TV and film actor J.K. Simmons, of the police drama The Closer and the Spider-Man movies, and his actress wife, Michelle Schumacher, have put their Hollywood Hills-area contemporary on the market at $1,795,000.

The two-story view home, built in 1999, sits on more than half an acre on a gated street. It has five bedrooms and 4 ½ bathrooms in about 4,190 square feet, with vaulted ceilings, three fireplaces and a balcony off the master suite. Simmons customized the three-car garage to house their two family cars and his prized Corvette.

The couple, who have two children, oriented the home toward family life. The living room contains a pool table, a Ping-Pong table and, yes, a Spider-Man pinball machine.

The pair bought the property in 2003, when they moved from New York City. CURTIS' OLD HOUSE

FOR SALE IN SPRINGS

A Palm Springs home originally owned by actor Tony Curtis and his first wife, Janet Leigh, is for sale at $1,295,000.

Built by designer and developer Roy Fey in 1960, the gated 3,204-square-foot house sits on about a third of an acre in the Movie Colony, a neighborhood named for the stars and directors who owned property there. The post-and-beam single-story has five bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, tongue-and-groove ceilings, travertine floors and expansive windows revealing mountain views. There is a detached guesthouse.

A ficus tree border provides privacy in the backyard, which has a pool with spa.

Once known as ``Camp Curtis,'' the estate has been used in recent years as an income property. It most recently changed hands in 2003, selling for $1.16 million, according to public records.

Curtis and Leigh were divorced in 1962. Leigh sold the house in 1965 to producer Jerry Gershwin and his wife Jacqueline.

HART SELLS L.A. HOME

FOR $2.5 MILLION

Actress Melissa Joan Hart has sold her L.A. home for close to $2.5 million.

The one-story Spanish-style house in the Sherman Oaks section has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in 4,911 square feet. There are fireplaces in the living room and master bedroom, and the latter opens to a deck with a view of the yard.

Hart, 33, had listed her residence for sale in October at $3.25 million but had since reduced it to $2.85 million.

The actress, who had owned the custom home since 2005, sold to get a change of scenery, according to her listing agent, Matt Epstein.

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