Jim Parsons continues to stay on the top of the list for the fourth year in a row, while his co-stars, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar follow closely behind.
- October 25, 2018
AceShowbiz - The stars of "The Big Bang Theory" will close out their run on the show as the top earning actors on TV.
Sitcom star Jim Parsons tops the new Forbes magazine Highest-paid TV Actors list with a $26.5 million (£20.5 million) haul from June 1, 2017 to 1 June, 2018, while three of his co-stars, Johnny Galecki, Kunal Nayyar, and Simon Helberg are right behind him.
"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" star Mark Harmon rounds out the top five.
The 12th and final season of "The Big Bang Theory" debuted last month. It will end next year (2019).
Meanwhile, Forbes rich list top 10 also features "Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Ty Burrell, and departing "The Walking Dead" star Andrew Lincoln.
The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2018:
- 1. Jim Parsons: $26.5 million ("The Big Bang Theory")
- 2. Johnny Galecki: $25 million ("The Big Bang Theory")
- 3. Simon Helberg: $23.5 million ("The Big Bang Theory")
- 4. Kunal Nayyar: $23.5 million ("The Big Bang Theory")
- 5. Mark Harmon: $19 million ("NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service")
- 6. Ed O'Neill: $14 million ("Modern Family")
- 7. Eric Stonestreet: $13.5 million ("Modern Family")
- 8. Jesse Tyler Ferguson: $13 million ("Modern Family")
- 9. Ty Burrell: $12 million ("Modern Family")
- 10. Andrew Lincoln: $11 million ("The Walking Dead")
