Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan has sold his Miami Beach mansion to Hollywood director Michael Bay.
The man behind such blockbusters as Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Armageddon paid a little more than the $18.9 million (U.S.) asking price for the 17,339-square-foot home on upscale North Bay Road.
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, bought the house in April 2006 for $12 million and lived there with wife Linda and kids Brooke and Nicholas. It was featured last season in the reality show Hogan Knows Best.
While the family moved out of the gated mansion last Thursday, thieves made off with about $100,000 worth of jewelry. They’re relocating to an estate near Clearwater, Florida.
Bay’s new property boasts six bedrooms in the main house and two full guest apartments. There are plenty of windows and high ceilings and an elliptical floating staircase in the front foyer. The main house has a media room and large roof top terrace.
The property includes a five-car garage, pool and cabana, and a state of the art security system. There is also direct boat access on Biscayne Bay.
The 42-year-old director made both Bad Boys movies, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, in the Miami area.
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Brooke Hogan appearing at Northgate Mall from Seattlepi.com
If you're a fan of aspiring pop singer Brooke Hogan, who stars in "Hogan Knows Best" with her father, former WWE star Hulk Hogan, go to Northgate Mall on Saturday from 3 to 9 p.m., where she is the headliner for ABC Family's fifth "Simon DTour Live!"
The TV show has catapulted her singing career, which includes the single "About Us." The free teen-focused event includes a concert by Hogan, a space to design T-shirts, a cyber lounge, lots of people trying to sell mobile phones and Company 81 apparel displays. The event is one stop on a 20-mall tour throughout September.
