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" Charlie Sheen and Hugh Laurie have come out on top in a list of the highest-paid actors on US television. TV Guide revealed that Sheen is the top earner overall, receiving $1.25m (around \u00A3795,000) per episode for his role as Charlie Harper on CBS sitcom Two And A Half Men. His co-star Jon Cryer is the second highest-paid comic actor, earning $550,000 (\u00A3350,000) per episode. Other top comedy earners include 30 Rock&amp;#039;s Tina Fey ($350,000 or \u00A3222,000 per episode) and The Office star Steve Carell ($297,000 or \u00A3189,000). Hugh Laurie is reportedly the highest-paid actor in a drama series, earning over $400,000 (\u00A3255,000) per episode of Fox medical show House. Law &amp;amp;amp; Order: SVU stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay are tied second with $395,000 (\u00A3251,000) each. David Caruso is ranked third, with his role as Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami allegedly earning him $375,000 (\u00A3238,500) per episode. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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