The Big Bucks: TV’s Top Ten Highest Paid Actors

It really pays to step into Charlie Sheen's shoes it seems! Ashton Kutcher has been named as the highest paid TV actor by Forbes magazine for the third year in a row. Kutcher earned $26 million between June 2013 and June 2014... nice work if you can get it. The 36-year-old joined the cast of sitcom Two and a Half Men following the departure of long-time star Charlie Sheen. Hi co-star Jon Cryer  and Mark Harmon of NCIS shared second place, earning an estimated $19 million. The pair were closely followed by Neil Patrick Harris who earned $18 million for his last year on How I Met Your Mother. House of Cards lead Kevin Spacey and Grey's Anatomy's Patrick Dempsey followed on an income of $16 million rounding out the top six.   The rest of the top ten included Tim Allen from Last Man Standing on $15 million, Simon Baker of The Mentalist on $13 million, Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory on $12 million and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad on $8 million.