Ashton Kutcher Is The Highest Paid TV Actor

15 Comments

1. 1
   Pawesl
   Posted October 18, 2012 at 5:53 am

   Damn syndication really pays off.

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   JBoy
   Posted October 18, 2012 at 9:07 am

   Why are there no women on the list, or are there two separate lists? If not, it’s really upsetting that acclaimed women who became household names as film stars like Madeleine Stowe and Laura Linney make less money than..well, almost all of those guys. Also, where’s Mariska Hargitay and why doesn’t Ellen Pompeo make as much as Dempsey, seeing as she’s the “Grey” in “Grey’s Anatomy”? (again, this is all assuming there’s just one list)

3. 3
   chaosbutterfly
   Posted October 18, 2012 at 7:31 pm

   ^Lol because it’s an actor’s list, silly billy.
   Women cannot be actors. Only actresses.

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   emptymailbox
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 10:55 am

   Out of curiosity, I compiled the two lists (actors and actresses) together, and ended up with this:

   1. Ashton Kutcher, $24 million
   2. Sofia Vergara, $19 million
   3. Kim Kardashian, $18 million
   3. Hugh Laurie, $18 million
   3. Ray Romano, $18 million
   6. Eva Longoria, $15 million
   6. Alec Baldwin, $15 million
   6. Mark Harmon, $15 million
   9. Tim Allen, $14 million
   10. Jon Cryer, $13 million
   11. Bethenny Frankel, $12 million
   11. Patrick Dempsey, $12 million
   13. Khloe Kardashian Odom, $11 million
   13. Tina Fey, $11 million
   15. Mariska Hargitay, $10 million
   16. Zooey Deschanel, $9 million
   16. Felicity Huffman, $9 million
   16. Ellen Pompeo, $9 million
   19. Kate Walsh, $8 million
   19. Teri Hatcher, $8 million
   19. Marcia Cross, $8 million
   19. Kaley Cuoco, $8 million
   19. Jim Parsons, $8 million
   19. Johnny Galecki, $8 million
   19. Jason Segel, $8 million

   One thing is very clear: Ashton Kutcher is overpaid.

5. 5
   classy drunk
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 11:36 am

   Slow day at work emptymailbox ?!?!?!

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   Too-Old-To-Care
   Posted October 19, 2012 at 10:58 pm

   Mailbox, how old is that list? Many of those listed were on series that have ended. Are those their syndication royalties? They really need to differentiate between “actresses” and those-pimped-out-by-mom like the Kartrashians, or Bethenney Frankel. Or does this mean that people on reality shows are acting and their scenes aren’t totally unscripted?! ; O

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   Robin
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 5:36 pm

   While I am not so sure about the list. I can certainly agree that Ashton Kutcher is overpaid.

   Robin

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   Mummy Butterfly
   Posted October 20, 2012 at 6:05 pm

   Just to be one of those “annoying” people – women *are* actors. The term actor is gender-neutral, and especially since the 1950′s-60′s, is generally preferred by “serious female actors”. “Actress” is usually used when separating lists (such as this one) and awards.

   So, it’s not crazy to ask if the list of “highest paid actors” is male/female or only male.

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   AntSuck
   Posted October 21, 2012 at 4:58 pm

   I can’t wait for the day this man leaves the media’s eye.

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    Robin
    Posted October 21, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    Me too. If he hadn’t met Demi and Bruce and the “We are the world” We go on vacations together and the children are really cool with it’. He would have faded into the sunset like those other people from That 70′s Show.Donna was..and everybody knows that the dude with a funny accent, and the skinny guy that was Donna’s boyfriend.

    The only good thing that ever came out of that 70′s Show was when Kelso sang to Jackie’

    “Jackie I want you backee”

    It was also Ashton Kutchers best work as an actor. heh..

    BTW Charlie Sheen can run circles around Kutcher.

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    sarcasatire
    Posted October 21, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    This list is misleading because it isn’t indicative of their show salaries only. For instance, Sofia Vergara made $19 million but only a fraction of that came from Modern Family. Up until a few months ago, she and the rest of the cast were making just $65,000 an episode. However, she has endorsements like Pepsi, a clothing line at Kmart, and other guest spots and paid appearances that boosted her numbers. Same for Ashton. Sure, as a mostly movie actor these days, producers pay well to get them on the smaller (tv) screen. But Ashton is making a mint off of his investments. He even got into hot water with producers when his first episode aired and they realized that the stickers he placed on his prop laptop were promoting his tech companies and investments and he had promoted them without permission or paying advertising fees. I’m not sure what Ashton makes per episode, but the 70′s Show was in syndication, and he has investments, royalties, etc…and they probably make up the bulk of his annual salary.

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    Robin
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Interesting about the stickers on his laptop and it doesn’t suprise me.

    He may make alot of money from investments. But the subject was how much is is paid as an actor and I still agree with myself. As an actor he is overpaid.

    Robin

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    sarcasatire
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    You agree with yourself? Well you should! lol

    My point is that I don’t believe he makes $24 million a year acting. The list is the “highest paid actors on TV” and implies their salary comes from TV acting alone, which is why I called it misleading. I went to Forbes, they said for the list they factored in his film work and investments and that Ashton makes $700,000 per episode which doesn’t add up to $24 million..further proof why this list is misleading.

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    Robin
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    I think it is misleading because it implies that he is an actor…

    Robin

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    Robin
    Posted October 22, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    Has anyone seen those Jimmy Fallon commercials with the babies and 50% cash back? Ashton Kutcher reminds me of those babies, except the babies have more personality.