Kunal Nayyar on Forbes list of highest paid TV actors

Los Angeles Oct 1 (IANS) British-Indian actor Kunal Nayyar ranks fourth on the Forbes magazines list of World s Highest-Paid TV Actors 2017 which is led by his "The Big Bang Theory" co-star Jim Parsons.

Nayyar who plays the role of Rajesh Koothrappali an astrophysicist originally from New Delhi India in "The Big Bang Theory" minted $25 million between June 1 2016 and June 1 2017 reports forbes.com.

Parsons retained the top position with collection of $27.5 million. According to reports he earned $1 million per episode on the comedy show. The 44-year-old was ranked first in 2016 and 2015 also.

Another "The Big Bang Theory" actor Johnny Galecki occupied the second place with $26.5 million. Actor Simon Helberg raked in $26 million and took the third spot.

"NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" actor Mark Harmon rounds up the top five with $19 million while "Modern Family" actors Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet followed with $13.5 million and 12.5 million respectively.

Actor Kevin Spacey was ranked eighth in the list with collections worth $12 million. He was joined by "Modern Family" actor Ed O Neill who also collected the same amount.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson came at the 10th spot with total income of $11 million.

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