Forbes magazine has traditionally voiced its annual list of top-paid television actors and there’s something new! Ashton Kutcher pushed former leader Hugh Laurie to the top spot on the list. And here is how the places in the top ten were distributed:
1st place: Ashton Kutcher.
Revenue - $ 24 million.
"Having tried" the role of the Internet billionaire suffering from unhappy love in the television series "Two and a Half People", Ashton Kutcher instantly took off in the 1st position in the rating of the highest paid TV actors. It is interesting that earlier this role was played by Charlie Sheen and he also headed this rating of Forbes. In addition to Kutcher's accomplishments, he is an active investor in Silicon Valley, a high-tech center in San Francisco. In addition, the actor was one of the first who invested in the development of Skype, Spotify and Airbnb.
2-3 places: Hugh Laurie and Ray Romano
Hugh Laurie
Revenue - $ 18 million.
The beloved television series Doctor House, featuring actor Hugh Laurie, completed the last 8th season in April. His final scenes helped the actor reach the 2nd position of the rating. Now he can focus on his second love: music. By the way, his 2011 album "Let Them Talk" topped the Billboard Blues charts.
Ray Romano
Revenue - $ 18 million.
The actor became popular thanks to the television series "Middle-aged Men", "Everyone Loves Raymond." In addition, Ray Romano voices the furry mammoth Mani in the cartoon "Ice Age".
4-5 places: Alec Baldwin and Mark Harmon
Alec Baldwin
Revenue - $ 15 million.
Alec Baldwin continues to shine in the hit comedy "30 Rock", but now in the last season. The last few years have become for the actor a bit of a big screen revival. He was involved in five films at once. In addition, the actor is also involved in politics - he does not leave the idea to run for mayor of New York.
Mark Harmon
Revenue - $ 15 million.
The actor is megapopular for his role in the detective television series "NCIS", which for about 9 years has been collecting an average of 19.7 million spectators per episode. This helped Mark Harmon become one of the highest paid TV actors. Harmon is absolutely happy to work on television and has not yet appeared in films.
6th place behind Tim Allen from $ 14 million: Galactic Search.
7th - John Cryer from $ 13 million: "Two and a half people."
8th - Patrick Dempsey from $ 12 million: Anatomy Gray.
9-11 place divided among themselves:
Jim Parson from $ 8 million: The Big Bang Theory.
Johnny galecki from $ 8 million: also from The Big Bang Theory.
Jason Seagal with $ 8 million: "How I Met Your Mother."
