Forbes' annual list of highest paid TV actors is out.
Troubled star Charlie Sheen, whose new show -- the ironically titled Anger Management -- went on air after he was sacked from his Two And A Half Men leading role following his angry rant against the show creator Chuck Lorre, rounds off the top 10 with $10 million in earnings.
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9. Michael C Hall
Image: Michael C Hall in DexterActor Michael C Hall, the star and lead actor of crime drama Dexter that concluded with its eighth season this September, takes up the ninth spot with $10 million in earnings.
8. Tim Allen
Image: Tim Allen in Home ImprovementTim Allen may have not been able to replicate the worldwide success of his show Home Improvement but he's earning well enough with the show's syndication rights.
Allen took home $11 million in earnings last year.
7. Angus T Jones
Image: Angus T Jones in Two And A Half MenTwo And A Half Men's Angus T Jones emerged as a big earner with $11 million as his yearly paycheck from the hit CBS sitcom.
6. Patrick Dempsey
Image: Patrick Dempsey in Grey's AnatomyDr McDreamy of medical drama Grey's Anatomy, actor Patrick Dempsey earned $13 million, claiming the sixth spot on this list.
5. Mark Harmon
Image: Mark Harmon in NCISAmerican police procedural drama NCIS star Mark Harmon emerged as one of the top earners with $15 million in earnings and fifth spot on this list.
4. Neil Patrick Harris
Image: Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris debuts on this list with $15 million.
3. Ray Romano
Image: Ray Romano in Everybody Loves RaymondComedian-actor Ray Romano, whose show Everybody Loves Raymond still enjoys wide syndication the world over, figures at number three with $16 million.
2. Jon Cryer
Image: Jon Cryer in Two And A Half MenTwo And A Half Men's whiny and twice divorced Alan Harper has a real life that's just the opposite of his onscreen alter ego.
Jon Cryer raked in a cool $21 million from his hit show.
1. Ashton Kutcher
Image: Ashton Kutcher in Two And A Half MenActor and entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher tops the list for the second consecutive year with an yearly income of $24 million, most of which comes from the CBS sitcom.
So we have Kutcher and his predecessor Charlie Sheen at either end of the spectrum.
We'll refrain from pointing out the ironical nature of this situation.
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