own wing in the mansion, and is infused with a warm orangey glow from the dome above. A redwood spiral staircase winds its way up to more and more books on subjects like military, history, nature, and more. Lucas also keeps his special artifacts here in the main home, such as the original lightsabers from Star Wars, and Indy's dusty hat from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Just to name a few. Elsewhere on SKYWALKER RANCH you'll find a movie production studio, a bed and breakfast, three restaurants, and even an olive grove. There's a barn with animals, vineyards, a garden with fresh produce for the restaurants, an outdoor swimming pool and fitness centre, a hilltop observatory, and a 300 seat theatre called the Stag, plus additional screening rooms. At the main guest complex here, beams were painted to match planks recycled from chicken coops, and rooms are themed after people Lucas admires. In the John Ford room, smoking is permitted because the director was a smoker, and there's a Frank Lloyd Wright room, one for Dorothy Parker, Ansel Adams, and more. Skywalker Ranch even has its own fire brigade to protect the estates, and they're an active part of the Marin County Fire Mutual Aid Program. More than 100 firefighters work here and assist overnight, especially with guests. Ok, I think after seeing Skywalker Ranch we'll bring this house tour to an end because that's hard to top. After seeing George Lucas' properties, what did you think? Like I said, on top of these sprawling properties, he and his wife Melody also own a large compound in San Anselmo, with a home spanning over 15,000 square feet and several guest houses which they use as their main estates, and they also have a 19 million dollar penthouse in Chicago. If you guys had to choose between Mr. Lucas' Bel Air mansion we looked at first, his beach front compound near Santa Barbara, or Skywalker Ranch, which would you want to pay a visit? I think that's an easy guess because I'm gonna say Skywalker Ranch. You guys let me know or rate the filmmakers properties down in the comments. I'm also trying to get to 1,000 subs on my personal channel so I'd love it if you guys like and subscribe. We'll link you my latest video. So they married in 2015 and they met at her son's funeral. And then there's a guy who is like 500 pounds and does erotic eating, but I'm gonna get into all that. Thanks for tuning in. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and let me know which celebrity houses you want me to cover next. I'll see you all in the next one. Bye!