By Breaking Celebrity News Staff

Life is good when you're Ashton Kutcher: In addition to dating Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, the Iowa-born hunk is the highest-paid actor on television, pulling in a staggering $24 million annually starring on Two And A Half Men.

Last year's winner was the man who Ashton replaced on the CBS comedy -- Charlie Sheen, who wore out his welcome telling off boss Chuck Lorre despite taking in $40 million a year.

The top five actors on the list include: House's Hugh Laurie ($18 million), Men of a Certain Age's Ray Romano ($18 million), 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin ($15 million) and NCIS's Mark Harmon ($15 million). The totals include rerun and syndication money, helping propel Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond) to third on the list.

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