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Discuss: Charlie Sheen Makes $800,000 Per Episode of 'Two and a Half Men'
Posted by STV at 8:25 AM on August 5, 2008
For vivid proof of the weakening dollar, look no further that the annual salary survey in the forthcoming issue of TV Guide: After two years of slumming alongside the likes of Zach Braff and seeing everyone from William Petersen ($600,000 per episode) to the Simpsons cast (each $400,000 per episode) pass him by, Charlie Sheen has reclaimed his spot at the top of the prime-time cash heap, earning $800,000 per 30-minute episode of Two and a Half Men. Granted, it's not seven-figure Friends money (which Sheen originally asked for in negotiations back in 2006), but we still think it bears repeating: Charlie Sheen makes $800,000 per episode of Two and a Half Men. Join us in getting our heads around it (and a few other hot-ticket raises) after the jump.
Sheen's bump was the sharpest by far, according to the report, which also noted a measly 10% jump for Simon Cowell, whose American Idol duties now nab him an even $50 million per year. CSI star Petersen went up $100,000 per episode since 2007, while Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay ($400,000) and Closer star Kyra Sedgwick ($275,000) were the top earners among women on network and cable TV respectively. Congrats to them. Meanwhile, Charlie Sheen makes $800,000 per episode of Two and a Half Men.
Oprah still made more money than God, with her production company as a whole generating $385 million in revenue in 2007 (up from $260 million in '06) and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane bringing up the rear among moguls with a $100 million deal guaranteed through 2012. And did you hear about Charlie Sheen? $800,000 per episode? For Two and a Half Men? Is this the same Two and a Half Men with Jon Cryer and that kid? The cringeworthy one? Also in syndication? Just making sure.
$800,000. Is that, like, in pesos?
- TV STARS' SALARIES: WHO EARNS WHAT? [TV Guide]
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Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Posted 9:16 AM 5/8/08
How could you make that much for that show and not have a whore and blow problem? Hell, his first check probabky came with a list of pre-vouched pimps and dealers to make things easier and avoid those nasty and entirely uncalled for police stings.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Leviticus_71
Posted 9:10 AM 5/8/08
More power to him! There's no show with finer fart and pussy jokes than Two and A Half Men. And I am truly a conoisseur of fart jokes. On the other hand, I haven't seen enough vajay-jay to intelligently joke about picking up and throwing out ladies. I have to pay for mine. But wait, I should be as well versed as the Sheen man himself then shouldn't I?
Leviticus_71
readingisforkids
Posted 9:03 AM 5/8/08
Denise has to be in tears hearing this considering E! probably gives her about $8.00 an episode (plus gas of course) since she lives in the valley.
readingisforkids
el smrtmnky
Posted 8:48 AM 5/8/08
Sheen's bump was the sharpest by far
i love blind items!
el smrtmnky
metroville
Posted 8:48 AM 5/8/08
You have to take into account that the producers of "Two and a Half Men" save a lot of money by employing a terrifying Half-Man in one of the lead roles.
(That is what the show's about, right?)
metroville
kookla
Posted 8:42 AM 5/8/08
It's not like that tranny-sperm-blow-callgirl lifestyle is gonna pay for itself.
kookla
booksnotboys
Posted 8:39 AM 5/8/08
Charlie Sheen making 800K an episode makes me want to fall asleep and never wake up. I'm pretty sure this info disproves the theory of Social Darwinism.
booksnotboys
RocketRockit
Posted 8:36 AM 5/8/08
For awhile, I've been trying to figure out who I am supposed to hate more -- Charlie or Denise. I finally have my answer!
Both of them. SWEET CHRIST, I HATE BOTH OF THEM.
RocketRockit
MissFiFi
Posted 9:24 AM 5/8/08
I'm sorry, when was he ever a really great actor to begin with to even warrant this type of cash?!?!? I guess the hookers on Hollywood Blvd are psyched!
MissFiFi
thomashenry
Posted 9:56 AM 5/8/08
2 and a 1/2 Mens gets beaten regularly by SYTYCD (So you think...) in the younger demos, which bring in the ad dough. Until Charlie's breakdancing in a unitard with one of his strippers, he shouldn't get that kind of coin!
thomashenry
atypicalxian
Posted 9:42 AM 5/8/08
I wonder if Obama will sponsor a windfall profits tax on Big Hollywood.
atypicalxian
misterdirky
Posted 10:53 AM 5/8/08
Translation: 200 Ashley Dupre's; 8,000 Sarah Jessica Porkher Sex In The Shitty Blow Up Dolls; 800 nights at the Chateau Marmont John Belushi Suite; half a key of booger sugar; oh, yeah, and that's just the first 4 episodes. 18 more and he'll end up with Corey Haim.
misterdirky
Decebal
Posted 11:02 AM 5/8/08
$800,000 an episode X 20 episodes = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for a man who never finished high school. If nobody told you life is unfair, here is prime example #1.
Decebal
atypicalxian
Posted 12:00 PM 5/8/08
@Decebal: Being related to Martin Sheen doesn't hurt either.
atypicalxian
WGARefugee
Posted 12:49 PM 5/8/08
He sure seems happy, leaving those jovial messages for Denise and whatnot, the big lug.
WGARefugee
Beppo
Posted 12:37 PM 5/8/08
Having nasal-monotone speech and wearing a bad wig really pays off. And didn't that fucker kill a porn star, too? I take great comfort in the rumors of his unhappy personal life. I'm petty like that.
Beppo
Topsyjane
Posted 4:46 PM 5/8/08
Also disturbing is that the titular half man Angus T. Jones earns $1.2 million a season. Yup.
Topsyjane
Oxycontinmoron
Posted 1:36 AM 6/8/08
@Topsyjane: He should! That kid steals the show every time! He's so bad, he's good!
Oxycontinmoron
DrAftershave
Posted 3:22 AM 6/8/08
would it hurt him to use the cash to fund a sequel to "The Wraith"? my patience is wearing thin, Charlie.
DrAftershave
GreatGnarf
Posted 3:04 AM 6/8/08
Heidi Fleiss Girls rejoice! Your job security is assured. Charlie Sheen is making 500k an episode. At least some (or most) of that money will go somewhere useful. It sure didn't pay for a decent actor. Is there anyone else but me who can't stand this shlub and thinks he's skating on his father's acting reputation? I at least hope his father is a little classier.....
GreatGnarf
wrongsideofthefox
Posted 4:34 AM 6/8/08
It would appear that speaking out for 9/11 truth has its rewards.
wrongsideofthefox
Losin_it
Posted 5:51 AM 6/8/08
@wrongsideofthefox: Right. Charlie is not anything if he isn't an experienced structural engineer. And he knows a controlled demolition when he sees one!
Losin_it
DanLar75
Posted 7:24 AM 6/8/08
Charlie! Advice. $800.000 hit on Denise's head! Problem solved!
DanLar75
DanLar75
Posted 7:23 AM 6/8/08
Hey, he needs money to pay off superskank and general fuckbrain exwife...
DanLar75
DrAftershave
Posted 7:43 AM 6/8/08
@DanLar75: that's a tuesday for him.
DrAftershave
regisgoat
Posted 9:55 PM 10/8/08
Being as the show is about a semi-talented sleaze who won the jackpot in life, the $800,000 per episode payroll is just life copying art. Personally, I think it's funny, though few of the episodes are worth repeated viewing, unlike Seinfeld. And the kid reminds me of a shrunken version of Bob Elliott--the blase line readings are being mistook for bad acting here--
regisgoat
JacobFreeze
Posted 11:11 PM 10/8/08
$800K won't make Charlie a real Aristocrat like Jeffrey C. Barbakow, who takes home $116,000,000 per annum from Tenet Healthcare, and the funniest thing he ever did was [redacted] his [redacted] on his mother's [redacted] while she [redacted] the dog with her [redacted] and it [redacted] her [redacted] with a spoon.
JacobFreeze