David Otunga, the Harvard-educated actor and former pro wrestler, paid $745,000 for a five-bedroom, 4,698-square-foot contemporary-style house in Burr Ridge.
An Elgin native, Otunga, 41, is a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion who subsequently provided commentary for WWE broadcasts before going full bore into acting. He recently has been filming a TV series, “Wrath & Rituals.”
Otunga also is known for having been married to singer, actress and talk show host Jennifer Hudson until the couple split in 2017. Hudson continues to own a house elsewhere in Burr Ridge, although she will begin hosting a Los Angeles-based talk show, “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” this fall.
Built in 1987, Otunga’s new house has 5-1/2 bathrooms, two fireplaces, a two-story foyer with a marble floor, a kitchen with two Sub-Zero refrigerators and granite countertops, hardwood floors, a primary bedroom suite with a fireplace and an office, and a finished basement that has a rec room and a wet bar with appliances and cherry cabinets. Otunga purchased the home in January.
Outside on the one-acre property are an in-ground gunite pool and an adjacent hot tub.
The house was listed In October for $750,000.
Luljeta Bajraktari, who represented Otunga in his purchase, declined to provide a comment on the deal.
The home had a $16,389 property tax bill in the 2020 tax year.
Goldsborough is a freelance writer.
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