Highest annual earnings for a television writer
Who
Larry David
What
242000000 US dollar(s)
Where
United States ()
When
1998
Larry David, co-writer and co-creator of the hit US comedy Seinfeld, earned an estimated $242 million (£146 million) in 1998. David was second in the 1999 Forbes Celebrity List only to the shows star, despite leaving the show in 1996. He returned to pen the finale in 1998.

David E. Kelley, creator of Ally McBeal and The Practice, is currently the highest earning active TV writer, earning $118 million (£73 million) in 1999 according to the 2000 Forbes Celebrity 100 list.