Angus T. Jones
In 2010, Angus T. Jones was probably the highest-paid child on television. With his role as Jake in the show Two and a Half Men, he was definitely one of the most popular child stars on television. Being on a show for 10 years guaranteed that he was the center of attention everywhere. But that’s not all, with a payment check of $410,000 per episode, he was the highest-paid child star on television in 2010. He had a better career at that age than probably most of us will ever have. That’s why it came as a shock to many people when he announced that he didn’t want to be part of the show anymore and walked away from it in 2013. He described the show as ‘filth.’
Jones decided to live a normal life because he felt like the show was making light of topics in our world that are really problems for a lot of people. He started studying environmental studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and later switched to Jewish studies. He enjoyed his life outside the spotlight and not being the center of everyone’s attention for once. After that, he gained a management position at a live events company called Tonite.