Actor Jeff Bridges — beloved as The Dude in “The Big Lebowski” and an Oscar winner for his role in “Crazy Heart” — and his wife, Susan, are ready to pass the five-bedroom, 5.5-bath house to a new owner after raising their daughters there and finding a smaller place nearby.
The couple bought the 19-acre spread in 1994 from musician Kenny Loggins.
The 9,593-square-foot home, listed by Suzanne Perkins of Sotheby’s International Realty, resembles a hilltop estate in Tuscany, but with views of the Pacific Ocean.
An antique stone fireplace anchors the sunken living room, which features oak floors, an exposed-beam ceiling and a grand terrace. It adjoins a dining room with antique terra-cotta pavers, beyond which is a fireplace with banquette seating.
The kitchen opens onto a dining terrace and abuts a spacious family room with a cathedral ceiling. The library was built with rough-sawn beams from centuries-old East Coast bridges. It’s surrounded by an open-air walkway, and beyond that is a secret hedged garden.
Next to the master suite, which includes a Juliet balcony and a sitting area with a limestone fireplace, is a stairwell that leads to a tower room with a fireplace, deck and views in all directions.
Outside, a stream cascades into a pond-shaped pool next to an elevated deck and fireplace — an outdoor living area serviced by its own kitchen, bath and changing rooms.
The estate also boasts walking trails to a nearby hot spring, two guest houses, plus a narrow footbridge that crosses a stream to reach a home theater and recording studio. Below it is a playhouse Bridges built for his children.
Photos by Jim Bartsch via Zillow