Superman actor Dean Cain is the latest Hollywood star to flee California to film-industry-friendly states like Nevada, Texas and Louisiana.
Appearing on Fox and Friends Wednesday, Cain said he was driven from his $7.25 million home in Malibu to Las Vegas, where there would be less traffic and lower taxes, adding that his colleagues “in droves” depart.
“I love California. It’s the most beautiful state. “Everything is wonderful about it, except for the guidelines,” Cain told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade. “The policies are just terrible.” The fiscal policies, the crime reduction policies, the homelessness policies.’
Actor Mark Wahlberg also left California for Nevada. Last week he lobbied state legislators to pass a bill that would increase film production tax credits to create what he dubbed “Hollywood 2.0.”
Cain, who moved to California with his mother when he was a young child, is best known for his role as Clark Kent in the television series Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman between 1993 and 1997.
Superman actor Dean Cain appeared on Fox and Friends on Wednesday and said he was forced out of California to escape high taxes and bad politics
Cain listed his Malibu home (pictured) in March and sold the property for $7.25 million last month as part of his escape from California
“The things our leaders did in California drove anyone who could really afford to get out.” “People are flocking out of there,” Cain said Wednesday.
When asked if the move would affect his livelihood as an actor, he replied that the film industry had been spending money elsewhere for some time.
“The business there has long since gone. “The prices to shoot there are astronomical, so people have been shooting in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and other states,” Cain said.
“The cost of doing business there is much lower in every way,” he added.
“The hard part is there’s so much of a workforce in California, but everyone I know who works there wants out, too.” I’ve been shooting a movie in California for the last, I don’t know, four or five years , everything else is somewhere else.”
Cain listed his Malibu home in March and sold the property for $7.25 million last month.
“I’ve been here for two weeks now and I can tell you, smart move,” Cain said of his move to Nevada.
“My son is 10 times happier here in Las Vegas.” If I wanted to do anything from Malibu, it would take me 45 minutes to an hour to get anywhere. Here I drive no more than 20 minutes.”
Cain said he loves “beautiful” California but has only done one film there in recent years. Pictured is his old house in Malibu
Cain’s Malibu home featured a private pool and waterfall spa. The property covers almost half a hectare
In February, Wahlberg sold his 12-bedroom, 20-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion for $55 million in hopes of giving his children a “better life” in income-tax-free Nevada.
“I’d like to see us build studios, create jobs, and just diversify the economy,” Wahlberg told CNBC last week. “I moved my last film here. “I’m shooting another film here in the summer.”
“I think there’s a lot more opportunity to create here.” “There’s so much growth and so much potential, it’s a wonderful opportunity for anyone to succeed,” he said.
A Boston native, Wahlberg lived in his Beverly Hills mansion for more than a decade but said there wasn’t even much work for him there.
“I moved to California many years ago to pursue acting and only did a few films in the entire time I was there,” he said.
According to Elite Agent, Wahlberg has made at least two purchases in Nevada: a $15.6 million 2.5-acre property on which he plans to build and a $14.5 million bungalow, where he will live when the construction work begins.
Actor Mark Wahlberg, 51, is pushing to create a new Hollywood in Las Vegas months after leaving his Los Angeles home to give his children a “better life”.
Wahlberg’s move to Nevada in October comes after he sold his 12-bedroom, 20-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion for $55 million in February
Last month, actor Dennis Quaid and other celebrities joined a campaign for Texas to become the new film capital.
Mathew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson also appeared in the spot, making the case for projects coming to the Lone Star State.
“Texas has done a really good job of removing a lot of the tech industry from Silicon Valley.” “When you go to Austin, you can really see that,” Quaid said.
“You can do the same with movies and TV shows.” “It’s a great place to take photos.”