The top four slots on Forbes’ new list of the world’s highest-paid TV actors are occupied by stars of the hit CBS sitcom.
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Jim Parsons (Sheldon), Johnny Galecki (Leonard) get $1 million each followed by the token Jew Simon Helberg and the token Indian, Kunal Nayyar.
But Parsons wasn’t the only BBT star to make the list – calculated from June 1, 2015 to June 1, 2016 – as the next three spots were taken by three fellow cast members.
As Forbes points out, the list shows that Hollywood’s wage gap is still going strong-but interestingly enough, the disparity is much smaller between actors and actresses on TV than it is for male and female movie stars. The “Modern Family” actress reportedly earned a jaw-dropping $43 million in the past year, more than any TV actor made. Galecki is at No. 2 with $24 million, followed by Simon Helberg at No. 3 with $22.5 million and Kunal Nayyar at No. 4 with $22 million.
Helberg had a role in “Florence Foster Jenkins” starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, while Nayyar is an author of best-selling memoir “Yes, My Accent Is Real”. “NCIS” actor Mark Harmon came fifth place with earnings of $20 million.
Actor Jim Parsons from “The Big Bang Theory” holds up his Emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series backstage at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 18, 2011.
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Forbes’ list of TV actresses, released last week, reaffirms the generous salaries for “Big Bang” stars: Leading lady, Kaley Cuoco placed second on that list, with United States dollars 24.5 million.
