Who Is the Highest-Paid Actor on TV? Forbes released its list of actor salaries, and let's just say the number-one guy gets a lot of 'bang' for his buck.

By Dan Bova

It's times like these that make us wish we a) tried out for the school play, and b) used those singing and dancing skills to bank some serious dollars. Alas, it wasn't meant to be.

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Check out this list of the highest-paid actors on TV. Don't calculate, however, how many hundreds of thousands of dollars it equals per minute on TV. That kind of math is not good for the soul -- trust us.

Dan Bova

Entrepreneur Staff

VP of Special Projects

Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia ZoneRoad & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf

Read his humor column This Should Be Fun if you want to feel better about yourself.

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