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Ashton Kutcher owes Charlie Sheen big time. Since replacing Sheen on “Two and a Half Men,” Kutcher has rocketed to the top of Forbes’ list of highest paid TV actors. Between May 2011 and May 2012, Kutcher earned $24 million. Last year, Sheen was in the top spot with $40 million, but this year he didn’t even make the list. Ashton’s earnings were also boosted by his appearances in Nikon camera commercials and his continued investments in Silicon Valley. He got in early on Skype, Spotify and Airbnb. Kutcher’s “Two and a Half Men” co-star Jon Cryer also made Forbes’ top 10, moving down from No. 4 to No. 7 but earning $2 million more than he did from May 2010 to May 2011. TV’s highest-paid actors:
| Ashton Kutcher | $24 million | Jon Cryer | $13 million |
| Hugh Laurie | $18 million | Patrick Dempsey | $12 million |
| Ray Romano | $18 million | Jim Parsons | $8 million |
| Alec Baldwin | $15 million | Johnny Galecki | $8 million |
| Mark Harmon | $15 million | Jason Segel | $8 million |
| Tim Allen | $14 million |