Oprah Tops Highest-Paid TV Celebrities
September 28, 2007 by cd
Financial magazine Forbes on Thursday published a list of the highest-paid TV celebrities, with daytime talk show host Oprah Winfrey leading the way by earning a whopping $260 million between June 2006 and June 2007 – four times more than the second placer.
The Top 20 after the jump…
1. Oprah Windfrey – $260 million
2. Jerry Seinfeld – $60 million
3. Simon Cowell – $45 million
4. David Letterman – $40 million
5. Donald Trump – $32 million
6. Jay Leno, $32 million
7. Dr. Phil McGraw, $30 million
8. “Judge” Judy Sheindlin, $30 million
9. George Lopez, $26 million
10. Kiefer Sutherland, $22 million
11. Regis Philbin, $21 million
12. Tyra Banks, $18 million
13. Rachael Ray, $16 million,
14. Katie Couric, $15 million
15. Ellen DeGeneres, $15 million
16. Ryan Seacrest, $14 million
17. Matt Lauer, $13 million
18. Barbara Walters, $12 million
19. Diane Sawyer, $12 million
20. Meredith Vieira, $10 million
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