Former child star Angus T. Jones found huge success thanks to his role as Jake Harper in Two and a Half Men, which he starred in alongside John Cryer and Charlie Sheen.
Angus, now 30, played the role of Jake in 10 seasons of the sitcom, appearing in a total of 226 episodes before quitting the show in 2013.
Two and a Half Men was the most popular sitcom in the US for the majority of its run, so it comes as no surprise that Angus’ raked in the cash for his acting role.
Despite only being a child at the time, he took home hundreds of thousands for playing Jake, the ‘half man’ of the show’s title.
Angus left the show in 2013 but did reprise his role two years later, making a guest appearance in the finale. He won various Young Artist Awards for playing Jake, with his future in acting looking promising.
Alongside becoming a well-known name in the TV world, Angus also earned a staggering fortune, which no doubt set him up for life.
The star took home around $300,000 (£236,310) per episode of Two and a Half Men. At the time, he was the highest-paid child actor in Hollywood.
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As of 2024, Angus is said to have a net worth of around $20 million (£14.9 m), according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Despite finding fame and fortune at a young age, Angus ultimately turned his back on acting and turned his attention to studying at the University of Colorado.
He has also hit out at Two and a Half Men in the past, saying he felt like a ‘hypocrite’ for starring in a show which made fun of real life problems.
Speaking about his decision to leave the show back in 2014, Angus told US news station KHOU: “It was making light of topics in our world that are really problems for a lot of people.
“I was a paid hypocrite because I wasn’t OK with it, but I was still doing it.”
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Following his exit from the show, Angus joined the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, a socially conservative sect of christianity.
In religious videos shared online, he spoke out against his role in Two and a Half Men, branding the series ‘filth’.
Angus received backlash for his words, however, and later released a statement to US Weekly where he clarified his comments.
He said he had ‘the highest regard and respect for all of the wonderful people on Two and a Half Men’ and that it was never his intention to show ‘indifference’ or ‘disrespect’ to his former colleagues.
“I apologise if my remarks reflect me showing indifference to and disrespect of my colleagues and a lack of appreciation of the extraordinary opportunity of which I have been blessed,” he added.
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