Simon Cowell, you will be pleased to hear, is the highest earning US TV personality, according to Forbes. He beat Donald Trump, who heads up the US version of 'The Apprentice', by a cool $25 million. Though Trump can sleep happy knowing that his combover is funnier than Cowell's high waistband. Cowell's colleague, 'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest, came in third.
Here's the full top ten:
- Simon Cowell, American Idol ($75m)
- Donald Trump, The Apprentice ($50m)
- Ryan Seacrest, American Idol/Keeping Up With The Kardashians ($38m)
- Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men ($21m)
- Steve Carell, The Office ($20m)
- Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal ($15m)
- Kiefer Sutherland, 24 ($13m)
- Jeff Foxworthy, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? ($11m)
- Hugh Laurie, House ($10m)
- David Caruso, CSI ($9m)