Shockingly Simple Homes of Successful People

Ellen Page

In case you missed the memo, Ellen Page is kind of a big deal. The Hollywood star made it big in Juno and since then she has seen more and more success. Despite that, she isn’t exactly going for the fanciest house on the market. In fact, until 2014, the actress was living in a small Hollywood Hills home with just two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms!

She purchased the small home for less than a million dollars and invested some money in it, renovating the bathroom. When she put it on the market a few years ago, it was listed for almost a quarter of a million dollars more than she paid for it. It sounds like Ellen Page could have had a successful career in real estate if she hadn’t pursued acting (although we’re glad she did!)

Vincent Kartheiser

In spite of the fact that Vincent Kartheiser played a pretty unlikable and greedy guy on AMC’s hit show, Mad Men, this is one famous star who definitely has both feet on the ground. With his substantial earnings from his successful acting career, Kartheiser could have opted to purchase a palace, but he didn’t.

Instead, the Mad Men star opted for a cabin, of all things, nestled in Hollywood. The cabin is smaller than many apartments, with just 580 square feet of living space. Talk about living simply! Vincent Kartheiser was practically camping out living in such a tiny home!