From Baywatch to Blueprints: David Charvet’s Life After Hollywood
David Charvet traded red carpets for construction sites—and says it made him a better man.
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Los Angeles, July 3 EST: Once a sun-kissed fixture on Baywatch and Melrose Place, David Charvet has spent the last decade quietly rewriting the Hollywood playbook—ditching red carpets for tool belts, and stardom for structure. And according to him, he’s never been happier.
Charvet, now 52, stepped away from acting in 2013, closing the chapter on a two-decade run in television to focus on something more grounded: his family, and an unexpected second act in construction and fitness entrepreneurship.
How a Malibu Renovation Changed Everything
The shift wasn’t sudden—it was personal. After growing frustrated with the contractor handling renovations on his Malibu home, Charvet stepped in. And just like that, he caught the bug.
“I took over the project myself,” he told People. “And it became a full-time job.”
That hands-on pivot led to the co-founding of Jones Builders Group, a luxury residential construction company based in Los Angeles. Since 2008, the firm has specialized in high-end custom homes—quietly building a reputation for architectural elegance and creative detail far removed from the tabloid drama of Charvet’s former life.
No Spotlight, No Regrets
The biggest takeaway from his Hollywood exit? “I don’t miss the fame,” he said. What he does miss, though, is the camaraderie of being on set—a “real family,” as he put it. But Charvet isn’t one to romanticize the past.
With two teenagers—Heaven Rain (18) and Shaya Braven (17), shared with ex-wife Brooke Burke—he says leaving showbiz wasn’t a retreat. It was an intentional redefinition of success.
“I wouldn’t change anything,” he reflected. “It made me a better man.”
Building More Than Homes
Charvet’s post-acting portfolio doesn’t stop at blueprints. He’s now a partner in Burn LA, a boutique gym concept focused on science-based fitness. With three studios already open and plans underway to expand to Miami and New York, Charvet is betting on wellness as the next wave of his entrepreneurial path.
Much like his construction work, he sees the gym business as both creative and personal—a way to build tangible impact without sacrificing time at home.
The Quiet Blueprint of Reinvention
Charvet’s reinvention speaks to a broader cultural undercurrent—one where public figures, particularly men once boxed into fame-first identities, are stepping back and recalibrating.
In an era of hypervisibility, his move toward privacy and purpose feels almost radical. No memoir. No docuseries. Just a guy building houses, raising his kids, and trading in ego for architecture.
He may have left the beaches of Baywatch, but in his second act, David Charvet seems to have found something just as elusive in Hollywood: balance.
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