10 Highest Paid TV Actors of 2011
8. Hugh Laurie
As cranky Dr. House on Fox’s long-running medical drama, Laurie continues to lure ratings and fans, and money with about $9 million in one year. But the Brit has hinted that next season, the show’s eighth, will be his last. He appears to have a second act in the works: his jazz and blues album, titled Let Them Talk, debuted at the number two spot on the U.K. charts in May.