Johnny Carson's Malibu home lists for $110M — more than double the 2019 price
Sep 19, 2025
Key Points
- Johnny Carson's former Malibu estate lists for $110 million, nearly triple the $40 million current owners paid in 2019.
- The 4-acre Point Dume property includes a 7,100-square-foot main house, guest house, and tennis pavilion with two additional guest rooms.
- Sellers Ray Volani and Augusta Tigret are exiting to focus on Northern California real estate investments after extensive renovations.
Summary
Johnny Carson's former Malibu estate is listing for $110 million, more than double the $40 million the current owners paid for it in 2019. The property is a 10,000-square-foot modern home designed by architect Ed Niles with a triangular footprint and geometric shapes repeated throughout the dining room, wood and glass ceiling, and central atrium. The main residence spans just over 7,100 square feet with two bedrooms and sits on roughly 4 acres, unusually large for Point Dume where standard lots run about 1 acre. The grounds include a two-bedroom guest house, a tennis pavilion with two additional guest rooms (reportedly a gift from NBC to Carson), and an outdoor dining area beneath coral and pepper trees whose branches have grown together over decades to form a natural canopy.
Carson owned the property starting in the 1980s until his death in 2005. Ray Volani and his wife Augusta Tigret, an early Hard Rock Cafe investor and early backer of Juul, purchased it in 2019 and redecorated extensively, though they shelved plans to add two new houses and another pool. They are selling to focus on real estate investments in Northern California.
A nearby two-bedroom property with similar views recently sold for $80 million, which supports the $110 million asking price. The main house sits closer to the bluff than current zoning allows new construction, adding to its scarcity value. Chris Cortazo is the listing agent.