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ASHTON Kutcher has topped a new list of the best paid TV stars with a whacking ?15 million paycheck.
The majority of the massive fortune – earned between May 2011 and May 2012 – comes from his role in hit sitcom Two And A Half Men.
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The 34-year-old star got a lucky break when Charlie Sheen was axed from the show in February 2011, following foul-mouthed rants about its producers and creator Chuck Lorre.
Ashton not only took his job, but also his place as television’s highest-paid actor.
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Troubled actor Charlie, now starring in new comedy Anger Management, failed to make the new top 10.
British star Hugh Laurie comes in second with a whopping ?11 million and Ray Romano – of Everyone Loves Raymond fame — was third with a similar amount.
Alec Baldwin from 30 Rock and NCIS star Mark Harmon landed ?9 million a piece Tim Allen (Last Man Standing), The Big Bang Theory stars Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki and Kutcher’s co-star Jon Cryer also land in the top 10.
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