Film producer buys Studio City for $1.925M

Michael Charles Ohoven bought a five-bedroom, 5.5-bath home at 11247 Briarcliff Lane in Studio City from Allan C. Hochman for $1.925 million on March 10.



The 5,000-square-foot house was built in 1991.

Ohoven is a film producer and serves as the founder and CEO of Infinity Media. He formed Infinity Media in 2000. He learned financing and institutional investment at the prestigious Commerzbank and at the family's investment bank. He previously worked with the International Corporate Affairs division of RTL Television. He studied economics and business administration at one of Germany's leading universities.




His films have already been honored with five Academy Award nominations and one win. He is one of the youngest ever Oscar-nominated producers, and in 2006, The Hollywood Reporter named him one of Hollywood's "Most Prolific Producers."

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 383 home sales in Studio City during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $700,000.

Movie producer Dino De Laurentiis dies.

The family of Dino De Laurentiis has confirmed the film producer's death to CNN.A statement from Raffaella De Laurentiis, family spokesperson and daughter of Dino De Laurentiis, said he died at 10 p.m. PT Wednesday at his Beverly Hills, California, home, surrounded by family.

Dino De Laurentiis in pictures on Life.com

His granddaughter, celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis, issued this statement separately:

"My grandfather was a true inspiration. He was my biggest champion in life and a constant source for wisdom and advice. I will miss him dearly."

Dino De Laurentiis, who produced more than 160 films and was nominated for Oscars 35 times, has died at age 91, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

De Laurentiis won the Academy Award for best foreign-language film for 1954's "La Strada," directed by fellow Italian Federico Fellini, according to imdb.com.

He produced the Jane Fonda cult classic "Barbarella" in 1968 and moved to the United States shortly after, according to Digital Spy.

He had a reputation for backing big-budget bombs, but he made good movies too. Among his credits are "Serpico," "Three Days of the Condor," "Flash Gordon," "Dune" and the 1976 remake of "King Kong."
He did not produce "The Silence of the Lambs" in 1991 but did take charge of "Hannibal" and "Hannibal Rising," according to DigitalSpy.

He was the grandfather of celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis.