The American magazine Forbes compiled a ranking of the highest paid television actors. The list was topped by the star of the movie “Jobs: Empire of Seduction” Ashton Kutcher (No. 13 on the list of the most influential actors in Hollywood according to Forbes ). Kutcher has traditionally been recognized as the highest paid television actor since 2011, when he replaced Charlie Sheen, who dropped out of the project, in the series “Two and a Half Men.” Despite some decline in ratings, the show continues to provide Kutcher with a stable income. The film "Jobs" cannot yet boast of box office success - it earned only $16 million. But the actor has another source of income - his shares in technology startups Airbnb, Foursquare and Path. Kutcher's income between June 2012 and June 2013 was $24 million.

In second place in the ranking is Kutcher’s colleague on the TV series “Two and a Half Men,” Jon Cryer ($21 million). Rounding out the top three highest paid TV actors is Ray Romano ($16 million) from the shows “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Parenthood.”

The list of the highest paid television actors also includes Neil Patrick Harris ($15 million), who played Barney in the series How I Met Your Mother, Mark Harmon ($15 million) from the series NCIS, and Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey. ($13 million), Tim Allen ($11 million) from "The Last Real Man", "Dexter" Michael C. Hall ($10 million).

Eighth place in the ranking went to another member of the show “Two and a Half Men” - Angus T. Jones, whose income amounted to $11 million. Forbes notes that this is most likely the last time Jones will be included in the rating of television actors. At the end of 2012, the young actor, in a video message posted on the Internet, made harsh statements about the series that brought him fame, and urged fans not to watch the show. After this, Jones was forced to leave the project.

Jones' "on-screen uncle" Charlie Sheen, fired from "2.5 Men" due to a series of scandals with alcohol and drugs, also made it into the rating - he closes the top ten with an annual income of $10 million. Sheen is currently starring in the television series "Anger Management" .

Ashton Kutcher tops list of highest-paid TV actors