Celebs Who Bought Epic Homes For Their Parents

It's easy to become envious and bitter of celebrities earning hundreds of millions of dollars per year and living in lavish luxury mansions in the most beautiful cities in the world. But despite their massive fame and fortune, many celebs choose to give back, both to the public and back at home. Lots of famous folks — including Elton John, who gave $38 million to several charities, said the Sunday Times Giving List (via the Independent), and J.K. Rowling, who fell off the Forbes billionaires list after she gave $160 million to various organizations, said Insider – use their colossal pockets to help others.

But they also don't forget where they came from. Indeed, many celebrities choose to take care of their parents who did just the same for them before they found fame. They do so by buying them cars, trips, and even amazing homes. Some of these celebs have expressed even more excitement upon buying their parents homes than they have buying their own homes. Read on to learn about just a few who have provided the ultimate gift for mom and dad. But be forewarned — don't read these heartwarming stories or watch their tear-jerking videos without a tissue box nearby.

Most 21 year olds are still living off their parents, but not Taylor Swift. When she was just 21 in 2011, she bought her parents a $2.5 million 5,600-square-foot estate in Nashville, Tennessee — where the former country star got her start — right next door to where Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban lived, according to Curbed (via Insider). The home, which is also known as the "The Northumberland Estate," has four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms as well as luxe details like a marble fireplace, floor-to-ceiling windows with stunning views of the surrounding greenery, and crown moldings.

However, like a true house with Southern hospitality, there are also lots of cozy details at this Nashville property. Andrea and Scott Swift's mansion also has navy blue dining room walls in a space that overlooks the garden outside, a den with cozy armchairs and a cow-skin rug, a pool surrounded by lanterns and colorful flowers, and even a rocking chair in one of the bedrooms with a canopy bed. The abode also has historic appeal, said Taste of Country. The Northumberland Estate was built nearly a century ago by the former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, and the Universal Music Group chairman has been one of its residents. But despite its long past, the column-style home has modern updates while maintaining its original Southern charm.

According to The Richest, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is now worth about $320 million, but he didn't always have such deep pockets, as he detailed in a 2018 Instagram post. Growing up, he said, he lived in small apartments throughout the country with his family. Actually, the first house his parents ever lived in was one that The Rock bought for them in 1999. But after his parents' divorce, he treated his mom, then 70-year-old Ata Johnson, to "Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket" with an extra generous Christmas 2018 gift — a house of her choosing. As his mother opens the handwritten card describing the "Golden Ticket," she cries in disbelief and buries her face in the sweet writing underneath the Christmas tree surrounded by holiday gifts. It's all accompanied by a photo of The Rock and his mom in a red frame. She then says to her then-3-year-old granddaughter Jasmine Johnson, "Guess what? I get a brand-new house!" The Rock finally gets up to give her a hug and they share a sweet embrace.

The Rock may put forth a tough exterior, but he's not nicknamed "Dwanta" for nothing, according to People. Just a few weeks prior to his big gift to his mom, he also gave holiday gifts to kids as part of his work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity, and Starlight Children's Foundation.

Most parents don't like it when their kids overstay their welcome at the nest, but clearly that isn't a problem for Michael B. Jordan's parents, especially since he's the one that bought the nest. In 2015, he purchased a $1.7 million Sherman Oaks, California mansion for his parents, according to Realtor.com. However, the nearly 5,000-square-foot home didn't start out quite as upscale as it is now. It was bought in 2013 by a developer for only $710,000 and was later replaced with a Spanish-style contemporary home with four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, which is where the Jordan family now lives.

With modern white details but homey touches like a plush living room couch, the house is a mix of the best of both worlds, as shown in a Vogue video. Outside, viewers can see barn-style light blue garage doors before entering a garage converted into a home gym as well as a swimming pool surrounded by blue chairs and an outdoor kitchen with a grill, ideal for entertaining. Inside, the estate is filled with pops of greenery as well as light-filled spaces thanks to the large windows throughout. There are also pops of color like eclectic pieces of artwork, a map of the country, and a huge red wall at the base of the wrought iron staircase leading to the second floor of the home.

Usually, we're the ones receiving gifts on our birthdays every year. However, Demi Lovato turned the tables at her 18th birthday in 2010 when she gave her parents a Mediterranean-style $2.25 million home outside of Los Angeles, California in Sherman Oaks. "For me to give [that] to my family on my birthday, that was the best present," she told People. But even with the new home, Lovato didn't plan to venture far; she planned to live on the same property in a detached home behind the main property.

Redfin reported that the private, 4,000-square-foot mansion includes upscale outdoor amenities like a patio, pool, hot tub, waterfall, and as every teenager dreams, a waterslide. Inside, features include high beamed ceilings in the living room, oak floors throughout the space, three fireplaces, and stunning views of the surrounding California mountains.

Pete Davidson has never been shy about telling fans that up until mid-2021, he lived with his mom in a basement apartment below her living space. But what Davidson often doesn't share is that he partially owns the home at 473 Holdridge Ave., Staten Island, which cost a whopping $1.3 million, according to Page Six.

The public home listing at Realtor.com shows that the 5,000-square-foot home with four bedrooms and four full bathrooms has an all-brick, stately façade surrounded by manicured landscaping and a two-car garage. Features include a custom kitchen with a tile backsplash, all-upgraded appliances, detailed cabinets, high ceilings, and a private master wing. At the entranceway before a dark wood door with etched glass, there is a grand wood staircase leading up to the second floor which overlooks the first floor. In the living room, there's also large brick fireplace and a door to the large back blue stone patio. There are wood floors and neutral beige tones throughout the house for an elegant ambiance.

It's clear to viewers that things have been going pretty well for actor John Boyega since "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker," but even before that, he made the best of his fame by buying a home for his parents. In a video that Boyega posted in 2020, he shared that a few years prior, he gave the grandest gift a parent can imagine after first playing a bit of a prank. 

According to an Instagram post (via Metro), Boyega told his parents that they were going to an interview at what was actually their new home. There in the stunning living room, Boyega tells them the good news, which results in tears of joy from mom and dad, Abigail and Samson Boyega. "On behalf of myself I'd like to say thank you for everything that you've done and I decided to do a secret project for a few months, and I'm here to tell you that there was no interview, that was a lie, this is your house that I am presenting to you. This is your new house, it belongs to you," Boyega said with a smile. It was so unbelievable that even Boyega's siblings had to step in and tell them that yes, the house — which features a bright and airy interior thanks to glass walls as well as a colorful garden — is really theirs.