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Jim Parsons, $1 Million

Jim Parsons took home $1 million per episode of The Big Bang Theory while it was on TV. The rest of the cast, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, and Kunal Nayyar, all received the same pay. However, they later all took a pay cut when Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch negotiated their salaries.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.