10 Highest Paid TV Actors of 2011
3. Steve Carell
This is Carell’s last year on our list in the TV category. With his stint on The Office ending, he now needs to prove himself as a movie star. To make the big bucks he? He’ll have to have more hits like Date Night and fewer flops like Dinner for Schmucks which earned only $86 million on a budget of $70 million. Carell hasn’t completely abandoned TV, though. He’s developing a comedy series based on his brief experience as a mailman and last year, made $15 million, with help from his memorable performance on The Office.