Unemployed Charlie Sheen Still TV's Highest-Paid Star
Even after being fired from TV's best-rated sitcom, CBS' Two and a Half Men, "The Masheen" is still raking it in: his salary is estimated to be around #40 million, making him the highest paid actor on the small screen. That’s according to Forbes Magazine, which recently took a look at how much money TV actors earned between May 2010 and May 2011. Charlie wasn't fired till March 2011, which is why his paycheck is still so big. Of course,Sheen will probably continue earning big money: he recently inked a deal to star in a new sitcom based on the 2003 comedy Anger Management.
The Top 10 Highest-Earing TV Actors in America:
1. Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) — $40 million
2. Ray Romano (Men of a Certain Age) — $20 million
3. Steve Carell (The Office) — $15 million
4. Mark Harmon (NCIS) — $13 million
5. Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) — $11 million
6. Laurence Fishburne (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) — $11 million
7. Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) — $9 million
8. Simon Baker (The Mentalist) — $9 million
9. Hugh Laurie (House) — $9 million
10. Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) — $9 million