Fox Plaza (Los Angeles)
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| Location | 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Status | Complete |
| Groundbreaking | 1985 |
| Constructed | 1987 |
| Use | Office |
| Height | |
| Roof | 150 meters (492 feet) |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Floor area | 90,115 m² (969,990 sq ft) |
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| Architect | Johnson, Fain and Pereira Associates |
| Owner | The Irvine Company |
Fox Plaza is a 492-foot (150-meter) high skyscraper with 34 floors in Century City, Los Angeles, California, a local landmark. Completed in 1987, the architects behind its design were Scott Johnson, Bill Fain and William L. Pereira. Owned by Orange County-based The Irvine Company, Fox Plaza is 20th Century Fox's headquarters.
The building has been featured in at least three major motion pictures to date. Fox Plaza is the actual building used for the Nakatomi Plaza, a fictional office building that is the setting of the first Die Hard film. The apparent destruction of the building in the film was accomplished by Richard Edlund using scale model pyrotechnic effects. The plaza itself and a neighboring building (which can be seen in Die Hard) is the location for "KPPX Rebel Radio" and is the main setting for the rock and roll comedy Airheads. The building's lobby was also featured in the opening scene of the Keanu Reeves film Speed.
Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan occupied a penthouse on the 34th floor for several years after leaving public office.
The Fox Plaza was the last building that Pereira worked on before his death in 1985.
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