Ashton Kutcher Tops List of TV’s Highest-Paid Actors
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Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(NEW YORK) — The two stars of Two and a Half Men are two of the highest-paid actors on television.
Ashton Kutcher leads Forbes’ 2014 list of the top-earning TV actors. He raked in an estimated $26 million between June of 2013 and June of this year from “entertainment-related endeavors.”
This is the third consecutive year in which the 36-year-old, who’s expecting a child with fiancée Mila Kunis, has topped Forbes’ rankings.
Kutcher’s co-star on Two and a Half Men, Jon Cryer, is tied for second on the list, with $19 million.
Their CBS sitcom will end its long run during the 2014-2015 season.
Cryer shares the runner-up spot on Forbes’ list with another CBS star, NCIS actor Mark Harmon. Neil Patrick Harris, whose CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother wrapped earlier this year, collected $18 million, while House of Cards star Kevin Spacey and Grey’s Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey each made $16 million.
Here’s a rundown of the highest-paid actors on TV, according to Forbes:
1. Ashton Kutcher, $26 million.
2T. Jon Cryer, $19 million.
2T. Mark Harmon, $19 million.
4. Neil Patrick Harris, $18 million.
5T. Patrick Dempsey, $16 million.
5T. Kevin Spacey, $16 million.
7. Tim Allen, $15 million.
8. Simon Baker, $13 million.
9. Jim Parsons, $12 million.
10T. Jason Segel, $11 million.
10T. Johnny Galecki, $11 million.
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