Picture Tour of Celebrity Homes - Houses of Famous Filmmakers

You don't have to be a movie star to own a fabulous celebrity house. Sometimes you can make the movies that make the stars.

In this Celebrity House Picture Tour, we'll look at photos of the homes of famous producers and directors. To view photos of the celebrity houses listed in this article, just click on the links below. With many of these house photos, you can zoom in and out and change the picture's direction.

If movie directors and producers aren't your thing, you can find more celebrity house photos in the celebrity homes series.

To view Celebrity House Photos of Famous Actors, click HERE.

You can find Celebrity House Photos of Famous Comedians HERE.

To see the Celebrity Houses of Famous Actresses photo tour, click HERE.

To see the Celebrity Houses of Famous Musicians photo tour, click HERE.

Aaron Spelling
The most prolific television producer in the world also owned one of the largest houses in the world. Completed in 1991 at a cost of roughly $50 million, Aaron Spelling's house is a testament to Spelling's many successful television shows. The house itself is over 56,000 square feet with 123 rooms sitting on six acres of prime Holmby Hills real estate.

After Aaron Spelling's death in 2006, his wife quietly put the house up for sale with an asking price of $150 million.

To see Aaron Spelling's house, click HERE. Be sure to zoom out and see how Aaron Spelling's house dwarfs the mansions around it.

Steven Spielberg
The wunderkind director who redefined movie-going for a generation shares his house with his wife, Kate Capshaw, and their children. For a longer biography of Steven Spielberg and to watch one of Spielberg's early movies, click HERE.

To see photos of Steven Spielberg's house, click HERE.

To see the property values, lot size, square footage and taxes of Steven Spielberg's house, click HERE.

Jerry Bruckheimer
One of the most successful producers in Hollywood history, Jerry Bruckheimer began his stellar producing career (with late-partner Don Simpson) in 1983 with Flashdance. Bruckheimer next scored big with Beverly Hills Cop and Top Gun , which ushered in a string of hits that continues today with the highly-successful Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and TV's CSI and The Amazing Race.

To view Jerry Bruckheimer's house, click HERE. Bruckheimer's home is in the center with a red roof. You can rotate the photo to get a seaside view.

James Cameron
Director of the largest grossing film in motion picture history, Titanic, James Cameron began his career art directing schlock for Roger Corman before getting his shot directing Piranha II also for Corman. With mega hits like The Terminator and Aliens Cameron has been one of the most successful directors in the last 20 years.

To view James Cameron's home, click HERE. This is a photo of his Malibu home.

James Burrows
James Burrows began his directing career in theater before accepting a position directing episodes on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Burrows then moved to producing, creating one of the most-beloved sitcoms in television history - Cheers.

To view James Burrow's house, click HERE. Burrow's house is centered with a grey roof and a pool.

M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter and director of hits such as The Sixth Sense and Signs. Shyamalan was approached to write the script for the fourth Indiana Jones movie, but he turned it down due to difficulty in getting all the principal players on the same page.

To view M. Night Shyamalan's house, click HERE. Shyamalan's Pennsylvania home has recently been put up for sale. To view this celebrity house, you may have to zoom in on the photo. Shyamalan's house is the tan-colored home with a circular drive.

Jeffrey Katzenberg
The 'K' in Dreamworks SKG, Jeffrey Katzenberg was Michael Eisner's right-hand at Disney, responsible for producing such hits as The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and others. Passed over for promotion by Eisner at Disney, Katzenberg left (taking a very large settlement package) and founded Dreamworks SKG. Katzenberg is worth an estimated $800 million.

To view Jeffrey Katzenberg's house, click HERE. Katzenberg's house is white with an L-shaped pool. You may need to zoom in on this photo to see this celebrity house.

Quentin Tarantino
The director who defined hip and cool in the 1990s with movies like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

For a biography of Quentin Tarantino and to see his very first movie, click HERE.

To view Quentin Tarantino's house, click HERE.

Robert Rodriguez

While we're talking about Quentin Tarantino, we might as well talk about his partner in crime, Robert Rodriquez. These two filmmakers have collaborated on a number of films, including 2007's Grindhouse. Robert Rodriguez currently lives in Austin, Texas.

To view a full biography on Robert Rodriguez and watch his first movie, click HERE.

To view the celebrity home of Robert Rodriguez, click HERE. This photo comes from Google Earth.

Michael Bay
Well-known director of such hits as Transformers, Armageddon, Bad Boys and others. Bay's quick-cutting, MTV style doesn't appeal to all audiences.

Michael Bay purchased this home from fellow celebrity, Hulk Hogan. To view Michael Bay's house, click HERE. You may have to zoom in on the photo to see Michael Bay's house. It's the white house on the corner next to the water. The house looks like it's two separate houses.

Michael Eisner
Former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Michael Eisner revitalized the struggling Disney empire during the 1980s and '90s producing a string of meag-hits nearly unrivalled at any other studio. As the companies fortunes waned in the early 2000s, Eisner came under fire and resigned in 2005. On October 10, 2007 Eisner will be honored by The Walt Disney Company with a Disney Legends award.

To view Michael Eisner's house, click HERE. You may have to zoom in to see Eisner's beachfront home. Eisner's house is the very large home with a pool in the center.
Another house is also attributed to Michael Eisner. Click HERE to view this celebrity house photo.

Judd Apatow
Screenwriter, director and producer, Judd Apatow has written and directed some of the most successful comedies made during the last several years. Fueled by hits such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Apatow has also produced Superbad, Talladega Nights and The Cable Guy.

To see Judd Apatow's house, click HERE. Apatow's house is the one with a rectangular pool.

Brian Grazer
Long-time producing partner of Ron Howard, Brian Grazer was listed as on of Tim Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for 2007. Some of Grazer's productions include Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and television's 24 and Arrested Development. Grazer filed for divorce from his wife on June 8, 2007.

To view Brian Grazer's house, click HERE. This house is up for sale, perhaps due to the divorce.

Sydney Pollack
Sidney Pollack is an Academy-award-winning director of such movies as Out of Africa, Tootsie and The Firm. Pollack has also produced a number of films including Cold Mountain and Breaking and Entering.

To view Sidney Pollack's house, click HERE. Pollack's house is centered with a tennis court behind the house.

Martin Scorsese
Legendary director, Martin Scorsese has made some of the most critically acclaimed movies in motion picture history.

To read a more complete biography of Martin Scorsese and view one of his early student films, click HERE.

To view Martin Scorsese's house, click HERE. His Upper East Side townhouse was for sale in 2006, so these photos offer views inside and outside the house.

If you enjoyed this celebrity house photo tour, be sure to visit the other articles in this series.
To view Celebrity House Photos of Famous Actors, click HERE.
To view Celebrity House Photos of Famous Comedians, click HERE.
To see the Celebrity Houses of Famous Actresses photo tour, click HERE.
To see the Celebrity Houses of Famous Musicians photo tour, click HERE.