All the celebrities impacted by deadly Palisades Fire
Some of the biggest stars in Hollywood are among the 30,000 (and counting) Los Angeles residents who have been forced to evacuate their homes due to the devastating wildfires in Southern California.
The crisis started with the Pacific Palisades Fire on Tuesday morning, followed by more fires that sparked in the neighboring areas including Eaton and Woodley.
Anthony Hopkins, Billy Crystal, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, and Adam Brody and Leighton Meester are among the stars who have lost their homes in the fires.
Here’s the full list of celebs impacted by the wildfires.
Billy Crystal
The actor/comedian and his wife Janice Crystal’s home in the Pacific Palisades burnt down on Jan. 8.
The couple lived in the house for 46 years and raised their children and grandchildren there.
“Words cannot describe the enormity of the devastation we are witnessing and experiencing. We ache for our friends and neighbors who have also lost their homes and businesses in this tragedy,” Crystal, 76, said in a statement to PEOPLE.
“Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can’t be taken away. We are heartbroken of course but with the love of our children and friends we will get through this,” the statement added.
Anthony Hopkins
Hopkins’ $6 million Pacific Palisades home was lost in the fire.
Photos showed the charred remains of the Oscar winner’s four-bedroom, five-bathroom residence.
Hopkins bought the house in 2021.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
The reality couple’s family home, reportedly worth $3 million, burnt down on Jan. 7. Pratt recorded the horrific experience as firefighters battled the blaze.
The MTV star shared that his parents’ home in the Pacific Palisades was also destroyed by the fire.
Montag broke down in tears over losing her house in a TikTok video. “I’m so sad our house is gone. I wish I could have gone back and got more,” she said.
Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
The actors’ $6.5 Los Angeles home was burnt to the ground by the Palisades Fire.
Photos obtained by Page Six showed the property completely destroyed with flames bursting through a garage door and the roof completely blown off.
Brody and Meester lived there with their two kids.
Paris Hilton
Hilton’s Malibu beach house was destroyed in the Palisades Fire.
“Heartbroken beyond words. 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,” the “Simple Life” star wrote while sharing local news coverage of her area.
“This home was where we built so many precious memories. It’s where Phoenix took his first steps and where we dreamed of building a lifetime of memories with London,” Hilton added.
Anna Faris
Faris’ $5 million Pacific Palisades mansion turned into char and ash after being hit by the fire.
“Anna and her family are safe and very grateful,” a rep for the “House Bunny” actress told People.
She bought the mansion in 2019 after her split from Chris Pratt.
Eugene Levy
The “Schitt’s Creek” star lost his $3.9 million Pacific Palisades home to the blaze.
Levy told the Los Angeles Times on Jan. 7 that he got trapped in traffic of other fleeing residents attempting to leave the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon,” the “American Pie” star said. “I couldn’t see any flames but the smoke was very dark.”
John Goodman
Goodman’s $4.6 million home in Pacific Palisades was reduced to ash, photos taken on Jan. 8 confirmed.
The “Roseanne” actor bought the 5,250 square foot house in 2008. It had five bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Cameron Mathison
The “All My Children” alum confirmed his LA home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire.
Mathison shared an Instagram video of the aftermath of the destruction on Jan. 8.
Our home where our kids were raised and where they wanted to raise their own someday,” he said. “Thanks to all who reached out and checked in. Can’t respond to all so wanted to give an update here.”
Ricki Lake
Lake confirmed she lost her “dream home” in Malibu.
“It’s all gone. I can’t believe I am typing these words,” she wrote on Instagram on Jan. 8.
Lake said the house was where she and husband Ross Burningham “planned to grow old together.” The couple got married there in 2022.
Ben Affleck
Affleck was forced to evacuate his $20.5 million LA mansion on Jan. 7 due to the Palisades Fire. He was seen driving up to the house while the fire was nearby before he fled.
TMZ reported that the “Argo” director went to his ex-wife Jennifer Garner’s house nearby.
Affleck returned to his house on Jan. 8 to find that it survived the wildfire.
He bought the five-bedroom, six-bathroom abode after he separated from his now-ex-wife Jennifer Lopez.
James Woods
Woods evacuated his Pacific Palisades home on Jan. 7 as the fire was reaching his neighborhood.
The “Ghosts of Mississippi” actor later told CNN in an emotional interview that he and his family were at the “exact epicenter of the fire as it started” and had to leave with the “clothes on our back.”
“There was so much chaos. It was like an inferno,” Woods said. “Every house was on fire around us.”
Woods also revealed that he helped save his 94-year-old neighbor, who has dementia, during the crisis.
Mandy Moore
Moore and her kids fled their LA home on Jan. 7 and went to a friend’s house that was far enough away from the dangerous fires.
“Grateful for the kindness of friends that we had a place to land last night. Trying to shield the kids from the immense sadness and worry I feel. Praying for everyone in our beautiful city. So gutted for the destruction and loss. Don’t know if our place made it,” she said on Instagram.
Mark Hamill
The “Star Wars” actor evacuated his Malibu home on Jan. 7 as the fire made it to his neighborhood.
He confirmed that him and his wife, Marilou York, and their dog, Trixie, safely made it to his daughter Chelsea’s house in Hollywood.
Most horrific fire since ’93,” Hamill said.
Sandra Lee
The celebrity chef evacuated her longtime home in Malibu on Jan. 7 and recorded videos of the terrifying fire as it was reaching her “doorstep.”
“As the fire draws closer, I pray for it — I pray for everyone in Los Angeles right now. What an incredibly terrifying moment for my community,” Lee said.
Jamie Lee Curtis
The “Freaky Friday” actress was already on a flight to New York when the fire ripped into her Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
She got emotional about the tragedy on Jimmy Fallon’s “The Tonight Show” on Jan. 8.
“It’s f–king gnarly, you guys,” Curtis said. “It’s a catastrophe in Southern California. Obviously there has been horrific fires in many places. This is literally where I live. Everything.”
