Motion picture executive Mario Kassar snaps up Encino estate for $4.3 million

Mario Kassar, the film producer and executive who co-founded Carolco Pictures, has bought a Traditional-style house in Encino for $4.315 million.

The single-story house, taken down to the studs and rebuilt in 2015, sits up from the street with a circular driveway on more than half an acre. The grounds include a swimming pool with a waterfall feature, a barbecue island, lawns and hedges.

Within the 7,200 square of living space is a formal entry, living, dining and family rooms, six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. A pass-through butler’s pantry connects the center-island kitchen and dining room, which has a glass-enclosed wine wall. Recessed lighting and surround sound highlight the home theater.

Bi-folding doors open to a covered patio for indoor-outdoor living. An attached guest suite has a separate entrance.

The property most recently listed for $4.495 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Heather Boyd of Hilton & Hyland, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, was the listing agent. Denise Snanoudj of the Agency represented the buyer.

Kassar, 65, has scores of production credits including the blockbusters “Total Recall� (1990), “Terminator 2: Judgment Day� (1991) and “Basic Instinct� (1992). More recently he served as an executive producer on the show “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.�

Earlier this year, the industry executive sold his longtime estate in Holmby Hills for $27 million.

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