She also liked the fact that Mr. Davies did not even know her in her most obvious incarnation, as one of television's highest-paid and best-known stars.

From then on, Hagman became one of the highest-paid stars in television.

This is how Mr. Cruise, maybe the best opener ever, became the highest-paid star in history.

Two of the highest-paid female stars have also proved limited in their box-office appeal.

Barrymore was voted the UK's favourite television star several times, becoming one of the highest-paid stars on television.

She told him: "I can't run around being a Little Miss Fix-It who bursts into song - the highest-paid star with the poorest material."

Many of the highest-paid stars, are not technically members of staff but are paid through separate companies, enabling them and the station to avoid paying tax on their salaries.

At $450,000 per episode, Ted Danson became the highest-paid star in television.

Grazi was one of their highest-paid stars to pose in Playboy.

"Back end" collectors, who handle the most delinquent accounts, are often the industry's highest-paid stars.