Ashton Kutcher Tops Forbes’ List of Highest Paid TV Actors

Ashton Kutcher steals Charlie Sheen big time. Since replacing Sheen on Two and a Half Men, Kutcher has rocketed to the No. 1 spot on Forbes’ list of highest paid TV actors. The business magazine unveiled the list on Wednesday, following the July announcement of TV’s highest paid actresses. Between May 2011 and May 2012, Ashton Kutcher earned whopping $24 million, Forbes estimates. One difference: Sheen was No. 1 with earnings of $40 million. Kutcher’s earnings are also boosted by his appearances in Nikon camera commercials and his continued investments in Silicon Valley. He got in early on Skype, Spotify and Airbnb.

Ashton Kutcher is TV’s highest-paid actor

Coming in at Nos. 2 and 3 behind Kutcher are former House star Hugh Laurie, who made an estimated $18 million between May 2011 and May 2012, and one of the stars of the now defunct Men of a Certain Age, Ray Romano. With his voiceover work in the Ice Age franchise and his old sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond in syndication, Romano earned an estimated $18 million as well.

Coming in at No. 4 on Forbes list is 30 Rock‘s Alec Baldwin with $15 million, and rounding out the top five is NCIS actor Mark Harmon, who also earned an estimated $15 million over the past year.

TV’s highest paid actors (according to Forbes):

1. Ashton Kutcher, $24M

2. Hugh Laurie, $18M

2. Ray Romano, $18M

4. Alec Baldwin, $15M

4. Mark Harmon, $15M

6. Tim Allen, $14M

7. Jon Cryer, $13M

8. Patrick Dempsey, $12M

9. Jason Segel, $8M

9. Jim Parsons, $8M

9. Johnny Galecki, $8M

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