 The innovative, powerful filmmaker and of course the man behind Star Wars George Lucas uses much of his mega fortune on real estate. He and his wife Melody Hobson are hardcore real estate ballers with a portfolio of luxury properties easily worth $200 million. Not only does Lucas own the famed Skywalker Ranch, he owns a beachfront compound, a mansion in Bel Air, a long time estate in San Anselmo, and more. We'll be taking a look at a few of his nicest properties, including the ranch because I know you all want to see it. In these videos we don't reveal any addresses and even though I've done a house tour of my own place, please do not show up at any private residences because it's not safe for anyone. George Walton Lucas Jr. is a film director, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur who is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises. Not to mention founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light Magic. He was the chairman of Lucasfilm before he sold it to Walt Disney in 2012 and remains one of the most financially successful filmmakers to date. Among his many accomplishments, Lucas's films are among the 100 highest grossing movies at the North American box office and considered a figure in the 20th century of the New Hollywood movement. After he graduated from the University of Southern California in 1967, his first project wasn't that successful. But working as a writer-director with the movie American Graffiti sure was. While George's next film Star Wars in 1977 had a troubled production, it was a surprise hit, becoming the highest grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. This equals to Star Wars that he produced were also a hit and with Steven Spielberg, they created the Indiana Jones franchise of films as well. Of course, Lucas returned to directing with the Star Wars prequel trilogy starting in 1999 and releasing this third installment in 2005. These days, Lucas is married to Melody Hopson, who's president of a Chicago-based investment firm and he presides over an estimated $6.4 billion fortune. Hey guys, it's Kara The Vampire Slaren. Today we're bringing you another house store here on Famous Entertainment. We're noticing a lot of copycat channels popping up, but where the original house tour pros and 95% of you watching aren't subscribed, so hit that subscribe button and ring that bell to post a new video daily. Today, we're taking a look at where the famed director George Lucas calls home including Skywalker Ranch, his beachfront compound and more. We've also done house tours and likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Donald Trump and we'll link to some at the end. Follow me on Instagram to chat and as usual, let me know who's house tour is next in those comments down below. Now let's get into this video. First, we'll check out a gorgeous home in Valera Mr. Lucas bought back in 2017. A few years ago, it was reported that the filmmaker dropped almost $34 million on a legendary estate in the prime Eastgate-Bellair neighborhood also called Mi Patria. The listing described it as a trophy property in a world-class location and while it was built in 1929, it had recently been renovated to exciting standards. The mansion is located on a 0.89 acre law and inside spans about 10,000 square feet with nine beds and eight baths. Previous listing materials claim the home had less bedrooms. We can assume the changes came with the rentals and upgrades done to the place. The property surrounding Lucas' Valera home is peaceful and tranquil, lined with private courtyards, fountains and old world charm. A two-story stoneclad entry hall welcomes you inside with sweeping staircase and all the public rooms open up to the spacious veranda. Inside the villa, a grand-scale formal living room has fancy wood floors and a fireplace with arches. While a nearby dining room has French doors to one of the courtyards outside. The gourmet-eating kitchen had a marble-topped work island and fireplace and a large library with antique mantelpiece could be converted to a screening room with a drop-down screen available at the push of a button. Other features of Georgia's Bellaire estate include a spacious master suite with deluxe bathrooms and custom walk-in closets, as well as a gym elsewhere on the property. Outside the gated estate had a large wall for privacy and the yard there was a mosaic pool, pool house, Paris and small pudding greens surrounded by tropical gardens. While this home is absolutely gorgeous, it's only one of the many that Lucas owns with his wife. Back in 2010, it was reported that Lucas spent about 19.5 million on a beach front home near Santa Barbara, California. It's a few miles down the highway and a posh stretch of sand in Carpentaria, California. A quieter neighborhood where more private celebs seem to choose as a getaway. The low slunk and temporary home offered 1.7 acres of lush landscaping and lawns and 150 feet of beach frontage. We can see listing photos from the time of purchase and the gated two-building compound had six beds and four baths in total with two of the bedrooms located in the guest house of the property. The home built in 1981 offered views out to the water thanks to walls of glass all over. Listing information also noted the estate had an exercise room and a yoga studio. While the outdoor amenities were rounded out by a large terrace, gardens and a long lap pool. While the home was nice, it seems George wasn't even close to being finished with it. In 2014, another article claimed that Lucas in fact got the home torn down in 2012 only to completely replace it. Allegedly, he hired Appleton & Associates to design the home and it was changed into more of an East Coast inspired abode. While photos are slim, these days the home features colonial detailing and a wraparound porch. We can also see that Lucas kept the original lap pool but completely did away with the rest of the modern landscaping and the fountains. More recently even, in 2019, George decided to upgrade this estate yet again with an add-on. It was reported the filmmaker and billionaire purchased a two-acre beach front property directly next door to his current one, spending 28 million dollars in an off-market deal. Since the place wasn't on the open market, details are slim to none. However, the newly acquired property includes a modest cape cod-style home near the water's edge as well as a detached guest house, small barn and tree house just inside the gated entrance. Finally, let's take a look at Skywalker Ranch. Paught off his 1977 hit Star Wars, Lucas began buying up land north of San Francisco in 1979. These days, he's still the proud owner of the 4,700-acre ranch and while he doesn't live there full-time, he uses it as a retreat to work and studio space. He called it Skywalker Ranch after the movie's protagonist and the property also contains a man-made lake e-walk as well as many other Star Wars-themed places and things. Lucas started with purchasing a large amount of Lane and Marin County, first off a property called a Bulltail Ranch and then assembled the rest of it piece by piece over several years. Funnily enough, the whole place is located on Lucas Valley Road, named after an early 20th century landowner in the area, but you'd think it was just for George himself. When he submitted plans for buying his estate, he described Skywalker Ranch as a sprawling creative retreat where Lucas' film and their filmmaking colleagues can meet, study, collaborate, write, edit and experiment with new filmmaking ideas. This included ranch actually took about 10 years to build up and these days, its principal operation is as a motion picture sound mixing and recording facility with Skywalker sound based here and holds the corporate offices of Lucas Film. It's intended to be more of a filmmaker's retreat than a business headquarters, as Lucas Film and its subsidiaries have a location to do all that elsewhere. When George is staying here, the main home was designed to look like an 1869 Victorian home of a cattle rancher and spans 50,000 square feet of space. He explained he wanted it to look like a real Victorian building and had a passion for making the place what he envisioned. Inside the main house, among the many spaces, there's a two-level company research library under a stained glass dome. In fact, this library is so special it has its own wing in the mansion and is infused with a warm orangey glow from the dome above. A redwood spiral staircase winds its way up to more and more books on subjects like military, history, nature and more. Lucas also keeps his special artifacts here in the main home such as the original lightsabers from Star Wars and in these dusty hat from Readers of the Lost Ark, just to name a few. Elsewhere on Skywalker Ranch, you'll find a movie production studio, a bed and breakfast, three restaurants and even an olive grove. There's a barn with animals, vineyards, a garden with fresh produce for the restaurants, an outdoor swimming pool and fitness center, a hilltop observatory and a 300-seat theater called the Stagg, plus additional screening rooms. At the main guest complex here, beams were painted to match planks recycled from chicken coupes and rooms are themed after people Lucas admires. In the John Ford room, smoking is permitted because the director was a smoker and there's a Frank Lloyd Wright room, one for Dorothy Parker, Ansel Adams and more. Skywalker Ranch even has its own fire brigade to protect the estates and they're an active part of the Marin County Fire Mutual Aid Program. More than 100 firefighters work here in assist overnight, especially with guests. Okay, I think after seeing Skywalker Ranch, we'll bring this house tour to an end because that's hard to talk. After seeing George Lucas's properties, what did you think? Like I said, on top of these sprawling properties, he and his wife Melody also own a large compound in San Elm Selmo with a home spanning over 15,000 square feet and several guest houses, which they use as their main estates and they also have a 19 million dollar penthouse in Chicago. If you guys had to choose between Mr. Lucas's Bel Air Mansion, we looked at first his beachfront compound near Santa Barbara or Skywalker Ranch, which would you want to pay a visit? I think that's an easy guess because I'm gonna say Skywalker Ranch. You guys let me know or rate the filmmakers properties down in the comments. I'm also trying to get to 1000 subs in my personal channel, so I'd love it if you guys like and subscribe. We'll link you my latest video. So they married in 2015 and they met at her son's funeral and then there's a guy who is like 500 pounds and does erotic eating, but I'm gonna get into all that. Thanks for tuning in. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram and let me know which celebrity houses you want me to cover next. I'll see you all in the next one. Bye.