Out Actor Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) Tops Highest Paid TV Actors

Out actor Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) is numero uno on the list of highest paid TV series actors, according to Variety.

And there are more LGBTs on the list: Jesse Tyler Ferguson clocks in for work at $250,000 an episode on Modern Family. 

In the reality/talk show realm, no surprise that Ellen DeGeneres rates a $20 million a year paycheck.

And, Anderson Cooper banks between $9-11 million a year from CNN, while Andy Cohen gets $4-5 million a year to play drinking games and gossip on Watch What Happens Live.