Simon Cowell Named 'Prime Time TV’s Top Earning Man' From Forbes Magazine
Simon Cowell earned $75 million last year. JUST LAST YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The music mogul – who judges ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and ‘The X Factor’ in the UK and ‘American Idol’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’ in the US - has topped a list of Prime Time TV’s Top Earning Men compiled by Forbes magazine.
Real estate mogul and ‘The Apprentice’ star Donald Trump came in second place after banking $50 million in the period June 1 2008 to June 1 2009, with ‘American Idol’ presenter Ryan Seacrest in third place with earnings of $38 million.
Can you imagine making that much money... in a lifetime? Forget about a year! LOL!
Prime Time TV’s Top Earning Men according to Forbes magazine:
1. Simon Cowell - $75 million
2. Donald Trump - $50 million
3. Ryan Seacrest - $38 million
4. Charlie Sheen - $21 million
5. Steve Carell - $20 million
6. Howie Mandel - $15 million
7. Kiefer Sutherland - $13 million
8. Jeff Foxworthy - $11 million
9. Hugh Laurie - $10 million
10 = David Caruso - $9 million
10 = Patrick Dempsey - $9 million
David Caruso makes $9 million a year? DAVID CARUSO? Man, I chose the wrong profession!! ;)
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I wouldn't imagine Simon being at the top. I never really think about the other shows he has, though.
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It's baffling that Howie Mandel is that high on the list.
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That is exactly what I thought when I read the list. I'm baffled that he's even on the list.
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never mind david caruso. that dirtbag charlie sheen makes $21 million a year!!!!! i guess it pays to be a drug addled whore chaser.
Agreed! But he is funny on the show. Too bad he's a douchebag.
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David Caruso is cool, he has the best one-liners on CSI: Miami. Afterall, it's not CSI: Las Vegas so they need something to keep us entertained. "That, my friend, is how we do it... in Miami" (insert "H" voice fluxation).
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ick, I can't stand Caruso! His voice annoys the he!! out of me. He's just an overactor in general.
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Yes! He always talks in a whispery (is that a word?) kind of way. I'm always surpised because everyone always know what he's saying. And the way he tilts his head, not in a cool way like Det. Robert Goren. Oh and those sunglasses!
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I'm sorry I was being sarcastic. I should have put that in my post that I was being sarcastic. It's really hard to get that across in a written post.
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Oh you just triggered some serious emotions :D
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LOL! Totally! (And I completely agree about Goren! oww!)
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Caruso is so annoying!
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I'm shocked that Howie Mandel and Jeff Foxworthy makes so much considering they just do gameshows. Hugh Laurie makes so little. He's House. The show can lose the whole cast but it would be nothing without Hugh.
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Meh, a mere drop in the bucket ;o)
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I'm really quiet surprised to see Jeff Foxworthy on the list!
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Don't you know how much people love his 'Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? I personally can't stand it. I also figured Seacrest would be near the top.
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wow those are a lot of millions. :o pretty insane money.
where is charlie sheen making his money? i haven't seen him in anything in years!!!
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