Inside Matt Gaetz's $2.7M childhood home that played a starring role in hit movie

Controversial Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's grew up successful the celebrated location that started successful the deed movie The Truman Show.

Gaetz, 42, resigned his House of Representatives spot past week, hours aft President-elect Donald Trump nominated him for Attorney General.

A staunch MAGA supporter, Gaetz has been the taxable of a Department of Justice (DOJ) sex trafficking investigation and a House Ethics Committee probe.

Trump's prime for the apical instrumentality enforcement relation successful the US allegedly partied, utilized drugs and paid women for sex repeatedly betwixt 2017 and 2019 portion serving successful the House of Representatives.

Gaetz has denied immoderate wrongdoing and has been spotted connected Capitol Hill trying to rally enactment from GOP senators for his Attorney General nomination, which could beryllium hindered by his galore controversies.

The House Ethics Committee is voting Wednesday connected whether a scathing study into Gaetz for allegedly having enactment with a insignificant and doing amerciable drugs should beryllium released. 

With each eyes connected the ex-congressman, galore radical whitethorn admit his puerility location from the blockbuster film The Truman Show.

The Truman Show, released successful 1998, starred Jim Carrey arsenic the eponymous Truman Burbank, whose full beingness was being unknowingly filmed and aired arsenic a reality TV show.

The film, which was directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol, grossed much than $264million worldwide and garnered 3 Academy Award nominations for champion supporting actor, archetypal screenplay and director.

A bulk of the iconic movie was filmed successful Seaside, Florida, wherever Gaetz's parents ain the location that Carrey's quality lived in.

His father, Don Gaetz, purchased the four-bedroom, 2,100 quadrate ft spot successful 1991 for $125,000, according to Forbes.

Then helium took retired a $203,000 owe successful 1993 and renovated the location successful 1997 earlier it made it connected the large surface a twelvemonth later.

Now, the charming yellowish cottage is estimated to beryllium worthy $2.7 million, according to Realtor.com.

The idyllic two-story location is conscionable steps distant from the beach, has a occurrence spot and boasts a quaint achromatic picket obstruction and beforehand porch. 

Despite the code being 31 Natchez Street, the Gaetz household kept the iconic fig 36 supra the beforehand doorway wherever Carrey's Truman would present his trademark lines.

The household dubbed the dwelling The Truman House with a motion connected the obstruction that besides lists their names: Don & Vicky Gaetz, Matthew & Erin.

Seaside is portion of a stunning 26-mile agelong of Florida's Gulf Coast, known arsenic 30A, that has been dubbed the 'Hamptons of the South' arsenic it attracts an influx of homebuyers.

The once-hidden gem portion of beaches, including picture-perfect towns similar Rosemary Beach and Seaside, features Caribbean-like waters, powdery achromatic sand, and classical Southern charm. 

 In 2023, visitant spending during the highest summertime play accrued by $500 cardinal compared to 2019.

The area's popularity has sent spot prices skyrocketing arsenic the median location terms soared from $1.1 cardinal successful 2019 to a jaw-dropping $3 cardinal this twelvemonth successful Rosemary Beach.