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Leonardo DiCaprio Is the Mystery Buyer of Moby’s 1920s L.A. Mansion

Just weeks after international DJ/photographer/writer/environmental activist Moby put his Los Angeles mansion up for sale, he found a buyer—fellow entertainer and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, public records show.

DiCaprio, 43, and Moby, 52, are good friends: DiCaprio was spotted eating at Moby’s vegan restaurant in early March, and a month later—shortly after the house traded hands—Moby posted a photo of himself, DiCaprio, and scientist Jane Goodall, writing that he had just had “an inspiring lunch with two of my favorite environmentalists.”

And even though the house was listed at $4.5 million, DiCaprio paid Moby a little over $4.9 million—around $400,000 over asking. Not bad for a house Moby picked up two years ago as a renovation project for $3.4 million.

For DiCaprio, the 4,600-square-foot house is the latest addition to his extensive real estate portfolio. The five-bedroom, seven-bath, Tudor-inspired home sits on a nearly 9,700-square-foot lot in the city’s Los Feliz neighborhood, and was meticulously updated to retain much of its 1920s-era charm.

Los Feliz is bordered to the north by the 4,300-acre Griffith Park, and is, or has been, home to celebrities Megan Fox, Kristen Bell, and Rooney Mara, who prefer the neighborhood’s classic Old Hollywood architecture.

DiCaprio spent parts of his childhood in Los Feliz, and knows the neighborhood well. (Fun fact: In 1999, DiCaprio donated $35,000 to the Los Feliz branch of the L.A. Public Library, which was built on the site of his childhood home.) The house DiCaprio just purchased is located about 2 miles from where he grew up.

Moby renovated the house with a clean, all-white look. He redid the kitchen with marble countertops, and a gas range in the chef’s island, and added a new walk-in pantry, security system, steam room, and outdoor living room.

The home’s living room has a unique, groin vault ceiling, and each of the bedrooms was tastefully updated to reflect Moby’s simple, elegant aesthetic.

DiCaprio and Moby are pretty closely aligned on animal rights. Both have been either vegetarian or vegan for decades. In his mid-20s, propelled by his popularity after “Titanic,” DiCaprio launched a nonprofit devoted to environmental activism. He’s shot, produced, or appeared in a number of environmental documentaries, notably “The 11th Hour” and “Cowspiracy.” Last year, he invested in the vegan burger company Beyond Meat.

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