Simon Cowell Beats Trump and Seacrest in Earnings Poll
SIMON Cowell’s laughing all the way to the bank!
The American Idol judge has beaten The Apprentice host Donald Trump and Idol presenter Ryan Seacrest as the highest-earning man on US TV.
Cowell took home $75m, Trump $50m and Seacrest $38M — according to estimated pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009 compiled by Forbes.
Rounding out the top five: Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen, who netted $21 million, and Office star Steve Carell, with an estimated $21 million.
The remainder of the Top 10:
6. Howie Mandel ($15 million)
7. Kiefer Sutherland ($13 million)
8. Jeff Foxworthy ($11 million)
9. Hugh Laurie ($10 million)
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Interesting….no women. Some things never change when it comes to compensation.
It's a poll to find the highest-earning man in TV.
Yeah, if it was overall highest earners, you know Oprah would be way up there, at least top three if not #1.
Oprah would almost certainly be number one!