Anthony LaPaglia and ex-wife Gia Carides sell their Los Angeles marital home for $11m... a year after he filed for divorce and started dating woman 30 YEARS his junior

By Jo Scrimshire and Sophie Goulopoulos For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 19:21 EST, 23 May 2016 | Updated: 20:58 EST, 23 May 2016

Anthony LaPaglia and ex-wife Gia Carides have sold their marital home in Los Angeles for significantly less than the earlier asking price.

The former couple had been married for 17 years before LaPaglia filed for divorce in March last year - and the Without A Trace star, 57, subsequently began dating Alexandra Henkel, 26.

The luxury Brentwood Park property sold for AUD$11million ($8.2million US), according to Variety - six months after it was put on the market in November at around AUD15.2million ($11 million US).

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Splitsville: Anthony LaPaglia and ex-wife Gia Carides have sold their marital home in Los Angeles for AUD$11million ($8.2million US), notably less than the earlier asking price of AUD15.2million ($11 million US)

Splitsville: Anthony LaPaglia and ex-wife Gia Carides have sold their marital home in Los Angeles for AUD$11million ($8.2million US), notably less than the earlier asking price of AUD15.2million ($11 million US)

LaPaglia and Carides, 51, reportedly owned the secluded residence in California for over 15 years, after buying in 2000 for around AUD$6.15million ($4.45million US).

However the recent Variety report contradicts this, claiming the Australian actors actually purchased the secluded residence in 2003 'for an undisclosed amount', according to property records.

In the architectural style of a 1940's American farmhouse, and 'surrounded by multi-million dollar homes', the exceptionally private property sits on a sweeping half-acre plot of land.

Elegant: The house is in the architectural style of a 1940's American farmhouse

Elegant: The house is in the architectural style of a 1940's American farmhouse

Private: It boasts an intimate library nook in the main structure

Private: It boasts an intimate library nook in the main structure

Age-gap romance! LaPaglia (L) and Carides were married for 17 years before he filed for divorce in March last year - and the Without A Trace star, 57, subsequently began dating younger girlfriend Alexandra Henkel, 26 (R)

Age-gap romance! LaPaglia (L) and Carides were married for 17 years before he filed for divorce in March last year - and the Without A Trace star, 57, subsequently began dating younger girlfriend Alexandra Henkel, 26 (R)

The main structure boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a children's wing, formal living and dining rooms, and a library nook. 

It also features a rustic Provencal-style kitchen, which gets drenched in morning light, a separate guest house, staff quarters, a red bricked pool, sports court and sprawling green lawns.

Realtor Juliette Hohnen, one of the Wall Street Journal's top 250 realtors in the US, said in the property's listing: 'This is the private celebrity compound you have been looking for.'

Secluded: The property sits on a sizable half-acre plot of land

Secluded: The property sits on a sizable half-acre plot of land

'Surrounded by multi-million dollar homes': The house sits in the affluent neighbourhood of Brentwood Park

'Surrounded by multi-million dollar homes': The house sits in the affluent neighbourhood of Brentwood Park

Rustic: The pile also features formal and casual dining areas

Rustic: The pile also features formal and casual dining areas

Roomy: The main house boasts five bedrooms, four with en-suites

Roomy: The main house boasts five bedrooms, four with en-suites

It was listed with agents Douglas Elliman, which has sold houses for Richard Gere and countless other A-list celebrities.

Anthony, who resides in California, wed Gia in 1998 after they starred together in the 1994 Australian film Lucky Break, known as Paperback Romance in America.

According to TMZ, the Looking For Alibrandi actor filed legal documents in the US last year citing irreconcilable differences.

Welcome home: The understated property was being sold by celebrated realtor Juliette Hohnen

Welcome home: The understated property was being sold by celebrated realtor Juliette Hohnen

Casual: The breakfast room gets bathed in morning light

Casual: The breakfast room gets bathed in morning light

Sunny: It also features a rustic Provencal-style kitchen

Sunny: It also features a rustic Provencal-style kitchen

Sizable: The master bedroom is large and has dual closets

Sizable: The master bedroom is large and has dual closets

Take a dip: The swimmer's pool is directly outside the guest house

Take a dip: The swimmer's pool is directly outside the guest house

Separate: Almost every bedroom in the house has its own en-suite bathroom

Separate: Almost every bedroom in the house has its own en-suite bathroom

The publication revealed there is no prenuptial agreement and Anthony was asking for joint custody of their daughter Bridget and is also agreeing to pay spousal and child support.

In 2009, Anthony penned a piece for Sunday Life, revealing he was a 'shy Adelaide boy and a slow starter when it came to girls.'

'Seriously, the more I learn about women, the less I understand them,' he wrote at the time.

Work out: The property boasts a full gym and music room

Work out: The property boasts a full gym and music room

Leisure: It also features a spacious sports court 

Leisure: It also features a spacious sports court 

Classic: The house is understated elegance

Classic: The house is understated elegance

Unwind: The house features a deck which looks over the swimming pool

Unwind: The house features a deck which looks over the swimming pool

Relaxing: The several outdoor seating areas are perfect for entertaining

Relaxing: The several outdoor seating areas are perfect for entertaining

Sprawling: The property is surrounded by sweeping lawns

Sprawling: The property is surrounded by sweeping lawns

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