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Summary Forbes estimated Kutcher earned $24 million from May 2011 to May 2012.
When Ashton Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen on the hit comedy Two And a Half Men, he also took his place as televisions highest-paid actor, according to Forbes annual survey released on Wednesday.Forbes estimated Kutcher earned $24 million from May 2011 to May 2012, while Sheen, now starring in Anger Management on cable television following a very public firing from the hit CBS show, didnt even make the top 10.Sheens $40 million a year ago however easily out-earned Kutcher by some $16 million. Steve Carell, also in the top 10 last year with $15 million before he left The Office, was also nowhere to be found this year.Earnings runners-up included House star Hugh Laurie and Ray Romano of now-canceled Men of a Certain Age, with $18 million each.Other highly compensated actors in the top 10 list included Emmy winner Alec Baldwin of 30 Rock, Last Man Standing star Tim Allen, Men co-star Jon Cryer and The Big Bang Theorys Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki.Forbes said its estimates did not include deductions for manager and agent fees, or the other costs of being a celebrity.
